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Higher education stakeholders gathered for the final negotiated rulemaking session on gainful employment struggled to make progress toward a consensus on Monday, as discussions jumped between topics and slowed on several details around how and for which groups of students the regulations would be applied.

Fight for Financial Aid

In the last several months since NASFAA's 2017 National Conference in San Diego, members across the country have taken it upon themselves to bring advocacy—and the Fight for Financial Aid—home to their own state and regional associations.

 Austin 2018

If you'll be attending the 2018 NASFAA National Conference and want to experience Austin nightlife, join your colleagues Monday, June 25 from 8:00 – 11:00 p.m. for the NASFAA Dance Party at The Speakeasy, an elegant nightclub with a roaring '20s vibe and a rooftop terrace overlooking the city. The venue also has vintage bowling lanes, pool tables, shuffleboard, and more. We’ve reserved the entire venue for your fun and enjoyment. Your evening will include an open bar, light snacks, and a performance by the Spazmatics, an ‘80s tribute band. Tickets are $49 per person and are available for purchase when you register for the conference.

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There's still time to register for the Trending Legal Issues in Financial Aid webinar which will air live on Wednesday, March 14 at 2:00 p.m. ET. Lisa Bureau, special counsel with Cooley LLP, and Bob Collins, vice president of financial aid at Western Governors University, will provide financial aid directors with an overview of key legal issues emerging from current Title IV-related enforcement activities, both in and out of the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The session will go beyond "Top 10" lists of program review findings, and focus primarily on trendsetting and high-risk compliance issues arising out of recent program reviews, audits, investigations, enforcement actions, legislation, regulations, ED guidance, and federal court decisions. Register now.

Professors Victoria Bowman of Mercer County Community College and Jeffrey Sun of the University of Louisville joined the Forward50 because they believe that supporting students in higher education goes beyond the classroom. Victoria said that by “keeping abreast of current issues and events in higher education” she can anticipate her students’ needs and help them over barriers to success. Jeffrey said he was inspired to join the committee because “this group design feature will likely lead to meaningful interactions and debates that will further my understanding of higher education and the system within which it operates.” Learn more about them, and the other members of the committee at http://forward-50.org/members.

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National News

"The fees Wells Fargo charges to Sacramento State and dozens of other universities are under new scrutiny after Senator Dick Durbin last week sent a letter to Wells Fargo CEO Timothy Sloan, asking him to stop any plans the San Francisco-based bank has to expand on college campuses," Inside Higher Ed reports. 

"Allowing postsecondary students to use federal Pell grants for short-term certificate programs would be a win-win for colleges, students and employers, according to college advocates," according to Community College Daily. 

"There is abundant evidence that a liberal arts education prepares graduates for successful careers, as well as, of course, a successful life. But with many parents and policy makers increasingly focused on students' first jobs, DePauw [University] is making a grand statement to show that it can do that, too," Inside Higher Ed reports. 

State News

"Maine would direct more federal welfare dollars to up to 500 low-income parents seeking degrees under a bill," The Associated Press reports. 

"The challenges of the American student debt crisis are widespread here in the Bronx. Nineteen percent of people default on their student loans, similar to the national rate of 22%. But students here at Bronx Community College are in a program that helps them graduate with a two-year associate’s degree and no debt," according to The Wall Street Journal

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