By Alex Muro, Director of Financial Aid, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies First webinar of the year – September 25 EASFAA webinars are offered at no cost exclusively to EASFAA members. Given that an annual membership to EASFAA is $50, attending even just one webinar...
Last month, we asked CAPFAA members to share their thoughts about the Federal Shopping Sheet requirement and its impact on communications with students… Submitted by: Jill Stone, Director of Financial Aid, Yale University Law School If the Shopping Sheet is meant to “clarify” the financial aid process, the...
Submitted by: Tanya Tanaro, Manager, Higher Education Partnerships, American Student Assistance Recently, my organization had the opportunity to ask students and alumni about how they view credit cards and credit scores. We found that while many students and alumni know that having credit cards and building...
by Steve McDowell, Assistant Director, CT Community Colleges Financial aid is a mutually beneficial tool to both the student/family and the institution. For the student, financial aid should be utilized as a vehicle to fulfill an educational goal, while simultaneously offering a foundation in personal fiscal...
Many thanks to Jennifer Horner of Eastern CT State University for submitting these pictures from the CAPFAA Annual Business Meeting on June 3, 2015 at Anthony’s Oceanview: [button size='' style=''...
by Tom Bailey, Sr. Financial Literacy Trainer, ECMC Just because you’re a student now doesn’t mean you necessarily need to live by the adage, “starving student.” Yes, your life has changed in so many ways and it’s true that you may not be able to afford...