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Legislation won't solve unclear financial aid offers (letter)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Column: Letters to the Editor To the Editor: I write regarding Wesley Whistle's December essay urging Congress to step in to improve the transparency of financial aid letters. National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. Justin Draeger. President & CEO.

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My 2024 Higher Education Finance Reading List

Robert Kelchen

Public Administration Review, 78 (4), 626-639. link ) University of Tennessee System’s FY2024 budget: [link] University of Tennessee System’s FY2022 annual financial report: [link] UTK’s Budget Allocation Model (responsibility center management) website: [link] Higher education expenditures Archibald, R. link ) Ward, J. Broton, K.

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Community colleges suffer from employee shortages

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Community colleges across the country are struggling to recruit and hire new people after losing faculty and staff members in droves during the pandemic. College leaders report staffing losses at all levels, including IT workers, student success professionals, dining hall workers and executive leaders, she said.

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Survey Highlights Barriers to FAFSA Simplification

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Financial aid administrators at colleges and universities say a lack of time and guidance from the U.S. Department of Education are key barriers they’ll face in preparing to carry out the coming overhaul of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. 1—the launch date for the FAFSA since 2016.

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Groups Seek Details on FAFSA Simplification Timeline

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Department of Education is supposed to release an updated version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid in October, but organizations representing financial aid officers and college access groups are seeking to confirm that timeline. 1, as currently planned.

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With proposed TPS changes, Biden admin overreached (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Biden administration is best known for one thing: vastly overreaching its authority and then acting surprised when it gets pushback. But as written, the new guidance will increase regulatory burdens, stifle innovation, balloon administrative compliance costs and reduce access to education, particularly for nontraditional learners.

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My 2023 Higher Education Finance Reading List

Robert Kelchen

Public Administration Review, 78 (4), 626-639. link ) University of Tennessee System’s FY2023 budget: [link] University of Tennessee System’s FY2022 annual financial report: [link] UTK’s Budget Allocation Model website: [link] Higher education expenditures Archibald, R. Journal of Student Financial Aid, 48 (3), Article 4.

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