By Steve McDowell, Assistant Director of Financial Aid Services, Connecticut State Colleges & Universities On March 25, 2014, the Department of Education had issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding Gainful Employment. With over 95,000 comments received by the financial aid community, the Department published...
by Stacey Musulin, Assistant Director, ConnSCU BOR (CT Community Colleges) Attendees at the 2014 Federal Student Aid (FSA) conference in Atlanta may have heard about upcoming changes to the Unusual Enrollment History (UEH) review process for the 2015-2016 year. As you recall, beginning in the 2013-14 award...
Congratulations to our friends Neville Brown, Eastern Connecticut State University and Odette Franceskino, Quinnipiac University School of Law! Odette was elected EASFAA Treasurer and Neville was appointed Representative at Large for NASFAA. We’re proud to have them represent Connecticut and our organization on the regional and national...
by Stacey Musulin, Assistant Director, ConnSCU BOR (CT Community Colleges) Beginning on July 1, 2013, new borrowers (defined as borrowers with no balance on a FFEL or Direct Loan) in the Stafford Direct Loan program were subject to an additional time limitation for eligibility. The maximum...
Submitted by: Tanya Tanaro, Manager, Higher Education Partnerships, American Student Assistance In the quest to achieve the American Dream, an education is one of the most important tools a person can acquire. Ironically, the cost of getting that education can create as many obstacles as it...
Email address: Felicia.McGarry@uconn.edu Where do you work and what is your title: Financial Aid Officer at UConn What’s your favorite food? Pasta Why did you enter the Financial Aid field? I was looking for a job on campus as an undergraduate and my friend worked in the Financial Aid...
Where do you work and what is your title: UCONN Office of Student Financial Aid Services – Office Assistant What’s your favorite food? Chocolate, if that counts. What do you like about your job? I enjoy the people I work with. It’s really a great team here...
By Jessie Barth, Inceptia Marketing The world of financial aid is broad and complex. From policies that span federal requirements to internal guidelines and everything in between, financial aid professionals are challenged to provide all of this information to students in a way that makes sense...
By Chansone Durden, TG Account Executive Team Manager During the school year, probably not an hour goes by that you don’t find yourself talking with a student about financial aid. But did you know that one of the most important times to connect with your borrowers...
By Chansone Durden, TG Account Executive Team Manager If you’re worried about cohort default rates (CDRs), you’re not alone. Many schools are concerned about 3-year CDRs, given a sluggish job market. What are the consequences? A series of high CDRs or one very high rate can...