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"Each year, more than 17 million students complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, hoping to secure the financial support they need to afford college. But this year, operational glitches and repeated delays in the U.S. Department of Education’s 'Better FAFSA' rollout threaten to harm the very students and families that financial aid is intended to help," writes NASFAA President and CEO Justin Draeger and ACE President Ted Mitchell in an Opinion Guest Essay for The New York Times. The piece details how the 2024-25 FAFSA rollout could severely harm students trying to access financial aid, explains how those who can least afford to pay for college will be the most adversely affected, and calls on the Department of Education (ED) to provide the higher education community with better communications on the FAFSA rollout. The article also asks institutions to examine extending financial aid and enrollment deadlines beyond the traditional May 1 date, so that students and families will have more time to evaluate their financial options before making enrollment decisions.

The Department of Education (ED) and non-federal negotiators wrapped up their fourth and final day of negotiations related to program integrity and institutional quality on Thursday, concluding the day with a continued conversation on accreditation.

Meet Amy Davies. For Amy diversity has in many ways defined her life. Born in Seoul, South Korea — her birth name was So Young Lee — Amy has continually been learning and growing through the influence of unfamiliar places. Learn more about Amy and her career in financial aid in this brief Q&A.

Please join us in congratulating Matthew Nettleton, formerly the assistant vice president at Inceptia, who is now the director of financial aid at Grace College and Seminary, and Lyndsay Johnson, who was promoted from senior financial aid advisor to associate director at Stony Brook University. Debra Turner, who is currently the director of student financial aid at Augusta University, will retire in March after 35 years of working in financial aid, and David Sheridan, director of financial aid at Columbia University, will retire at the end of May after 40 years in financial aid. Celebrate your own career developments by completing the "Movers and Shakers" form to share the news with your colleagues.

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