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NASFAA recently published a three-part series of deep dive articles analyzing the House Committee on Education & Workforce’s portion of the reconciliation bill, which seeks to make drastic changes to Department of Education (ED) programs. Part 1 of this series focused on changes to the Pell Grant program, campus-based aid, need analysis, and student eligibility. Part 2 examined aspects of the bill related to the federal loan system, repayment programs, Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), and loan servicing. Part 3 outlines the proposed risk-sharing agreement for institutional accountability and the elimination of multiple higher education regulations. NASFAA has also developed a budget reconciliation web center to provide you with information on the existing proposal and resources to assist you in your advocacy.

For May’s state & regional association updates, we have the opportunity to hear about incoming president-elects from WFAA (Washington) and UASFAA (Utah), a preview of the FASFAA (Florida) annual conference, and recaps of the OASFAA (Oklahoma), IASFAA (Iowa), KASFAA (Kansas), and MASFAA (Mississippi) conferences. We also learn more about spring training sessions from PASFAA (Pennsylvania) and PRASFAA (Puerto Rice), get caught up on OASFAA’s (Oregon) executive council meeting and get a preview of the Western Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators’ (WASFAA) summer institute with various tracks for financial aid professionals to sharpen their skills.

The 2025 NASFAA Conference First Time Attendee Task Force has been hard at work developing events for first-time attendees, with Angelika Williams from the University of San Francisco serving as the task force chair. If you will be attending the NASFAA conference for the first time in Anaheim and would like to have a conference mentor help you navigate the conference, fill out this short online response form by Friday, May 30. If you have attended an in-person NASFAA National Conference in the past and would like to help by being a conference mentor, please review the NASFAA Conference First-Time Attendee Task Force charter and complete the online volunteer form by May 30, 2025.

Thank you to our latest NASFAA National Conference Charity Sponsor, KHESLC! Their contribution and support make it possible to give back to our 2025 charity partner, Higher Ground Youth & Family Services. Check out all our sponsors on our website and visit with them during the 5K, Trivia Night, or Silent Disco events in Anaheim.

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