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Mapping Your Future’s mission is to enable individuals to achieve life-long success by empowering schools, students, and families with free college, financial aid, career, and financial literacy information and services.
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Mapping Your Future is a nonprofit organization committed to helping students, families, and schools navigate the higher education and student loan processes through trusted career, college, and financial aid resources. Mapping Your Future provides accurate and up-to-date information that helps students plan, prepare, and pay for higher education and contributes to national student loan default prevention efforts by providing information and services to students and their families.
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Department of Education recommendations and response to Canvas security breach
By Marlene Seeklander Following a widespread security breach involving the Canvas Learning Management System, the Department…
Student eligibility for Pell Grants increased after FAFSA Simplification
By Marlene Seeklander While FAFSA Simplification may have been a challenge for many schools, a recent…
Direct Loan fees and TEACH Grant award amounts set for 2026-27
By Marlene Seeklander Individual adding numbers on calculator. There’s good news for Direct Loan borrowers and…
Mapping Your Future Higher Ed News – May 14, 2026
Higher Ed News Vol. 18 – Issue 10 Colleges implementing new rules for federal student…
Tip of the Week – May 13, 2026
Cultivating your graduates Graduation is the time for new beginnings for students. Many are ready…
New learning opportunity designed to strengthen “big picture” knowledge of federal financial aid
By Marlene Seeklander Good financial aid professionals know their job responsibilities. Great financial aid professionals understand…
