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Potential Processing Delays for Financial Aid Due to Calculation Error

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Education Department (ED) said it has discovered a calculation error in student financial aid applications sent to colleges this month and will need to reprocess them, potentially continuing delays for college applications.

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Will FAFSA Simplification Make Life Easier for Colleges and Applicants?

EAB

EAB’s Kathy Ruby and Madeleine Rhyneer explore changes to FAFSA forms themselves and to how the federal government calculates eligibility for student financial aid. They highlight winners and losers under the new federal formula and examine how the changes may impact different types of institutions.

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This Week in IPEDS - Winter 2023-24 Data Released; Update on Race/Ethnicity Collection and Reporting

Higher Education Inquirer

The Winter 2023-24 collection includes the following survey data: Graduation Rates for selected cohorts; Outcome Measures for cohort year 2015-16; Student Financial Aid, academic year 2022-23; and Admissions, Fall 2023. 15 (SPD 15): Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity.

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A Return to the ‘Normal-Normal’: Colleges Ready to Adjust to End of Pandemic Emergencies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As the COVID-19 pandemic dawned in Spring 2020, the federal government granted institutions of higher education a series of waivers and flexibilities that allowed them to continue functioning under radically different conditions. They’ll have to refamiliarize themselves with the ‘normal-normal,’ as opposed to the ‘new normal.’”

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Secret Shopper Policy Draws Praise, Concern

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Department of Education’s announcement last week of a secret shopper program to investigate the recruitment, enrollment, and financial aid practices of schools has garnered mixed reactions. While advocates of access hailed the policy, the for-profit sector and financial aid offices raised worries.

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Politics and Policy Making in the Postsecondary Sector

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Supreme Court will also hear arguments about the legal validity of President Biden’s student loan forgiveness policy. A: My book is based on research I’ve conducted into the federal government’s role in higher education throughout history and today.

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Washington Update: Higher Ed Policy, Regulations, and Insights: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 182 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Tom Netting

The Change Leader, Inc.

Washington Update Key Discussion Points: Higher Education Act 2019 Changes : Emphasis on the need for a comprehensive review of the act, touching on Title II (teacher education), Title IV (federal student financial aid), and Title IX (campus security). That’s number one.