Financial aid appeal pitfalls: here are five common mistakes made by...

University Business;  March 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......UNDER WAY AT college and university Financial Aid offices-- packaging season. For financial aid administrators, particularly at four-ye...determining and creating individual financial aid awards for admitted students) slows...

Most Unaware That College Financial Aid Packages Are Negotiable, Survey...

Business Wire;  April 19, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Determining And Negotiating College Financial Aid Eligibility SAN MATEO, Calif. -- In...increasing public scrutiny of college financial aid practices, a recent survey revealed...to reaping the benefits of college financial aid. As nervous college-bound kids eagerly...

Maximizing eligibility for college financial aid.

The National Public Accountant;  April 1, 1994 ;     700+ words ......requesting assistance in completing financial aid forms to submit to colleges and universities...few numbers and transfer them to a financial aid form. As accountants, we do this every...into these funds. Common Myths about Financial Aid Much like income tax law, numerous...

10 rules for a solid admissions/financial aid partnership: collaboration...

University Business;  September 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......compete without the Admissions and Financial Aid offices functioning as a team. Yet...principles for a healthy Admissions/Financial Aid partnership: 1. There are no second-cla...partnerships can work even when Admissions and Financial Aid report to two different senior officers...

Profile of an effective financial aid director: we're growing a new...

University Business;  May 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Let's put it plainly: The role of the Financial Aid office in higher education has fundamentally...institutions, so changes the role of the financial aid officer. But what, precisely, have...to successful leadership of today's Financial Aid office? SKILL #1: ATTENTION TO CUSTOMERS...

Eliminating conflicts of interest in the financial aid office: NASFAA's...

University Business;  September 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...THE QUESTIONABLE ACTIONS of a few financial aid directors and a lack of clear guidance...media firestorm that associate all financial aid professionals with the questionable...have dubbed the student loan scandal, financial aid officials are left with the challenge...

Bridging the financial aid information gap: schools do a good job...

University Business;  September 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......thesalliemaefund.org) conducted a study on the financial aid information gap among Latino students...population wasn't getting information on financial aid options that would enable them to attend...has spent the last 30 years directing financial aid services at a number of ...

Reading your metric 'Gauges': Savvy financial aid directors use metric...

University Business;  April 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Ever ask financial aid directors how they spend their working...of different populations that the financial aid office serves (e.g., undergraduate...denominator in managing today's financial aid office, and that common denominator...

Too many cooks: how to manage financial aid programs that involve multiple...

University Business;  March 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...FINANCIAL AID OFFICERS act as stewards for many different...of challenges and often involves the financial aid office collaborating with other members...academy are aware of the struggles the financial aid office has in staying current with new...

Aiding through outsourcing: financial aid departments turn to outsourcing...

University Business;  January 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......way to confront these realities in the financial aid office is to outsource some financial aid administration duties or student contact...experience as an executive at Global Financial Aid Services, business process outsourcing...

Yale Announces Boosts in Financial Aid

AP Online;  January 14, 2008 ;     523 words ......what it called the largest increase in financial aid spending in its history, boosting contributions...s 5,300 undergraduates qualify for financial aid, said spokesman Tom Conroy. Tuition...excessive work hours or debt. Our new financial aid package makes this aspiration a reality...

Financial aid administrators under the microscope.(THE State OF HIGHER...

University Business;  October 1, 2007 ;     561 words ......distribute millions of dollars in federal financial aid in a fair and equitable way to college-bou...agreements, girls and trips from lenders to financial aid directors, and even apparent stock tips to financial aid officers. As a result of these findings...

Aid consultants attack: these for-profit "bad apples" often make...

University Business;  October 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......RECENT YEARS, COLLEGE and university financial aid administrators and admissions personnel...witnessed the growth of an alarming trend--financial aid consultants who charge families for...exaggerate the complexities of the financial aid process or make promises for things...

STANFORD NEWS: Stanford Announces Financial Aid Enhancements.

Business Wire;  February 20, 2008 ;     431 words ......largest increase in its history for its financial aid program for undergraduates. Under the...allocated substantially more money to financial aid for lower- and middle-income families...world. By devoting more resources to financial aid, we seek to underscore what has long...

California Community Colleges Launch May as Financial Aid Awareness Month.

Business Wire;  May 3, 2005 ;     700+ words ......proclaimed May as Community College Financial Aid Awareness Month at a campus press conference...across the state will be hosting free financial aid events and workshops throughout the...help students identify and apply for financial aid programs that are available year-round...