NASFAA 2022 News Articles
Our Today's News team will be on the ground in Austin keeping you up-to-date on NASFAA 2022 interest sessions and special events. Stay tuned here and on social media for more coming soon.
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NASFAA Inside the Beltway: Top 10 Issues Impacting Financial Aid Administration
June 29, 2022 - In rounding out NASFAA's 2022 National Conference, leadership provided members with key insight into issues that the profession will need to be on the lookout for in the next calendar year. The final session of the conference provided a detailed focu... -
FAFSA Simplification Implementation: How It's Going and How Schools Are Involved
June 28, 2022 - Speaking to a packed room, Alex DeLonis from Wabash College, Anthony Jones of the University of Utah, and NASFAA's Karen McCarthy started their session speaking about how Federal Student Aid (FSA) is engaging with school stakeholders to implement the... -
How the Financial Aid Office Can Help Solve the Enrollment Crisis
June 28, 2022 - In a follow-up discussion with CampusLogic, a group of higher education research and policy experts met with a group of financial aid administrators to address the issues surrounding higher education’s affordability and enrollment challenges. -
Federal Student Aid Chief Talks Student Debt Relief at NASFAA 2022
June 28, 2022 - In kicking off the Tuesday session of the 2022 NASFAA National Conference in Austin, attendees had the chance to hear directly from the head of Federal Student Aid (FSA) Richard Cordray, who provided NASFAA members with details on the latest initiati... -
The Bias in Funding Higher Education: How Obstacles Impact Students and What You Can Do
June 28, 2022 - An important component of financial aid is to help prospective students overcome barriers to embarking on their higher education careers, but one hurdle that plagues many can stem from bias. In a presentation from the University of Wisconsin-Mad... -
Affordability and Today's Middle-Income Families
June 28, 2022 - For middle-income families, the issue of affordability can become incredibly acute, because these families find themselves caught between a rock and a hard place as they do not qualify for a federal Pell Grant, but do not have the financial resources... -
How to Survive a Financial Aid Audit/Focus on COVID-19 Issues
June 27, 2022 - Starting off the Monday morning sessions, Leslie Howard, vice president of financial aid compliance at Berkeley College, and Gregory Rinderle, director at McClintock & Associates, reviewed common concerns and best practices when preparing for an ... -
Promise Programs: Hopes, Dreams, and Mission Fulfillment
June 27, 2022 - At the Monday morning session “Promise Programs: Hopes, Dreams, and Mission Fulfillment,” a panel of financial aid leaders and researchers discussed their experiences with promise programs at their respective institutions. College promise... -
The Student Loan Servicing System Borrowers Need
June 27, 2022 - NASFAA President and CEO Justin Draeger and Policy Analyst Megan Walter took the stage for a session outlining NASFAA’s recommendations in a recently released report sponsored by Arnold Ventures on improvements to the student loan servicing sys... -
Professional Judgment Is K.I.N.D. (Verification Is Not...PJ)
June 27, 2022 - Professional judgment (PJ) is a mighty power offered to financial aid administrators by the U.S. Department of Education, yet many of us find ourselves at an impasse when reviewing PJ requests from students. As financial aid professionals, we need to... -
Empowering Students From Historically Marginalized Groups Through Financial Wellness Education
June 27, 2022 - The University of Oregon Financial Wellness Center (FWC) under the Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships has been innovative and strategic in reaching groups traditionally less likely to receive financial education. Through their efforts, ... -
Grad PLUS: To Package or Not to Package
June 27, 2022 - This Monday afternoon session kicked off with a show of hands, which revealed a divided audience — some who offer Grad PLUS loans as part of the initial financial aid offer and others who do not initially offer Grad PLUS. This division was refl... -
A Conversation With Department of Education Under Secretary James Kvaal
June 27, 2022 - The Department of Education's (ED) top higher education official — Under Secretary James Kvaal — sat down with NASFAA President & CEO Justin Draeger for a wide-ranging interview on the agency's higher education priorities, touching on... -
Pell for Incarcerated Students: The Road to Implementation & Perspectives From the Field
June 27, 2022 - Beginning July 1, 2023 incarcerated students enrolled in eligible programs will have access to the Pell Grant program restored and the Department of Education (ED) plans on publishing new regulations and guidance concerning eligibility for college-in... -
A Collaborative Approach to Data Sharing: Financial Aid, Development, and Academic Success Initiatives
June 27, 2022 - Getting a handle on the guidelines for data sharing concerning student records has varying degrees of complexity, where institutions not only have to develop internal guidelines but also be in compliance with the Department of Education’s (ED) ... -
A Problem of Fit: How the Complexity of College Pricing Hurts Students - and Universities
June 27, 2022 - Most students pay less than they think, but more than they can afford, to attend college. Phillip Levine's new book, "A Problem of Fit: How The Complexity of College Pricing Hurts Students — and Universities" provides an in-depth analysis on th... -
Preparing for the Future: Financial Aid Administrators Convene for 2022 NASFAA National Conference
June 26, 2022 - Crack out those Federal Student Aid Handbooks, the NASFAA National Conference is back! In kicking off NASFAA 2022, the first in-person national conference the association has had since 2019, members were able to re-engage with their colleagues t...