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Community colleges suffer from employee shortages

Confessions of a Community College Dean

She also noted that a growing lack of financial aid officers at the colleges risks slowing down the processing of student financial aid paperwork. “We have less hands to service students who are already having a difficult time enrolling,” she said.

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Looming U.S. Debt Ceiling Limit Presents Concerns for Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Unfortunately, in the last several years, colleges and universities and financial aid offices have gotten used to a political game of chicken in Washington, D.C., Colleges are hoping that a potential default would be short and have a limited effect on students, given that aid is mostly distributed in the fall or winter. “For

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Emergency pandemic funds kept schools afloat, new report says

University Business

“Today’s data shows the powerful impact that need-based grant aid—even a small amount—can have for students on the brink of a financial emergency,” said Justin Draeger , CEO and president of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.