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Professional Judgment And Emergency Fund Programs: An Opportunity To Improve, Nancy Conneely, Aaron Taylor, Leandra Ross
Professional Judgment And Emergency Fund Programs: An Opportunity To Improve, Nancy Conneely, Aaron Taylor, Leandra Ross
Journal of Student Financial Aid
In Spring 2020, during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of students facing financial hardships increased as job losses mounted and schools closed their campuses. Schools, the federal government, and other organizations stepped in to help students deal with emergencies; but there are often hurdles to quickly getting emergency aid into the hands of students. While Title IV of the Higher Education Act provides a viable response mechanism through its emergency aid provisions, these provisions are underutilized. In this paper, we discuss ways in which schools can more effectively use professional judgment authority to quickly get emergency aid …
Preparing For Hea Reauthorization: Recommendations For Practitioners, Brittany Inge, Pamela Fowler, Jacob P. Gross
Preparing For Hea Reauthorization: Recommendations For Practitioners, Brittany Inge, Pamela Fowler, Jacob P. Gross
Journal of Student Financial Aid
The upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 provides opportunities and presents challenges for financial aid administrators. This article outlines steps that aid administrators can take and challenges they may face in preparing for and responding to new legislation.
What Should A Regional Association Do For Its Members?, Kingston Johns Jr.
What Should A Regional Association Do For Its Members?, Kingston Johns Jr.
Journal of Student Financial Aid
Institutional financial aid administration is at the crossroads. Selecting the directions to go is both an opportunity for and a responsibility of regional associations. In broad terms, the answer to the question, "What should a regional association do ·for its members?" is to select the directions to go. In specific terms, there are three categories of activities a regional association should conduct for its members. They are (1) organizational, administrative, and political activities; also activities labeled as (2) unfinished business; and (3) professional development and personal benefits. Perhaps, as the activities are outlined, readers will note some fine line distinctions. …
Collecting National Defense/Direct Student Loans: Is It A Financial Aid Office Responsibility, John S. Swift Jr.
Collecting National Defense/Direct Student Loans: Is It A Financial Aid Office Responsibility, John S. Swift Jr.
Journal of Student Financial Aid
Annually, millions of dollars are not available to reloan because colleges are not making a really sincere effort to collect the loans past due and delinquent. Catching up on the accounts which have become delinquent is the hardest job because of the time it takes. But once you are current, keeping ahead of borrowers whose accounts become delinquent is not as difficult or as time consuming. The hurdles, in the order in which they exist, are to accept the situation, to coordinate collection, and to begin contacting those in arrears. The rewards are well worth the time and the cost.
A Taxonomy Of Objectives For The Training Of Financial Aid Administrators, Francis H. Delaney Jr., Gary L. Hylander, Ruth Karp, Richard J. Lange
A Taxonomy Of Objectives For The Training Of Financial Aid Administrators, Francis H. Delaney Jr., Gary L. Hylander, Ruth Karp, Richard J. Lange
Journal of Student Financial Aid
The training of financial aid administrators is mostly informal and is accomplished by the workshop and apprenticeship method. There are few training programs specifically for financial aid administrators and these include occasional two-week summer school institutes which have been sponsored by the U.S. Office of Education in coordination with a university or the various state financial aid associations. Occasionally, a financial aid administrator is able to "wing" a financial aid training program in a Master's or Doctoral program in the Student Personnel area; but, beyond having a few specific courses in financial aid administration, the candidate may engage in a …
Which Students Do Not Repay College Loans?, L. Baker Pattillo Jr., Harry V. Wiant Jr.
Which Students Do Not Repay College Loans?, L. Baker Pattillo Jr., Harry V. Wiant Jr.
Journal of Student Financial Aid
Delinquency in this loan program has been of considerable concern. The study reported here was made to determine if information provided on loan applications may be used to predict which students tend to become delinquent in loan repayment.