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The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) works to shape the future by promoting student access and success in higher education.
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"The only thing that's ever been proven to sustainably move and keep families out of poverty is educational attainment."
@iamwesmoore
#NASFAA2018
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Happy
#FinancialAidDay
(FAD) to all financial aid professionals across the US who help make students’ college-going dreams a reality! We want to see how you’re celebrating FAD – tell us in the comments and tag
@NASFAA
in your posts!
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This morning, NASFAA President and CEO
@justindraeger
testified before the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development on the 2024-25 FAFSA rollout. Read his written testimony:
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BREAKING:
@potus
2023 budget request includes proposal to double the maximum
#PellGrant
by 2029, starting with a $2,175 increase for the 2023-24 award year
#fachat
#highered
Stay tuned for more details from NASFAA
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Happy National
#FinancialAidDay
! Thank you for all the work you do each day to help students!
#fachat
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Breaking: The pause on federal student loan payments has been extended through May 1 amid a
#covid19
surge & increased pressure from Democratic lawmakers
#fachat
#studentloans
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"If someone asks about me in the future, tell them all I ever wanted to do was help poor kids go to school." - Jeff Baker
#nasfaa2017
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Today is
#FinancialAidDay
, a day celebrating and recognizing the contributions of all financial aid professionals who help students make their college dreams a reality. What is your office doing to celebrate? Share stories and pictures with news
@nasfaa
.org or on our social media.
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NASFAA expresses gratitude to
@BetsyDeVosED
and the
@usedgov
staff who took time to meet with NASFAA board members about student loan indebtedness, FAFSA
#verification
, award notifications and school/federal partnerships today at
#FSATC2018
#fachat
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.
@SenWarren
&
@RepPressley
used their time to push for widespread
#studentdebtforgiveness
, arguing that it's good economic policy.
The 2 lawmakers are sponsors of a proposal calling on
@usedgov
to cancel $50,000 in debt for borrowers
#fachat
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Every February we celebrate Financial Aid Awareness Month in an effort to provide crucial information to students and families about access to financial aid. Use NASFAA's infographics to spread awareness this
#FinAidFeb
:
#Fight4FinAid
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JUST IN: The Biden administration’s application for student loan cancellation is now open in a beta period. Applications will be processed when the official site launches later this month.
#fachat
#studentloanforgiveness
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Today ED announced it will make inflationary adjustments to the FAFSA that will result in more students qualifying for additional financial aid. But the adjustment will also come with tradeoffs. Read NASFAA President Justin Draeger’s full statement:
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NASFAA is excited to partner with
@NACAC
in a wide-ranging, 8-month initiative to reimagine college admission & financial aid systems to better promote racial equity in higher education, made possible through a grant from
@LuminaFound
.
More here:
#fachat
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Congratulations to NAFSAA's latest MVP:
@a_delonis
, FAAC® director of financial aid at
@WabashCollege
. As a first-generation college student, Alex got his start in the financial aid office through a Federal Work-Study position.
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JUST IN:
@WhiteHouse
released its FY 2022 budget proposal, calling for a 40% increase to
@usedgov
funding, a $400 increase to the maximum
#PellGrant
award, & giving
#DACA
recipients access to the program.
More on
#highered
items in the budget:
#fachat
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Big news just announced at
#NASFAA2018
— the board has decided to move forward with implementing a certification program to create a Certified Financial Aid Administrator (CFAA)! Learn more:
#fachat
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JUST IN: 2019-20 Pell Grant payment schedules have been released, with a maximum award of $6,195 (a $100 increase):
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Steve Pemberton: I never use terms like "at risk," "underserved," "underrepresented." I have yet to meet a young person who describes themselves that way. So why should we?
#NASFAA2019
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It's National Financial Aid Day & we're celebrating our members & all
#financialaid
professionals. Thank you for all you do!
We want to know how your office is celebrating today, so tell us in the comments & tag us in your posts!
#fachat
#FinancialAidDay
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FSA announced that starting March 31, it will be implementing welcome changes to the FSA ID process, such as allowing the user to use their phone number in the place of a username, and removing the requirement for passwords to be changed every 18 months.
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Congratulations to
@ProfessorFlores
, the
#NASFAA2022
recipient of the Robert P. Huff Golden Quill Award! Her report sets forth an actionable framework informed by insights from more than two dozen experts. Join us in congratulating Dr. Flores!
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Please join us in congratulating Megan Coval, our longtime VP of Public Policy & Federal Relations, for her time here at NASFAA.
We wish Megan the best on her next endeavor! Leave her a comment and well wishes as she embarks on the next step in her career.
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Congratulations to the winners of the Robert P. Huff Golden Quill award,
@collegeaccess
and
@rkelchen
!
#NASFAA2019
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BREAKING:
@usedgov
announced that it would be making temporary changes to the verification process for the 2022-23 award year as a means of providing relief to students. Read a statement from
@justindraeger
here:
#fachat
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@RepJayapal
is the next lawmaker up at the People’s Rally for Student Debt Cancellation
#FAChat
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We're kicking off
#NASFAA2017
today in San Diego! Just 8 hours until our opening session with
@JohnQABC
!
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NASFAA Member Appreciation Day is Oct. 24! We are giving away a registration for any webinar or online course & funding an office pizza party for three members! Follow us on Facebook, IG, & Twitter, like or share/RT each post, and tag 2 inspirational FAAs.
