Financial Aid Articles
These articles cover the work of the financial aid office and the Title IV rules it administers. Topics include Pell and Workforce Pell, FAFSA and packaging, verification, compliance and audits, and how aid rule changes reach the rest of the institution.
Articles
Workforce Pell Is a Multi-Office Executive Level Decision, Not a Financial Aid Office Decision
Workforce Pell opens Pell Grant eligibility to certain short-term programs beginning with the 2026-27 award year. Eligibility depends on...
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Three Pell Grant Changes Landing July 1. Does Your Cabinet Know Who Owns the Risk?
Three Pell Grant changes for 2026-27 are not just a financial aid problem. Keith W. Cobb on why the real exposure is institutional, and the...
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Artificial Intelligence Is Not the Biggest Challenge Facing Financial Aid. Governance Is.
Artificial intelligence is now part of higher education operations, but the central challenge for financial aid is not adoption. It is governance...
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Financial Aid Is Not Just Processing: Why It Is Mission-Critical to Institutional Health and Success
Financial aid operations are often treated as back-office processing. In practice, they function as mission-critical institutional infrastructure...
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Is Your Financial Aid Operation Ready for 2026–27?
Keith W. Cobb on why the 2026–27 aid year is a readiness checkpoint, not an annual rollover: align aid setup, websites, communications, and...
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Financial Aid for 2026 – Will You Have It Correct?
Education is Important: The Challenges of Financial Aid for 2026 Financial Aid Data and Correct Modeling Financial aid for 2026 will be a challenge.
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Financial Aid Equity and Institutional Revenue Impact
Financial Aid Strategies and College Revenue Impact In the 1980’s and 90’s, the cost of attending private institutions outpaced the rate of...
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