2025 SASFAA Annual Conference

Agenda

Agenda

In the dynamic world of higher education, financial aid professionals are essential in guiding students toward the resources they need to succeed. By learning about artificial intelligence (AI), these professionals can significantly boost their productivity and enhance the support they provide to students throughout the financial aid process.

In times of uncertainty and upheaval, the ability to manage change effectively becomes crucial for individuals and organizations alike. This session aims to equip attendees working in financial aid offices with valuable insights, practical strategies, and a positive mindset to navigate through challenging transitions with resilience and adaptability. Through interactive discussions, real-life case studies, and experiential exercises, participants will gain the tools they need to thrive amidst change and uncertainty.

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This webinar will review the 2025-26 verification data element and documentation requirements. It will also focus on some of the more complicated verification-related issues that come up year after year. Join Dana Kelly, NASFAA Vice President of institutional compliance, as she leads you through the latest verification requirements and challenging issues.

With the return to repayment that started in October 2023, over 30 million Americans have been impacted in a variety of ways as they find their loans are no longer in the COVID-Forbearance status and most borrowers were not engaged for the past 42 months. Add to this the extension of IDR income certifications and impact of legal actions that have suspended certain repayment plans where millions of borrowers have yet to make payments.

Borrowers reentering repayment again or those who recently graduated and are entering repayment for the first time, find themselves surrounded with new terms and conditions, confusing processes, constantly changing rules and difficulty in accessing support services. In addition to the current direct loan program, many borrowers are still paying on the older Federal Family Education Loan Program loans and Private loans.

This session will give participants the opportunity to hear how things are progressing and to share with each other ideas and best practices that will help us all in moving forward in this new post-pandemic era. We will also learn why schools need to start now to talk more about loans with students and borrowers and other offices on campus.

A panel discussion exploring the benefits and efficiencies that Slate offers for enhancing financial aid communication and streamlining processes.