Newsroom
Subscribe to the Mapping Your Future newsletters.
Latest
Report of foreign involvement in U.S. higher education further delayed
By Marlene Seeklander The Department of Education has once again pushed back its planned publication of…
Tip of the Week – August 12, 2026
Tip of the Week What can you withstand? Growing up in the Ozarks and now…
2027-28 FAFSA beta testing phase one launched
By Marlene Seeklander Students in a handful of select locations could have the opportunity to complete…
Mapping Your Future Higher Ed News – August 6, 2026
Higher Ed News Vol. 18 – Issue 16 Federal Student Aid fraud alert from U.S….
Early Awareness E-News – August 2026
Early Awareness E-News August 2026Vol. 18 – Issue 8 Beta testing plan announced for 2027-28…
Mapping Your Future Higher Ed News – July 23, 2026
Higher Ed News Vol. 18 – Issue 15 Department of Education issues FAFSA Fraud Detection…
Mapping Your Future Higher Ed News – July 9, 2026
Higher Ed News Vol. 18 – Issue 14 Schools can set lower, program specific student…
Early Awareness E-News – July 2026
Early Awareness E-News July 2026Vol. 18 – Issue 7 Federal student loan borrowers to get…
Higher Ed News
See all Higher Ed News
Early Awareness E-News
See all Early Awareness E-News
Tip of the Week
See all Tip of the Week
Subscribe to the Mapping Your Future newsletters.
Updated guide for helping students who have exceeded student loan limitations
By Marlene Seeklander As new federal student loan limitations are implemented, financial aid professionals may see…
Outage alert for StudentAid.gov on June 27-28
By Marlene Seeklander The StudentAid.gov website will be unavailable June 27-28, 2026. Federal Student Aid announced that they…
Reporting Federal Work-Study Earnings to COD System for 2025 calendar year
By Marlene Seeklander Financial aid professionals now have instructions for the reporting of student-level earnings for…
Updates to FAFSA Specifications Guides
By Marlene Seeklander Financial aid professionals will want to make note of recent updates to the…
Tip of the Week – June 24, 2026
Tip of the Week Achieving the dream; the greatness of financial aid A time to…
New functionality added to foreign ownership, contracts and gifts reporting portal; institutions can now update older reports
By Marlene Seeklander Institutions required to report on foreign ownership, contracts, and gifts, now have a…