Tue.Mar 25, 2025

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NASFAA appoints Melanie Storey as President & CEO

College Aid Services

Melanie Storey has been named the new President & CEO of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), effective May 1, 2025. Her appointment ends a nine-month search after former President Justin Draeger resigned in June of 2024. Storey brings a wealth of experience to her new role, with a career that spans… More NASFAA appoints Melanie Storey as President & CEO The post NASFAA appoints Melanie Storey as President & CEO first appeared on College A

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How to Make Confident Financial Aid Decisions: A Streamlined K-12 Plan

School & Student Services by Community Brands

By: Craig Dodson Vice President of Customer Support, VenturEd Solutions For independent K-12 schools, financial aid decisions are some of the most importantand complexdecisions they make. Providing tuition assistance to families requires a balance of financial responsibility, mission alignment, and a deep understanding of each household’s unique circumstances.

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Shaping the Future of Peer Support with Public-Private Partnerships

Knack

In a recent conversation with Steven Girardot (Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education at Georgia Tech), Keith Renshaw (Senior Associate Provost for Undergrad Education at George Mason University), and Ann Marie VanDerZanden (Associate Provost for Academic Programs at Iowa State University), we explored how public-private partnerships are transforming student support models in higher education.

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Deadline to Request 2025-26 FWS Community Service Waiver Set for April 21

College Aid Services

Institutions that face hardship in allocating 7% of their Federal Work-Study program funding to community service jobs can request a waiver for the 2025-26 academic year. Waiver requests must be submitted to the Department of Education by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, April 21, 2025. Read the full announcement below: Posted Date: March 24, 2025 Author:… More Deadline to Request 2025-26 FWS Community Service Waiver Set for April 21 The post Deadline to Request 2025-26 FWS Community Service Waiver

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Start Simple with MyPlate

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

The USDA has two new resources designed to help you personalize your health: Start Simple with MyPlate tip sheet , www.myplate.gov/tip-sheet/start-simple-myplate (available in 21 languages); and Start Simple with MyPlate app , www.myplate.gov/startsimpleapp. These Start Simple with MyPlate resources offer practical tips, ideas, and inspiration based on the five MyPlate food groupsFruits, Vegetables, Grains, Protein Foods, and Dairythat can easily fit into busy lifestyles.

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