Higher Ed News
Vol. 17 – Issue 25
Students completing the FAFSA to be notified about colleges with lower earnings
Students completing the FAFSA now have additional information when deciding which college they may want to attend.
Federal Student Aid Training Conference to be held March 4-6, 2026
After several years of hosting a virtual conference, the Department of Education is once again hosting an in-person training conference.
More than $1 billion in federal student aid fraud halted in 2025
Enhanced controls prevented more than $1 billion in attempted financial aid fraud in the past year, according to the Department of Education.
Additional volumes of 2025-26 Federal Student Aid Handbook now available
Financial aid professionals can now add the latest volumes of the 2025-26 Federal Student Aid Handbook to their financial aid reading list.
Details released about new federal portal for reporting foreign gifts and contracts
The Department of Education this month released more information about enhancements to the new foreign gifts and contracts reporting portal.
EDExpress 2025-26 Service Release 2.0 now available – Adds Maximum Pell field to FISAP reports
EDExpress for Windows users have a new service release available for their use that will aid in the completion of the 2027-28 FISAP report.
Happy Holidays from Mapping Your Future
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