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Keeping students safe on campus – schools allowed to share additional information on hate crimes

By Marlene Seeklander In response to what it says are growing concerns about acts of hate on college campuses, the Department of Education reminds schools they can share additional information about hate crimes. In a July 29  Electronic Announcement , the Department said it is committed  to tracking information about hate crimes and says schools may […]

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More volumes of 2024-25 FSA Handbook now available

By Marlene Seeklander If you want to update your financial aid reading list, the latest volumes of the 2024-25 Federal Student Aid Handbook have just been released by the Department of Education (ED). The July 24 Electronic Announcement from ED announced the availability of Volume 8 – The Direct Loan Program and Volume 9 – The

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2024-25 Federal School Code List of Participating Schools

By Marlene Seeklander It is an important list when it comes to federal financial aid. The Department of Education (ED) has announced the availability of the updated 2024–25 Federal School Code (FSC) List of Participating Schools. ED reminds schools of their requirement to keep school name and address information current. In the July 26 Electronic Announcement, the Department

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Professionals encouraged to update credentials on NSLDS

By Catherine Mueller A recent upgrade in NSLDS has prompted the Department of Education to recommend all professional users of the system update their credentials. In a July 22 Electronic Announcement, the Department of Education said it recently upgraded the NSLDS Reports Tool on the NSLDS Professional Access website and the upgrade resulted in invalid

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New steps in resolving conflicting information

By Catherine Mueller Coming to a resolution on some issues is not always easy. And when it comes to resolving conflicting information on a FAFSA, financial aid professionals now have some more steps to take. In a July 24 Update to June 17 Electronic Announcement, the Department of Education revised the instructions with additional steps

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Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment FAQs available

By Marlene Seeklander Staying on top of new regulations and getting answers to your questions can be a challenge at any time but this year it is especially true. The final regulations for Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE) took effect on July 1, 2024, in the midst of all the FAFSA changes and challenges.

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G6 system outage July 26-29 will impact FSA processing and Title IV fund availability

By Marlene Seeklander If your office had plans to catch up on some work over the weekend, your plans may be on hold, particularly if it involves using the G6 or COD systems. The Department of Education announced in GEN-24-87 that they will perform extended system maintenance to the G6 Grants Management System (G6) on July

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Helping homeless youth get access to education – the new rules for 2024-25

By Catherine Mueller Youth dealing with homelessness face many challenges, but access to education shouldn’t be one. In a July 19 Electronic Announcement, the Department of Education reminds institutions of their roles and responsibilities related to making dependency determinations for unaccompanied homeless youth effective with the 2024-25 FAFSA. For the 2024-25 award year, a student is

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Department of Education publishes CIP codes needed for Gainful Employment reporting

By Marlene Seeklander For those schools required to report data under the Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment final regulations, one small part of that data is now available in the Federal Register. A Federal Register Notice published on June 28 includes a list of CIP codes for qualifying graduate programs. The CIP codes are

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New Password Requirements for FSA System Users

By Marlene Seeklander Now might be a good time to consider a password manager if you are accessing any of the Department of Education’s systems to manage federal financial aid. In a July 1 Electronic Announcement, the Department said it is implementing new password requirements for its systems accessed by many of its industry partners.

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