Written by: Jacquie Carroll, ED.D., Campus Engagement and Education Consultant, American Student Assistance® (ASA) April was Financial Literacy Month, and this year it seems that the events in the last decade have generated not only a national discussion, but also more educational community discussions about...
Email address: Katie.Monty@uconn.edu Where do you work and what is your title Loan Coordinator at the University of Connecticut What’s your favorite food? Tacos Why did you enter the Financial Aid field? I was chosen by Mr. Richard Savage as an incoming freshman at Eastern Connecticut State University...
By Joe Jovell, Senior Marketing Associate, Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, Inc. While no sanctions or benefits are associated with the draft cohort default rates (CDRs) you receive from the U.S. Department of Education (ED), there could be serious ramifications for your school if you...
By Linda Peckham, Senior Training Strategist, Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation With the proliferation of headlines on the fiscal cliff, aid cuts, and sequestration in the news, aid leaders are often asked to predict how funding cuts will impact the campus community. The request for...
Inside Higher Ed reported on March 4th…. A few hours before President Obama signed an order officially instating across-the-board spending cuts Friday night, the U.S. Education Department issued guidance on what the automatic budget cuts would mean for federal financial aid programs. The Pell Grant is...
by Jacquie Carroll, ED.D., Campus Engagement and Education Consultant, American Student Assistance® (ASA) Recent legislation under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 has brought about changes to the Pell Grant program. These changes aren’t only worrying students and college administrators alike, but they’re already impacting students....