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There is broad, bipartisan support for
#DoublePell
as an effective way to bolster opportunity for millions of low- & moderate-income students.
NASFAA is proud to join the
#highered
community in calling for a doubling of the maximum
#PellGrant
:
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Shout-out to our friends at the University of Nebraska, who spent yesterday on Capitol Hill advocating for student aid!
#fachat
@UNOFinAid
@UNLincoln
@UNKearney
@u_nebraska
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.
@justindraeger
: "We are unified by one underlying principal- that no student who is qualified be denied access to a postsecondary education bec. of where they came from."
#NASFAA2018
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NASFAA Leadership, including National Chair Billie Jo Hamilton, met with
@BetsyDeVosED
this morning at
#FSATC2017
and discussed policy priorities such as burdensome regulations and the importance of ED’s partnership with the IRS.
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The guidance permits copies of tax returns and written statements of non-filing as acceptable documentation for verification purposes for both the 2018-19 and 2019-20 application cycles. Stay tuned for updates.
#fachat
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"Why I got into financial aid isn't as important as why I stayed," says
@justindraeger
.
#NASFAATurns50
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Peter Jennings to
@JohnQABC
: Don't worry about speaking to the movers and shakers of the world. Talk to the moved and shaken.
#NASFAA2017
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We all gathered virtually from our homes yesterday for NASFAA's all staff meeting and are working hard to support our members. Thank you to all our financial aid professionals for all you do!
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A3: Studies have shown Pell Grants boost completion rates, increase earnings after graduation, and improve students' social welfare years down the road.
#Thankful4Pell
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ICYMI: NASFAA today joined a coalition of more than 1,000 organizations & institutions in a letter to Congressional leaders urging lawmakers to double the maximum
#Pellgrant
award to $13,000.
More on the call to
#DoublePell
:
#fachat
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Our April MVP is Heidi Carl executive director of financial aid at
@LifeAtPurdue
! Learn more about her and her journey in financial aid:
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"Don't apologize for your scars. They're a sign that you survived whatever it was that was trying to hurt you," Walls says.
#NASFAATurns50
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NEW: President Donald Trump announced interest accrual on federal student loans will be halted until further notice. More on that, and other
#studentdebt
relief proposals from lawmakers amid the
#COVID19
outbreak:
#fachat
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JUST IN: 2018-19
#studentloan
interest rates will increase from 4.45% to 5.045% for undergrad Direct Loans, from 6% to 6.595% for grad/professional Direct Unsubsidized Loans, and from 7% to 7.595% for parent and graduate PLUS loans.
#fachat
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A new bill aims to curtail the use of legacy admissions by banning schools from participating in federal aid programs if they admit students based on legacy admissions
Introduced by
@JeffMerkley
&
@JamaalBowmanNY
, the bill is the first of it's kind:
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.
@justindraeger
at
#NASFAA2018
: "Not every degree is going to come out after three years and be at its full earning potential.. the extent that student aid ever gets tied solely to job outcomes... we ought to be very, very concerned."
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Why
#DoublePell
? Because it’s an investment in our workforce and future leaders.
Join us and
@NCANetwork
this week as we call for a stronger Pell Grant! Learn more here:
#Thankful4Pell
#fachat
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Interest rates on Grad and Parent PLUS loans will drop to 7.079% from 7.595%. The rates affect new loans made on or after July 1 for the 2019-20 year.
#fachat
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Thank you to everyone who attended and presented at
#NASFAA2019
! We wish you safe travels home and hope to see you next year in Las Vegas!
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Roses are red
Violets are blue
File your FAFSA
To get money for school
Share your best
#eduvalentine
posts and tag NASFAA!
#FinAidFeb
#FAFSA
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Thank you everyone for joining us at
#NASFAA2017
! We hope you enjoyed San Diego and wish you all safe travels home! 🏝✈️
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We know this year, you're working harder than ever. As a small token of our appreciation on
#FinancialAidDay
, we will be raffling off a pair of "Off The Cuff" ear buds to 10 randomly selected members. From the entire NASFAA staff, thank you for all you do!
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ICYMI: NASFAA urges
@usedgov
to extend verification relief before 2022-23 FAFSA cycle opens
More on the effort with
@NCANetwork
:
#fachat
#FAFSA
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NASFAA offices will be closed on Friday, June 19, so staff may reflect on diversity, inclusion, racism, and action, and to commemorate freedom on the day that has become known as Juneteenth, “America’s second Independence Day.”
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Financial aid administrators in town this week for
#NASFAALeads20
are on Capitol Hill today meeting with representatives and staffers! Here are a few members meeting with staff from the Senate education committee!
#fachat
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If you’re having a hard time keeping track of all the upcoming deadlines, expirations, and restart dates around student loans, then you’re in luck! NASFAA has created a resource with key dates for financial aid professionals to remember.
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Thank you to all of the nearly 2,200 dedicated financial aid professionals who attended
#NASFAA2018
this year! We wish you safe travels and look forward to seeing you next year in Orlando!
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FULL STORY: Government rescinds rule which would have prevented international college students from remaining in the country if their fall coursework was entirely online.
#fachat
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We know that August can be an especially hectic time for financial aid offices, and we want to know how you're getting through it! Using just three emojis, how chaotic - or calm! - has your office been this month? Here's our guess: 🧠🖥 ☕️
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