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Meet Nicolette (Nicci) Ratcliff. Nicci's interest in developing her professional skill set comes from a passion for leading effectively. In her nine years of work in the financial aid profession, Nicci has continually built upon her expertise, which began following her time at Radford University when she took on her first leadership position at Virginia Tech as part of their processing team. Learn more about Nicci and her career in financial aid in the brief Q&A below.

The importance of investing in and strengthening our nation's postsecondary education system has never been more critical. As the 118th Congress begins, lawmakers have an opportunity to reevaluate our country's higher education policies and take action to ensure an affordable college education is in reach for all students. Robust, streamlined student aid policy must play a central role in this effort. To that end, NASFAA published a comprehensive list of resources to assist members of the 118th Congress as they work to pass reform that will strengthen access to, and success in, higher education for our nation's students.

This AskRegs Knowledgebase Q&A was updated on February 1, 2023 to note that the COVID-19 national emergency will end on May 11, 2023 and to provide additional information about the waiver process. Yes. According to the December 11, 2020 Federal Register, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) will not be issuing waivers through the Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) System, but they will be administratively granted to all FWS-participating schools for at least the 2019-20 and 2020-21 award years. View the full answer to this question to learn more.

The clock is ticking to register for the NASFAA 2023 National Conference in San Diego, California! This year, join us for a pre-conference session on Thursday, June 29 featuring Dr. Ron Whitaker, the appointed culturally responsive pedagogy assistant professor of education and the director of the Center for Urban Education, Equity, and Improvement (CUEEI) at Cabrini University. As a researcher and scholar, Dr. Whitaker publishes articles that focus on the psychology of race and racism, issues related to diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), culturally relevant and sustaining pedagogy, and the societal and educational disenfranchisement of African American males. Join your colleagues for what is sure to be an exciting opening to the 2023 NASFAA National Conference. Registration is now open.

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