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Federal Student Aid closures due to Juneteenth federal holiday
By Marlene Seeklander The Department of Education is among the federal offices closed for the Juneteenth…
2026-27 Award Year additional COD System implementation coming soon
By Marlene Seeklander Financial aid professionals will soon see additional Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) functionality…
Schools directed to ignore flag associated with loan limits on student FAFSA records
By Marlene Seeklander It’s not often that a financial aid professional can ignore an FPS C…
Mapping Your Future Higher Ed News – June 11, 2026
Higher Ed News Vol. 18 – Issue 12 Best Practices for preventing FAFSA fraud and…
Early Awareness E-News – June 2026
Early Awareness E-News June 2026Vol. 18 – Issue 6 Class of 2026 sets FAFSA completion…
Mapping Your Future Higher Ed News – May 28, 2026
Higher Ed News Vol. 18 – Issue 11 Hundreds of thousands of FAFSAs selected for…
Mapping Your Future Higher Ed News – May 14, 2026
Higher Ed News Vol. 18 – Issue 10 Colleges implementing new rules for federal student…
Early Awareness E-News – May 2026
Early Awareness E-News May 2026Vol. 18 – Issue 5 Continuing the financial literacy month celebration…
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May checklist for high school seniors
By Marlene Seeklander As your senior year winds down, you may find yourself distracted with plans…
Mapping Your Future Higher Ed News – April 30, 2026
Higher Ed News Vol. 18 – Issue 9 Real-time fraud detection capability launched in FAFSA…
Real-time fraud detection capability launched in FAFSA form
By Marlene Seeklander Wooden cubes with the abbreviation Free Application for Federal Student Aid FAFSA To…
Tip of the Week – April 29, 2026
Planning for 2026-27 When we see darkly – when we don’t have enough information –…
Financial aid offers – the bottom line
By Marlene Seeklander Choosing a college is an important financial decision. After all, you are making…
Debunking FAFSA myths
By Marlene Seeklander Spreading myths may not seem a serious issue and, yet it can be…