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Latest Innovation Posts
- Navigating the Maze of FAFSA Delays: Understanding your Next StepsFebruary 6, 2024 - 4:52 pm
- Preparing for the 2024-25 Award Year: Understanding the FAFSA Simplification ActDecember 28, 2023 - 2:41 pm
- Challenges Deserve Solutions Master Class Episode 4: ‘Just in Time’ to ‘2 Steps Ahead’ on ComplianceOctober 18, 2023 - 3:27 pm
Latest Insight Posts
- Key Sessions and Takeaways from the 2024 SASFAA ConferenceMarch 7, 2024 - 1:35 pm
- FAFSA WORKAROUND/FIX FOR STUDENTS FROM MIXED-STATUS FAMILIESFebruary 29, 2024 - 1:58 pm
- Issues and Delays! What Next?February 22, 2024 - 2:32 pm
Key Sessions and Takeaways from the 2024 SASFAA Conference
By: Nicole Verrett, FAS Vice President of Business Development; Maureen Anderson, FAAC®, Vice President of Consulting Services; Aria Simmons,FAAC® FAS Senior Consultant With all of the changes this year due to the roll-out of the FAFSA Simplification, this year’s SASFAA training conference was paramount for administrators and Financial aid officers. The Conference served as […]
FAFSA WORKAROUND/FIX FOR STUDENTS FROM MIXED-STATUS FAMILIES
By: Gary Byers, FAS Senior Consultant On Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) committed to resolving 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) submission issues “in the first half of March” for students who have a contributor without a Social Security number (SSN). In the meantime, students from “mixed-status” families […]
Issues and Delays! What Next?
By:Robert “Bob” Covey-Robbins, FAS Senior Consultant As the financial aid community continues to try to navigate the challenges of implementing FAFSA Simplification, it seems that a new roadblock to maneuver pops up every day. The 2024–25 FAFSA Issue Alerts webpage lists several open issues; each representing an unexpected barrier to a student, spouse, or parent […]