By Marlene Seeklander Electronic subscriptions are great…until they don’t work. Federal Student Aid (FSA) recently announced that they are trying to resolve an issue with their daily and weekly subscription emails through the Knowledge Center. Since January 18, the daily digest has not been sent, and the weekly digest is incorrectly defaulting to “no updates.” However,
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Tip of the Week The power of financial aid Without love in our lives, where would we be? As humans we rely on one another – to care, to help, and to understand. As we celebrate both Financial Aid Awareness Month this February along with Valentine’s Day in a few days, it’s a reminder of
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By Marlene Seeklander Administrators at four-year public and private colleges with a commitment to community service may be interested in applying for the Work Colleges Program. The Department of Education recently published an Electronic Announcement outlining the application process for colleges interested participating in the Work Colleges Program for the 2025-26 award year. The Work Colleges
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By Marlene Seeklander It’s that time of the year – tax preparation time – and you may receive questions about the reporting of student loan interest payments. In a recent Electronic Announcement, Federal Student Aid (FSA) outlined general information about the reporting of 2024 student loan interest payments. Borrowers who made federal student loan payments in
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By Marlene Seeklander If you are working on February 17, don’t forget that federal offices will be closed to observe Washington’s Birthday. The Department of Education recently announced the processing schedule and customer service hours for the various Federal Student Aid centers. The FAFSA Processing System (FPS) will accept data on February 17 but will not
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Higher Ed News Vol. 17 – Issue 3 2025-2026 Federal Pell Grant award amounts The minimum and maximum Federal Pell Grant amount for 2025-2026 remains unchanged from 2024-2025. Draft 2026-27 FAFSA application materials available for comment While many students and parents are completing the 2025-26 FAFSA, the Department of Education is already looking ahead to
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By Marlene Seeklander Financial aid professionals now have updated NSLDS tools available for their use. The National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) has announced the availability of the updated NSLDS Transfer Student Monitoring & Financial Aid History User Guide and Record Layouts. A PDF version of the document is also included in the announcement. The January
By Catherine Mueller Financial aid awareness really needs a year-long celebration. Even though February is the only official recognition of financial aid awareness, financial aid professionals and many others are observing it every day. In reality, there shouldn’t be only one month dedicated to financial aid awareness – it needs to be an everyday occurrence when
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Tip of the Week A month that could change a life Financial aid awareness really needs a year-long celebration. Even though February is the only official recognition of financial aid awareness, financial aid professionals and many others are observing it every day. In reality, there shouldn’t be only one month dedicated to financial aid awareness
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By Marlene Seeklander The minimum and maximum Federal Pell Grant amount for 2025-2026 remains unchanged from 2024-2025. In a recent Dear Colleague Letter, the Department of Education released the Federal Pell Grant maximum and minimum award amounts for the 2025-2026 award year (July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026). The maximum Pell Grant award remains at
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