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Department of Education announces new Borrower Defense portal

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By Marlene Seeklander Financial aid professionals will soon have a new portal available to respond to Borrower Defense repayment applications. In a September 10 Dear Colleague Letter, the Department of Education (the Department) announced that starting in October 2026, schools will use FSA Partner Connect to access the new Borrower Defense Portal to respond to notifications

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Tip of the Week – September 16, 2026

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Tip of the Week Fall is in the air Depending on where you live, it may feel more like fall than it had been even a week or two ago. I’ve noticed that weather reporters now talk about fall using two different terms and dates – astronomical fall and meteorological fall. Astronomical fall starts on

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2027-28 FAFSA Preview Presentation now available

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By Marlene Seeklander Financial aid and college access professionals can now access information and screenshots for the 2027-28 FAFSA to use for planning purposes, communicating changes, and training. A September 3 Electronic Announcement from Federal Student Aid (FSA) includes a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation and PDF file with information and screenshots of the 2027–28 online FAFSA form. The screenshots

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2027-28 FAFSA prototype now available

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By Marlene Seeklander Financial aid and college access professionals now have a tool available to familiarize themselves with the 2027-28 FAFSA. The Department of Education announced the availability of the 2027-28 FAFSA prototype, which is an interactive tool that allows users to see and interact with most of the pages of the online 2027-28 FAFSA form. To access

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Tip of the Week – September 9, 2026

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Tip of the Week 25 years ago – Remembering 9/11 Do you remember where you were or what you were doing on September 11, 2001? Many of us very distinctly remember exactly where we were or what we were doing when the news broke on the radio and TV about the first plane crash. Many

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Department updates 2026-27 Federal Student Aid Handbook with latest school eligibility and operations requirements

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By Marlene Seeklander Financial aid professionals can now brush up on the latest federal financial aid school eligibility and participation requirements with the release volume 2 of the 2026-27 Federal Student Aid Handbook. In a September 1 Electronic Announcement, the Department of Education (ED) announced the availability of Volume 2 – School Eligibility and Operations. This volume

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Mapping Your Future Higher Ed News – September 3, 2026

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Higher Ed News Vol. 18 – Issue 18 Department releases report on which institutions have reported financial value data; reminds institutions about upcoming 2026 deadline Institutions now have a little less than a month to submit their Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE) data for 2026. Federal Student Aid offers webinars aimed at reducing

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Federal Student Aid offers webinars aimed at reducing student loan defaults

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By Marlene Seeklander With approximately nine million student loan borrowers in default, the Department of Education is urging schools to act to help their former students return to repayment. In a September 2 Dear Colleague Letter, Federal Student Aid (FSA) announced two upcoming webinars, which are a part of their initiative to assist schools in

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Tip of the Week – September 2, 2026

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Tip of the Week Financial aid superheroes Financial aid professionals are superheroes. Granted, they don’t wear fancy superhero outfits or have special powers. Or maybe they do. This time of the year especially, financial aid professionals have always exhibited their “superhero” abilities. As another academic year settles in, a long “To Do” list continues. But

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Department releases report on which institutions have reported financial value data; reminds institutions about upcoming 2026 deadline

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By Marlene Seeklander Institutions now have a little less than a month to submit their Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE) data for 2026. In an August 28 update to an August 11 Electronic Announcement, the Department of Education reminded institutions about the October 1 deadline for reporting 2026 data and announced the availability of an

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