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CSS Profile®. CSS Profile is a common aid application for nonfederal, institutional aid. CSS Profile is easy to implement for institutions and delivers additional data to help make equitable need-based aid decisions. Now, CSS Profile has launched a shorter application feature designed to reduce barriers to higher ed. Learn more about CSS Profile or email us.

Meet Katie Conrad, FAAC^®, executive director of the office of scholarships and financial aid at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Katie has been a resolute leader of the financial aid community for many years. She started her professional journey at Midway University in Kentucky. After 13 years in Kentucky, she then went on to work at Miami University and Florida International University. This year Katie began her newest professional endeavor at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

NASFAA, along with over a dozen higher education organizations, signed onto a letter in support of the Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act. However, the letter makes several suggestions to clarify language in the bill, specifically around the VA GI Bill Comparison Tool. "Without clear definitions in statute, it is reasonable to expect that the Department of Veterans Affairs will distribute inconsistent or misinterpreted data," the letter reads. The groups go on to explain that clarifying the bill’s language will better equip veterans and their families to make truly informed choices about their educational options.

The NASFAA Policy Update, on December 18, will include the latest updates on what's happening in Washington related to student aid policy. The Policy Team will provide updates on Higher Education Act reauthorization, student aid funding, regulatory action, administration initiatives, and close with a question-and-answer session. NASFAA members, reserve your seat today!

This eight-week interactive online course, starting on February 10, will review the types of higher education loan programs. It will cover the Direct Loan application and origination process, eligibility criteria, annual and aggregate limits, loan periods, loan repayment plans, deferments, forbearance, discharges and counseling requirements. Reserve your seat today!

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