Our clients are colleges and universities just like yours that have chosen to implement compliance programs as a result of our compliance assessment. A typical compliance program helps institutions and their employees conduct operations and activities ethically; with integrity, and in compliance with legal and…
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No one ever wants to admit that their college is in decline. When Trustees ask that questions, it’s imperative for college leadership to answer that question accurately. But when trustees ask different executives, they often get different answers, depending on who they ask. That’s because…
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It begins with a phone call from the U.S. Department of Education. You heard that FSA was increasing the number of program reviews it conducts, and although you hoped that your school would be at the bottom of their list, it was simply inevitable that…
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Responding to an audit or program review can be overwhelming, particularly for schools with limited financial aid office personnel. Whether your school is required to implement corrective actions, perform file reconstruction and aid recalculation, or simply prepare a response or appeal, having a partner you can rely on will…
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Discover leaders answering the call of extraordinary possibilities, advancing the frontiers of knowledge and building academic distinction. Leadership requirements continue to evolve, but the need for high-performing college and university leaders remains constant. Identifying and attracting the best and brightest talent in the higher education space requires a…
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Retaining an executive search firm is critical to hiring the best talent on the market. But all recruiters aren’t equal. Do you know the difference? “Staffing Agencies” are great for temps but generally lack candidates with specialization. These are great sources for blue collar and…
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Let’s face it. One of the major advantages Higher Ed Executives brings to executive search and placement is that we are connected to the higher education sector like no others. That’s because we’ve worked for colleges and universities as leaders for years ourselves and many of…
Read More >Beginning with the 2020-2021 award year, federal student loan borrowers will have to complete an extra step before their loans disbursements will be released by the Common Origination and Disbursement System. The “Informed Borrower Confirmation” requires borrowers to review and acknowledge their loan indebtedness each…
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The 2020-2021 Federal Pell Grant Payment and Disbursement Schedules are here. This year the Federal Pell Grant has increased to $6345.00 for students with a zero EFC, up $150.00 from 2019-2020. The minimum Pell Grant award also increased to $639.00 for students with an expected…
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PLEASE NOTE: As a result of changes on the Information for Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP) website, some links and content on our blog may have changed. HEE’s technicians are working to update affected links for the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 award years, and other key content.…
Read More >The Office of Management and Budget updated the Private Educational Loan Applicant Self Certification form. Institutions are required to provide this form to every student borrowing a private educational loan as well as students on certain payment plans, particularly those exceeding twelve payments or those…
Read More >On February 24, 2020, the Department of Education distributed the FY 2017 3-Year Draft Cohort Default Rate (CDR) notification packages to schools via their Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG) mailbox. The package includes a cover letter and Loan Record Detail Report (LRDR). It’s important for…
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The U.S. Department of Education just issued an electronic announcement which addresses concerns expressed by higher education leaders regarding how they should comply with Title IV, Higher Education Act (HEA) policies for students whose activities are impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19), either directly because the student…
Read More >Postsecondary institutions participating in the Federal Student Aid Programs agree to comply with The Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA) when they sign their program participation agreement with the U.S. Department of Education. The rules require institutions to implement safeguards and internal controls to ensure the confidentiality,…
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Please note this electronic announcement was originally published on March 5, 2020 and was later updated on March 20, 2020. On April 3, 2020 ED’s OPE provided additional information which can be found here. We are posting this in its entirety for educational purposes only.…
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Please note this electronic announcement is the third summary of COVID-19 guidance released by ED. Guidance from 3/5 and 3/20 can be found here. We are posting this in its entirety for educational purposes only. The original document may be obtained on the Information for…
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