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Higher Ed Organization Leaders to Form Task Force to Address Financial Aid Confusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This national task force will create financial aid offer principles and standards to help students understand education costs and compare offers. The task force will be chaired by Peter McPherson, president emeritus of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU).

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Cardona Calls for FSA Changes, But Experts Say the Damage is Done

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Trust needs to be rebuilt between the FSA, institutions, families and students they serve, said Jill Desjean, director of policy analysis at the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA). Jill Desjean, director of policy analysis at the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.

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NADOHE Panel: Colleges Must Prepare for Affirmative Action Verdicts Now

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

University of North Carolina , the cases that could re-shape the role of race in admissions or even ban it entirely, are not likely to be known until next June. Colleges and universities also need to prepare communications strategies for a range of possible decisions. The Supreme Court’s decisions in SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v.

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Enhancing Family Experiences Through Financial Aid: Solutions and Strategies for Private K-12 Schools

School & Student Services by Community Brands

This same NAIS also recently published a dissertation on this very subject, entitled “ Prioritizing Belonging for PreK-12 Families on Financial Assistance in Private Schools.” Deana Clapp of Concordia University, St. Financial aid administrators ultimately see themselves as championing the families they serve.

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Plan Ahead to Make College Affordable

NACAC's Admitted

You are now in the middle of applying to numerous colleges and universities, completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and having staff at your school talk to you about scholarship opportunities. As a financial aid administrator for 26 years, this is when I get concerned.

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Plan Ahead to Make College Affordable

NACAC's Admitted

You are now in the middle of applying to numerous colleges and universities, completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and having staff at your school talk to you about scholarship opportunities. As a financial aid administrator for 26 years, this is when I get concerned.

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Enhancing Family Experiences Through Financial Aid: Solutions and Strategies for Private K-12 Schools

School & Student Services by Community Brands

This same NAIS also recently published a dissertation on this very subject, entitled “ Prioritizing Belonging for PreK-12 Families on Financial Assistance in Private Schools.” Deana Clapp of Concordia University, St. Financial aid administrators ultimately see themselves as championing the families they serve.