Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 13, 2023

“It’s about setting up that mind-set: even though you don’t have a full-time job, the concept of saving, the concept of living within your means, budgeting,” shares Dana Kelly, vice president of professional development for the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.

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Robert Kelchen

JUNE 15, 2023

Instead, I use articles, working papers, and other online resources to provide a current look at the state of higher education finance. Here is the reading list I am assigning my students for the course. Public Administration Review, 78 (4), 626-639. Journal of Student Financial Aid, 48 (3), Article 4.

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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. Disable left side advertisement?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 10, 2023

The Education Department announced last month that it would revisit nearly three decades of policy making under Title IV of the Higher Education Act that has largely restricted colleges from paying recruiters based on how many students they enroll. Yes In-Article Careers: 3

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 4, 2023

But the system doesn’t have enough administrative staff to navigate the complexities of managing a multistate workforce and can’t offer the flexibility some employees want. She also noted that a growing lack of financial aid officers at the colleges risks slowing down the processing of student financial aid paperwork.

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Edu Alliance Journal

DECEMBER 5, 2021

He is the founding executive director of the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Hossler has authored or co-authored 23 books and scholarly reports, more than 100 articles and book chapters. “Edu Alliance is honoured to welcome Don to the Advisory Council,” said Managing Partner Dean Hoke.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JANUARY 16, 2024

[Editor's note: This article first appeared at the Kelchen on Education blog.] Each time, I have updated the readings considerably as the field is moving quickly and I figure out what works best for the students. Here is the reading list I am assigning my students for the course. Public Administration Review, 78(4), 626-639.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Image: The new version of the Free Application of Student Aid might not be ready by Oct. 1, Federal Student Aid officials said Tuesday, though the agency is planning to launch the application in the fourth quarter of this year. 1, as it has since 2016. 1 launch, adding that the office has a lot going on.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Nearly 13 million college students divvied up $19.5 billion in federal COVID-19 emergency aid in 2021, and the Education Department estimated that 18 million total—80 percent of whom were Pell Grant recipients—received aid during the first two years of the Biden administration.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 10, 2023

” Increasing the Pell Grant by is a key part of the administration’s plan to make college more affordable. The administration also is renewing calls for free community college with a $90 billion proposal over 10 years. Further, the administration wants $500 million to jump-start the free community college effort.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 1, 2023

Image: Several Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical of the Biden administration’s plan to forgive up to $20,000 in federal student loans during a nearly four-hour hearing Tuesday. The court ended up blocking the Trump administration from ending the program. ” U.S.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JANUARY 28, 2025

In Oklahoma, for example, Ryan Walters, the state superintendent of public instruction, has formed a committee to oversee the changes in federal education policy he expects the Trump administration to make. The resulting article is a must-read for journalists covering this topic. Emphasize that closing the U.S.

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Higher Education Inquirer

MARCH 27, 2025

While the order cannot immediately eliminate the department without congressional approval, it has already resulted in substantial workforce reductions and signals major changes ahead for the administration of federal education programs 1.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JANUARY 2, 2024

[Editor's note: This article originally appeared on Republic Report.] Doing all of that at a time when the Biden administration, to its great credit, is working diligently to hold predatory schools accountable would be risky.

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Higher Education Inquirer

APRIL 4, 2025

The first Trump administration staffed its higher education jobs with former executives of predatory for-profit colleges, and they eliminated both regulations and enforcement efforts aimed at protecting students and holding predatory schools accountable. Editor's note: This article originally appeared on Republic Report.]

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University Business

MARCH 12, 2025

She told Fox News that the Department of Education staffers who were not terminated are involved in managing “outward-facing” programs such as Pell and student loans. 10) News about the fate of the Department of Education is swirling, with rising concerns that Elon Musk’s DOGE personnel are accessing sensitive student data.

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