University Business

DECEMBER 21, 2022

A lot of of students are gambling in college, and what’s more troubling is that some are using financial aid funds. Here are some more stats that may worry campus administrators: 15% of students say they gamble every day. 19% gamble a few times a week. 21% gamble once a week.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Delivering on long-awaited improvements, the Department of Education will soon release a streamlined version of its widely used college financial aid form, known as the FAFSA, to less than 20 questions that could take some people just 10 minutes to fill out, officials told ABC News. Read more from ABC News.

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University Business

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Most colleges are not following best practices for providing clear and standard information in their financial aid offers. Administrators should also take heed of the fact that the GAO is urging Congress to require colleges and universities to provide clear, standard information in all financial aid offers.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 10, 2023

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. Disable left side advertisement?

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Ray Schroeder

JANUARY 12, 2023

Colleges interested in providing prison education programs need to adapt their financial aid practices to best serve incarcerated students, according to a new report from the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2023

She served as dean of records, registrar, and financial aid at John Wood Community College in Quincy, Illinois. Lechtenberg holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and an MBA from Quincy University in Illinois.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2024

Institutions review the data and put together a financial aid offer, helping families decide which institution is the best fit for them and their wallets. For states that run out of state aid, if you’re not one of the students who was able to successfully navigate getting a FAFSA I.D.,

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University Business

JANUARY 3, 2024

.” “Frustration will likely continue because even if students fill out the FAFSA today, we still don’t have an exact date of when schools will receive FAFSA applicant data, so financial aid administrators can begin building and communicating financial aid package,” said Draeger in a statement yesterday.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2023

If the school is able to regain accreditation, as those involved believe will happen soon, students will be able to access federal financial aid funding and state funding opportunities, including the Tennessee Student Assistance Award , which offers repayment-free financial aid to students from low-income backgrounds. “KC

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University Business

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Colleges and universities’ admissions and enrollment teams were already preparing for one of the most complicated years in financial aid history with the release of FAFSA Simplification. ” However, one university’s decision to roll out its own financial aid forms is looking all the wiser now. .

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Higher Education Today

MAY 15, 2023

Title: Resumption of Loan Repayment: Task Force Report Authors: National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) recently released a report providing guidance to college and university leaders on how to support borrowers waiting for their student loan repayments to (..)

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Robert Kelchen

JANUARY 3, 2024

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University Business

JANUARY 30, 2024

Financial aid officers’ ability to process FAFSA forms is the only way for prospective students and their parents to know what kind of federal aid they can expect from a specific school. billion in aid will now be available to students. While the Department touted that over 3.1 As a result, approximately $1.8

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 20, 2023

The study – funded by the Health Resources and Service Administration – showed the presence of systemic barriers to higher education for minority students, such as financial burdens and lack of early exposure to public health sciences.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 6, 2022

During his tenure, he worked to simplify financial aid, oversaw federal investments in efforts to increase college completion, and advocated for the president’s America’s College Promise proposal. "As Earlier this year, he also launched an unsuccessful bid to become governor of Maryland. But it was his work as U.S.

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Higher Education Today

JANUARY 30, 2023

Title: Pell for Incarcerated Students Working Group Report Source: National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) The signing of the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act canceled the ban on access to Pell Grants for formerly or currently incarcerated adults.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2023

It’s now common knowledge among college administrators and staff that many students experience shortfalls of the essentials. Students require and deserve far more than band-aids. Food insecurity wasn’t a widely recognized problem in higher education and “student basic needs” wasn’t a field of practice. What else can and should we do?

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Ray Schroeder

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Data from the Education Department’s Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, published last week, show that institutions eligible to distribute federal financial aid funds employed 3,935,708 administrators, faculty and staff members in fall 2022, up 1.7

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University Business

JULY 27, 2023

If they don’t, they may be unable to participate in Title IV programs and award federal financial aid. Department of Education has made clear that the Safeguards Rule, as it’s commonly called, applies to all postsecondary institutions that participate in financial aid programs under Title IV of the Higher Education Act.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 2, 2023

When the FAFSA Simplification Act begins to take effect this July, it’s expected to significantly affect the process of applying for financial aid, making the paperwork less complex and altering the formula for eligibility. States may respond by modifying their aid programs if they don’t want to pay more or cannot afford to.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

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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University Business

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Nine out of 10 colleges either exclude or understate their net cost of attendance in student financial aid offers, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a government watchdog organization. Here are three ways to do so.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 26, 2023

These two-year and four-year institutions must also enroll a significant number of students who require needs-based financial aid. This includes working on retention strategies that emphasize information on financial aid and mental health services as well as continuing to build a sense of belonging.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

On this January day, Curry — who grew up just a short distance from the college — greets the groundworkers and buttonholes administrative staff about the latest developments taking place across campus. There is much to celebrate. Construction crews are sprawled out across the 83-acre campus just 15 miles south of Los Angeles.

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University Business

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Last year California lawmakers agreed to expand the Cal Grant, financial aid for low-income students next spring, but only if there’s enough money in the state budget. But key figures in the Legislature and Newsom’s administration disagree with that approach. “I Read more on CalMatters.

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Higher Education Today

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Title: National Student Aid Profile: Overview of 2022 Federal Programs Source: NASFAA Federal financial aid programs play a critical role for students as college costs continue to rise.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 9, 2023

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Using information from that survey, Ryan’s team will develop an online data platform that will enable college administrators and policy makers to view each community college's Medicaid reimbursement data and create scenario-based projections for potential future revenues.

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Campus Sonar

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Staff and administrators are navigating frequent updates and shifting processes and timelines; and further uncertainty about aid and finances has added to the worries prospective students already feel about affording a degree. Above all, use language people understand. Keep Iterating Listen, communicate, repeat.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 7, 2023

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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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 7, 2023

In 2010 it was discovered that errors in administering financial aid cost the college millions of dollars, which then prompted layoffs. Ad keywords: administrators executive institutionalfinance Editorial Tags: Business issues College administration Financial aid Fund-Raising/Development Is this diversity newsletter?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

GCU, located in New Jersey, also has women in other school leadership positions as well, such as director of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives; director of career services, the director of financial aid, and the director of global education. And in 2022, women make up 67% of faculty.

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University Business

MARCH 4, 2024

Administrators from Notre Dame College in Ohio have announced that the century-old Roman Catholic school in Ohio will be closing its doors at the end of the semester. Such students can expect all their credits to transfer, and some will match their financial aid packages. The university was 126 years old.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

Indeed, while the scientific review process involves feedback, college administration and even teaching involves very little. I see so much potential in the administrators, staff, and faculty who are building new ways to gather and analyze data, reflect, pause when needed, acquire new skills, and most of all ask questions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Programming to include a nationwide collective of educators, administrators, and thought leaders. “We The overall enrollment nationwide at Title IV institutions (schools that process federal financial aid) is 8% Hispanic males and 5% Black males.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Mount Holyoke’s board unanimously elected Holley after a thorough search led by trustee, Mount Holyoke alumna, and former White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy in the Obama administration, Mona Sutphen. “As Almost a quarter of Mount Holyoke students are international, and another quarter identify as domestic students of color.

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AIFS Abroad

APRIL 19, 2023

Others might rely on a designated faculty member or administrator. Financial Aid Office It’s a good idea to talk to the financial aid office at your school to see if any assistance you may receive can be applied to your study abroad program. financial aid and outside grants or scholarships.

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