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Additional information for July 2025 implementation of SAIG Enrollment Functionality in FSA Partner Connect

By Marlene Seeklander Financial aid administrators will want to take note of additional information that will help them prepare for an important upcoming implementation for registering new users. The Department of Education announced on July 2 that FSA Partner Connect will include the expanded features on July 14. The Department previously announced that FSA Partner Connect […]

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Federal Student Aid announces summer 2025 Wednesday Webinars

By Marlene Seeklander More training opportunities from the convenience of your office are coming your way. A recent announcement from Federal Student Aid (FSA) reminds schools of two upcoming Wednesday Webinars. These include: No registration is required for the webinars as each session can accommodate up to 20,000 attendees. The webinars will be hosted with Microsoft’s Town Hall

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Deadline for reporting foreign interests nearing

By Marlene Seeklander U.S. Colleges that are associated with a foreign source either through ownership or other business relationships face an important deadline later this month. The Department of Education reminded institutions in a recent Electronic Announcement that the deadline for submitting disclosure reports is Thursday, July 31, 2025. Failure to comply with the reporting requirement

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Early Awareness E-News – July 2025

Early Awareness E-News July 2025Vol. 17 – Issue 7 Direct Loan interest rates for loans first disbursed on or after July 1, 2025 announced Student loan borrowers will see slightly lower interest rates starting July 1 for Direct Loans borrowed on or after July 1, 2025. Updated interest rate information available on Mapping Your Future

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EDExpress for Windows 2025-26, Release 2.0 Service Release now available

By Marlene Seeklander EDExpress for Windows users have a new service release available for their use. In a June 27 Electronic Announcement, Federal Student Aid announced a new service release for EDExpress for Windows 2025–26, Release 2.0 in the Software and Other Tools area of the Knowledge Center. This release added the functionality for schools to report student Federal

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July tasks for high school seniors

By Marlene Seeklander During your senior year, you finalized your college choice. This year was filled with admission applications, scholarship essays, financial aid information, and deadlines. Below are the tasks you should complete during the month of July: Congratulations! It’s time to get ready to start college.

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How to master the art of being a good student

By Catherine Mueller No one enters college with a plan to fail. Well, at least no one who is serious about their education. However, some students do fail – despite their desire to succeed. What do successful students do to achieve their educational goals? Successful students employ strategies to master the art of being a good

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Financial Aid Processing Feedback Survey available

By Marlene Seeklander If you’ve always wanted to provide feedback to the Department of Education on how the FAFSA processing system and services can be improved, you now have that opportunity. The Department of Education recently announced that they are gathering feedback from financial aid administrators and state agencies on the FAFSA processing systems and services

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Mapping Your Future Higher Ed News – June 26, 2025

Higher Ed News Vol. 17 – Issue 13 Federal Student Aid announces webinars and additional resources for FSA Partner Connect Financial aid professionals will soon have some training resources available to help them understand and transition to FSA Partner Connect for enrollment and user management services. 2026-27 Student Aid Index (SAI) and Pell Grant Eligibility

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