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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When your Board Chair or Trustees ask, “How is our campus doing?” every executive should be able to respond with the same clear, data-driven answer. Too often, however, silos across Finance, Enrollment, Financial Aid, Academic Affairs, and Student Services result in fragmented information, and conflicting…
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When the U.S. Department of Education notifies your institution of a program review, the clock starts ticking. Schools typically have just two weeks to prepare, and the stakes are high. Findings can lead to financial liabilities, jeopardize Title IV eligibility, and put accreditation standing at…
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When the U.S. Department of Education initiates an audit or program review, the stakes are high. Findings can jeopardize financial aid eligibility, increase institutional liability, and place accreditation at risk. For colleges and universities with limited staff capacity, the process can quickly overwhelm financial aid…
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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 >The U.S. Department of Education’ s Office of the Inspector General has a new website to use for reporting suspected fraud rings in distance education programs. The new portal is encrypted and will allow institutions to submit referrals securely and electronically. To assist schools in…
Read More >ED INDICATES INSTITUTIONS WITHOUT SUBAWARDEES EXEMPT FROM FFATA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CARES ACT FUNDS Last Month ED published an announcement stating that schools would satisfy the quarterly reporting requirements in the CARES Act by simply reporting each month in compliance with the Federal Funding Accountability…
Read More >Last week the New York Times reported that there are presently over 26,000 cases and at least 64 deaths on College and University campuses from COVID-19 since the start of the Fall Semester. Sadly, COVID-19 continues its slow burn through our country and ED’s Office…
Read More >What is the deadline (project period or period of performance) for institutions to spend Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) funds received under the CARES Act? All institutions were given 1 calendar year (365 days) from the date of award in their HEERF Grant…
Read More >New Distance Learning Regulations will be published in the Federal Register soon which make some significant changes to earlier and longstanding guidance on the subject. These new regulations will take effect on July 1, 2021 but ED has earmarked them for early implementation once the…
Read More >ED will release FY 2017 Official Cohort Default Rates (CDR) to all eligible institutions in mid-September. Schools will receive their CDR electronically via their SAIG mailbox. The Cohort Rates are an important metric used to determine school or program quality. Schools with 3-year CDRs of…
Read More >We’ve got a brand-new acronym! “PEOS”. Federal Student Aid just launched the PEOS Document Center on the COD website. It stands for the Partner Eligibility and Oversight Services. PEOS. The PEOS Document Center is where schools will now upload documents related to program reviews, eligibility…
Read More >Did you update your loan origination fees yet? Before you send your next batch of disbursements, make sure your financial aid management system is up to date with the new loan origination fees that went into effect on October 1st or they’ll bomb out on…
Read More >On September 28, 2020, the Official Cohort Default Rates were released for the 2017 Fiscal Year. Since 2013, the National Student Loan Cohort Default Rate has been trending down, despite a small uptick last year. The official 2017 rate is now 9.7%, down 4% from…
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