Our Today's News team was on the ground in Anaheim keeping you up-to-date on NASFAA 2025 sessions and special events.
NASFAA Concludes National Conference with a Forward Look at Student Aid Policy June 30, 2025-After several jam-packed days of learning, networking, and community bonding, NASFAA on Friday morning concluded its 2025 National Conference with a look toward the future of student financial aid, including key policy updates about Congress and reco...
Effective Communication Strategies for Financial Aid Administrators in Leadership Roles June 27, 2025-FAFSA. ISIR. SAP. R2T4. FWS. COD. The financial aid profession is full of acronyms and jargon, and it can be easy to fall into speaking essentially a foreign language when your daily focus is on those terms. But effective communication — partic...
ED Details Developments and Updates Regarding Neg Reg, FAFSA, Policy Guidance, and More June 27, 2025-The Department of Education (ED) on Thursday provided an update on several pressing topics concerning the federal student aid programs, including ED’s upcoming negotiated rulemaking (neg reg), the 2026-27 FAFSA, recent policy guidance on verifi...
Building Trust in Aid Offers: Transparency, Public Perception, and the CCT's Impact June 27, 2025-Public trust in higher education has been eroding over time, at least in part due to the perceived lack of transparency in what students actually pay to attend college. For years, critics have said that the financial aid offers colleges and universit...
Experts Discuss Challenges With Return to Student Loan Repayment June 27, 2025-Financial aid experts gathered on Thursday to discuss the recent challenges with the return to student loan repayment after the Covid-19-related pause, along with possible solutions and approaches financial aid offices can take to help inform borrowe...
Federal Tax Information and FAFSA Data Changes June 27, 2025-NASFAA 2025 conference attendees heard from Dennis Kramer, director of the Department of Education’s (ED) policy research and analysis group, on Thursday regarding federal tax information (FTI) and FAFSA data use and sharing. Kramer began with ...
Affirming Low-Income Hidden Identities in Higher Education June 26, 2025-Students experiencing poverty who can navigate the college application and financial aid process often continue to face unique challenges after enrolling and moving through their postsecondary programs — and financial aid professionals are well...
Emerging Trends in Higher Education: Enrollment, Funding, Aid, and Prices June 26, 2025-The authors of the “Trends in College Pricing and Student Aid” report, on Wednesday, presented NASFAA 2025 National Conference attendees with key insights into emerging trends in higher education. The session provided an overview of the r...
Prison Education Programs: Resolving the Complicated Questions June 26, 2025-NASFAA 2025 National Conference attendees, on Wednesday, had the opportunity to hear a panel discussion about the complicated aspects and outstanding questions surrounding prison education programs (PEPs). The panel was composed of financial ai...
ED Officials Detail New Features to Upcoming 2026-27 FAFSA June 26, 2025-The Department of Education (ED) on Wednesday provided key updates and information about the 2026-27 FAFSA, including what institutions need to know to prepare for the rollout, and answered pressing questions from attendees at NASFAA’s 2025 Nat...
Experts Discuss Lessons Learned From FAFSA Simplification on Mixed-Status Families June 26, 2025-The launch of the 2024-25 FAFSA proved to have many challenges, especially for students from mixed-status immigrant families. Experts gathered on Wednesday afternoon at NASFAA’s 2025 National Conference to discuss the lessons learned from FAFSA...
School Eligibility Processes: Updates and Changes June 26, 2025-NASFAA 2025 conference attendees heard from Federal Student Aid (FSA) staff on Wednesday regarding the institutional eligibility process. The session focused on recent policy updates, FSA’s updated approach to school oversight and eligibility, ...
Internal and External Threats Facing Title IV Institutions June 26, 2025-The Department of Education’s (ED) Office of Inspector General (OIG)provided NASFAA 2025 National Conference attendees with information on internal and external financial aid fraud and cybersecurity threats currently facing institutions.
ED Officials Detail Student Loan Repayment Landscape June 26, 2025-Eric Hardy, program manager in Policy Implementation and Oversight (PIO) at Federal Student Aid (FSA), presented at NASFAA’s 2025 National Conference on Wednesday to discuss the status of the loan repayment programs, and news about the processi...
Diving into FAFSA Trends and the Outlook for Future Aid Cycles June 26, 2025-In a session titled, “FAFSA: The Numbers, The Process & The Partnership,” experts unpacked the latest national FAFSA trends, offering NASFAA National Conference attendees a candid look at recent challenges and an optimistic outlook fo...
