Putting the Financial Aid Office at the Center of Institutional Conversations
This week on "Off the Cuff," Natalie is joined by Kerline Eglaus Ed.D, MBA, FAAC®, assistant vice provost of financial initiatives & chief financial aid administrator, and Daniel Matamoros, Ph.D, MEd, MFT, CEPF®, FAAC®, director of financial aid scholarships, both of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, to discuss how they have worked to bring financial aid into broader institutional conversations and build campus-wide ownership of implementation related to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) through trainings, updated communications and sustainable approaches. The discussion provides financial aid professionals with key insights into how Kerline and Daniel have served students through major policy implementation with the support of their institution and details their experiences with FAFSA simplification, OBBBA implementation, and more. This conversation is a continuation of our “Voices of NASFAA” series, previously hosted on LinkedIn.
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| Natalie Wong Community Engagement Manager NASFAA |
Daniel Matamoros, FAAC® Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships University of Tennessee |
Dr. Kerline Eglaus, FAAC® Asst. Vice Provost of Financial Initiatives & Chief Financial Aid Administrator University of Tennessee |
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Publication Date: 9/18/2026
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