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Potential Processing Delays for Financial Aid Due to Calculation Error

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Education Department (ED) said it has discovered a calculation error in student financial aid applications sent to colleges this month and will need to reprocess them, potentially continuing delays for college applications. The guide will be updated regularly through April 2024.

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My 2024 Higher Education Finance Reading List

Robert Kelchen

Journal of Student Financial Aid, 48 (3), Article 4. FAFSA and beyond: How advisers manage their administrative burden in the financial aid process. Journal of Student Financial Aid, 51 (2), Article 2. College costs, financial aid, and student decisions. link ) Ward, J.

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Minoritized, First-Gen Students Most at Risk from FAFSA Delays

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But experts said that these interruptions are already having a negative impact on the students who need financial aid the most: first generation students, students of color, and those from low-income backgrounds.

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My 2024 Higher Education Finance Reading List (Robert Kelchen)

Higher Education Inquirer

Journal of Student Financial Aid, 48(3), Article 4. FAFSA and beyond: How advisers manage their administrative burden in the financial aid process. Journal of Student Financial Aid, 51(2), Article 2. College costs, financial aid, and student decisions. link ) Ward, J.

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Groups Seek Details on FAFSA Simplification Timeline

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Department of Education is supposed to release an updated version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid in October, but organizations representing financial aid officers and college access groups are seeking to confirm that timeline. 1, as currently planned.

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New FAFSA won't launch until December

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“More than 17 million students and thousands of schools use the FAFSA form to help access and award financial aid every year, but far too many are locked out of aid because of the cumbersome processes and outdated technology that come with the current form,” FSA chief operating officer Richard Cordray said in a statement.

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Colleges are staring down big hits to their bottom line next year due to these 3 reasons

University Business

More from UB: President’s corner: Trust is the bedrock of progress at High Point University Bill Guerrero, chief financial officer and vice president for finance at the University of Bridgeport, expects the dust will truly settle and reveal which institutions are in good academic standing come the 2024-25 academic year.