Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 23, 2023

“A delayed release date could compound that confusion and result in a decline in applicants for federal student aid,” the coalition wrote. ” Editorial Tags: Student debt Image Source: designer491/iStock/Getty Images Plus Is this diversity newsletter?: “We want to work with you to avoid that scenario.”

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

NACUBO also found that colleges increased their endowment spending, with dollars increasingly flowing toward institutional operating budgets, largely focused on student financial aid. Colleges tapped into their endowments for a variety of reasons, but primarily for student financial aid.

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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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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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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. 1, experts say.

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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 28, 2023

Still, a combination of technology and legislative changes should lead to a simpler process to fill out the application, which is essential for students to access need-based federal and state financial aid. Desjean said knowing students’ plans would help administrators prepare more accurate offers.

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