Consultant Insights

FAFSA Simplification – Managing Staff Through Periods of Change

By: Robert “Bob” Covey-Robbins, FAS Senior Consultant Perhaps one of the biggest challenges to Financial Aid leaders related to FAFSA Simplification is managing staff through one of the most impactful changes in financial aid administration in history. The plan itself brings changes that require systematic re-programming, re-training of staff, and revised communications to help students […]

Accomplished Leader in Financial Aid, Maureen Anderson, on being appointed VP of Consulting Services at Financial Aid Services, LLC.

CEO of FAS, Robert Heil sat down with newly appointed Vice President of Consulting Services, Maureen Anderson, to discuss her vision and perspective on the most pressing issues facing financial aid and student business services.   Maureen Anderson, FAAC®, brings over 25 years of expertise in student financial aid, spanning diverse institutions such as two-year, […]

FAFSA Simplification or Complication?

By: Heather Hollandsworth, Ed.D, FAS Senior Consultant As most in higher education know, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is undergoing many changes for the 2024-2025 cycle. Gone are questions that likely had little impact on the federal methodology that determines Pell Grants etc. Gone is the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) that has […]

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