This week we are chatting with ACE to catch up on the annual budgeting process and all things FAFSA. Listen now: 🎧 NASFAA: bit.ly/3lZA8Zd 🎧 Apple: apple.co/3M6Jzk9 🎧 Spotify: spoti.fi/3G6VXwM

With the return of student loan payments looming, call centers at 2 major servicers will be closed on Saturdays. That's just 1 of many factors that have advocates worried that if payments resume as scheduled later this year "we are headed into a disaster." marketwatch.com/story/student-…

A new lawsuit is seeking to upend U.S. Department of Education’s continuation of the pause on federal student loan payments and interest accrual, arguing that all of the department’s approved extensions lack authority. bit.ly/41jM4UM

The debt limit took center stage during Secretary Miguel Cardona's Hill visit this week, where House appropriators dug into U.S. Department of Education's budget priorities for upcoming fiscal year. Details: bit.ly/3MWnCon

House Republicans unveil debt limit legislation targeting Biden’s student loan policies bit.ly/43RgG1Z

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Education Secretary Secretary Miguel Cardona is urging GOP lawmakers to abandon their debt limit proposal, arguing that the budget cuts could impose a potentially “grim reality” for the future of education funding. bit.ly/3NhkGmA

Topics include the #PellGrant program, the prospect of short-term Pell, Scott’s bill aiming to address the student loan system, the rollout of FAFSA simplification, and much more! 🎧 Stream now and be sure to subscribe: bit.ly/3Il0z2C

Check out the latest episode of #OffTheCuff with special guest Rep. Bobby Scott for a wide-ranging discussion on #HigherEd policymaking including the #PellGrant program. 🎙️ bit.ly/3HhBupK

At a The Pew Trusts panel last Thursday, higher ed experts warned policymakers that more investments are needed in order to stem off a rise in borrowers defaulting on their student loans as the payment pause winds down. bit.ly/3VO6pA0 #fachat

As the Department of Education continues its efforts to roll out a simplified FAFSA application this December, a new paper from The Brookings Institution focuses on the barriers that students face when applying for federal financial aid: bit.ly/3VGKFpr #fachat #FAFSA

Yesterday U.S. Department of Education unveiled a forthcoming Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for an overhaul of gainful employment, with top department officials calling the regulations the “strongest-ever” safeguard for students. More from Hugh Thomas: bit.ly/3IoRJSd #fachat

🚨 JUST IN: Biden Vetoes Effort to Rescind His Administration’s Debt Cancellation Program bit.ly/3oLUKpk

A group of House Republicans on Thursday unveiled a new piece of legislation and proposed their alternative framework to President Joe Biden’s efforts to overhaul the student loan portfolio. Read more from Hugh Thomas: bit.ly/3CVJeLz #fachat

The Urban Institute released an outline of five “race-neutral approaches” that institutions of higher education can use to bolster a diverse student body: bit.ly/42ZxQJ8 #fachat

Full analysis from NASFAA staff detailing the arguments and implications of SCOTUS’ decision to strike down race-conscious admission policies: bit.ly/445mhRZ #fachat

Time to resurrect one of my all-time favorite articles explaining wtf #negreg is, via suhauna hussain: chronicle.com/article/i-cant…

With SCOTUS blocking Biden's debt cancellation program the administration now turns to #NegReg Here's the latest on how that process could unfold: bit.ly/3Xvw3dF #fachat