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This week on "Off The Cuff," Beth and Karen are joined by Jon Fansmith, the American Council on Education's senior vice president of government relations and national engagement, to discuss new updates with the FAFSA and the appropriations process. Karen begins by debriefing listeners on the latest news surrounding the 2025-26 FAFSA, which began its beta testing this week. She also provides listeners with an update on the reprocessing of 2024-25 Institutional Student Information Records (ISIRs) and the availability of the correction functionality for 2024-25 paper FAFSAs.

A NASFAA thought force has unveiled a new report making several recommendations seeking to change the perception that the financial aid profession is an accidental career and instead highlight the ways in which it can be a chosen professional pathway.

At NASFAA's Breaking Barriers: Bridging Worlds in Prison Education and Student Advising, which convened in June 2024, the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) led a panel discussion exploring questions and practices in recruiting and admissions in higher education programs for students who are incarcerated. Join us in this webinar, now available on demand, to continue that conversation.

Have you looked at NASFAA's events calendar recently? This month Kristi Jovell, FAAC^®, NASFAA's National Chair, presents at Texas (TASFAA) 2024 Conference, Sheila, Meiman, NASFAA’s prison education specialist, presents at the State University of New York's Office of Higher Education in Prison annual convening, Kristi Jovell, along with NASFAA's Karen McCarthy, Tammy Harrison, and Tim Maggio present at the RMASFAA Conference and Susan Shogren, NASFAA's director of certification and credentialing, presents at the WASFAA JRS Management & Leadership Institute. Head to the Events Calendar to get all the details on these and other upcoming events.

Please join us in congratulating Jared Grabb, Paris Charles, and Jenny Garcia on their promotions. Congratulations to Englishe Trujillo on her new job. Also join us in congratulating Kevin Bradshaw, who started his career as a student employee at DePaul University and will retire in October after 44 years. Celebrate your own career developments by completing the "Movers and Shakers" form to share the news with your colleagues.

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