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In response to the Trump administration’s efforts to dissolve the Department of Education (ED), a federal judge on Thursday blocked the department’s reduction in force (RIF), ordered the administration to reinstate those employees, and blocked ED from transferring management of federal student loans and special education functions to other government agencies.

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committee advanced Nicholas Kent's nomination to serve as the Department of Education’s (ED) undersecretary to the Senate floor by a vote of 12-11. The vote was considered along with roughly a half-dozen nominees for various departments. Kent most recently served as Virginia’s deputy secretary of education. Previously, he served as chief policy officer at Career Education Colleges and Universities, the trade association representing for-profit colleges, and was the inaugural president of the CECU Research Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that “advances the work of the proprietary sector of higher education” and works to promote evidence-based research to improve higher education. The committee has not indicated when the full Senate will take up Kent’s nomination. 

NASFAA’s “Off The Cuff” team will be postponing this week’s recording, but you can still find the latest higher education news coming from the Department of Education (ED) and the White House in Today’s News every day. In the meantime, be sure to catch up on previous and featured episodes and the latest news on cohort default rates, the congressional budgeting process, and more! Also be sure to send us your comments and suggestions for future episodes.

Join us for Voices of NASFAA today, at 12 p.m. ET, as we delve into the experiences of Carissa Uhlman-Campana, manager of corporate partnerships at NASFAA, and Joe Garzillo, chair of NASFAA’s associate member board, in financial aid and higher education. Discover their individual journeys and the insights they've gained, including their perspective on corporate partnerships. Be part of the live discussion on LinkedIn.

Congratulations to the latest group of financial aid professionals who have earned the FAAC® designation! They join an exclusive community of certified professionals recognized for their dedication to the field of financial aid. Want to see if any of your colleagues are among the newly certified? Visit the Registry to celebrate their achievement! Certified by the Certified Financial Aid Administrator Commission, these professionals now enjoy access to valuable benefits and opportunities. Inspired to become an FAAC®? The next testing window opens on the 1st, with more to follow. Check your eligibility today using our free interactive eligibility tool. Your path to certification begins now.

Please join us in congratulating Linda Trieu, Diana Irving, Michelle Bedford, FAAC®, and Carolyn Murray on their new jobs. Also join us in congratulating Becky Isaacs on her retirement. Celebrate your own career developments by completing the "Movers and Shakers" form to share the news with your colleagues.

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