What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA?

In today's episode, Dennis and Dana cover a lot of news on the federal and state level:

• Updates on court actions around borrow defense claims.
• The first Workforce Pell Grant program approved (in Iowa!).
• ED's release of further guidance on Schedule of Reductions (SOR).
• GAO report on a lack of coordination between ED and loan services.
• FSA beginning beta testing for 2027-2028 FAFSA in August.
• And more!

WHAT'S BREWING, CCCS...

Due to scheduling issues, today's episode was recorded early, so if any hard-hitting financial aid news happened in the last 3 days, we missed it.   Otherwise, Dennis and Dana brought you another Get Your Life Together segment on managing your email archives.  Your Friday fun segment included discussions on Dana's binging on The Bear (FX TV), Dennis and his PBS watching (Lost LA), and some musical selections from Rahsaan ...

In today's episode, your co-hosts Dennis and Dana stick to the news, covering items about the SAVE program, the College Transparency Act, the dismantling of the Dept of Ed, and more.

• https://www.nasfaa.org/news-item/39479/Amended_SAVE_Plan_Lawsuit_Claims_ED_Engaged_in_Shadow_Repeal_of_REPAYE_Plan
• https://www.highereddive.com/news/interagency-agreements-committee-oks-bill-to-block-4-education-department/826676/ 
• https://...

In today's episode, your co-hosts Dennis and Dana started a new Friday segment, Get Your Life Together!  They talked about ways to take control of your email Inbox, use tags and folders, and how to work through some of the ideas of David Allen (author of Getting Things Done) and Cal Newport (author of Deep Work, Digital Minimalism, and more).  The Fun Stuff segment closed out the show, with a discussion on episodic TV, ne...

In today's episode, your co-hosts Dennis and Dana covered a few news items, but talked mostly about planning for the spring 2027 CCCSFAAA conference, including ideas about sessions, keynote presenters, and theme (all coming together, soon enough).  AI was on our minds.   WHAT'S BREWING, CCCSFAAA is a Studio 1051 production.  Studio 1051 is a creative collaboration of Dennis Schroeder and Dana Yarbrough.  Contact...

In today's episode, your co-hosts Dennis and Dana covered only a few news items as there wasn't much that happened in the world of financial aid this week.  Beyond that, they talked about movies, music, and books - with teasers for future episodes where we can explore AI and other topics.   WHAT'S BREWING, CCCSFAAA is a Studio 1051 production.  Studio 1051 is a creative collaboration of Dennis Schroeder and Dana Yarb...

In today's episode, your co-hosts Dennis and Dana cover news relating to federal and state aid, and add a little about coffee choices in the LA Mission College FAO.   WHAT'S BREWING, CCCSFAAA is a Studio 1051 production.  Studio 1051 is a creative collaboration of Dennis Schroeder and Dana Yarbrough.  Contact us at wbcccsfaaa@gmail.com.  Find all of our current and past episodes at wbcccsfaaa.podbean.com or in y...

In today's episode, your co-hosts Dennis and Dana wrapped up a hectic week with some reminders about spring cleaning (yes, in summer) in the financial aid office, and had some thoughts about THE ODYSSEY movie release.   WHAT'S BREWING, CCCSFAAA is a Studio 1051 production.  Studio 1051 is a creative collaboration of Dennis Schroeder and Dana Yarbrough.  Contact us at wbcccsfaaa@gmail.com.  Find all of our curren...

In today's episode (#003), your co-hosts Dennis and Dana re-introduce WHAT'S BREWING, CCCSFAAA? to the listeners.  The first half of the show was news covering changes to federal student loans, recently introduced bills in congress, and other federal aid updates.  The second half was updates relating to state aid and some broad topics.   WHAT'S BREWING, CCCSFAAA is a Studio 1051 production.  Studio 1051 is a cre...

In today's episode, your co-hosts Dennis and Dana re-introduce WHAT'S BREWING, CCCSFAAA? to the listeners.  The first half of the show was news covering changes to federal student loans and the state's status on Workforce Pell Grants. The second half was our fun stuff segment, THE FRIDAY POUR (aka, WHAT"S IN YOUR CUP?).   WHAT'S BREWING, CCCSFAAA is a Studio 1051 production.  Studio 1051 is a creative collaboration o...

In today's episode, your co-hosts Dennis and Dana re-introduce WHAT'S BREWING, CCCSFAAA to listeners. Although some tweaks are coming in future shows, expect the same fun atmosphere of the first two years of the show (2020-2022).   WHAT'S BREWING, CCCSFAAA is a Studio 1051 production.  Studio 1051 is a creative collaboration of Dennis Schroeder and Dana Yarbrough. Contact us at wbcccsfaaa@gmail.com.  Find all of our ...

For our 200th and last episode of the What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA? podcast, Dana and Dennis welcomed back David Loverin, David Shook, and Mike Dear to the show.  We had a couple rounds of hot financial aid talk and more to close out our run.

A gigantic THANK YOU goes out to everyone who joined the show, listened to the show, or co-hosted the show.  It would have been impossible to pull this off alone.  We can't wait fo...

Short news day as there wasn't much in the news these past few weeks:

• FSA update on FAFSA issues, an update aid eligibility for Afghan Arrivals, and request for comments on new info to be asked for on FAFSAs.
• CSAC Special Alerts about WebGrants access and supplemental Chafee Grant funding.
• Higher Ed Dive article about understanding who among the 39 million people who dropped out of college have actually returned (so we can get ...

New Gnus!

• FSA posted Volume 5 of the 2022-2023 FSA Handbook.
• CSAC Special Alerts regarding GSTGP and 2021-2022 year-end reconciliation for Cal Grant and MCS.
• CSAC Ops memos regarding HS graduation verification and summer term rosters.
• NASFAA articles about USDE's first Chief Economist and the CFPB taking action against a student loan debt relief company.
• Inside Higher Ed article about how state higher ed funding rose in 2021.
• U...

So much news!

• FSA announcement about draft 2023-2024 FA application materials.
• CSAC Ops Memo about 2021-2022 Cal Grant C updates.
• CNN article about loan cancellation for students who attended Corinthian Colleges.
• Press-Enterprise article about fiscal crisis awaiting community colleges.
• CNBC article about how students are picking working over going to college.
• CNBC article about the lost appeal of 4-year colleges for young stude...

Dana and Dennis do their best to stay out of trouble while talking about the LACCD Culinary Cup, Dennis's vacation, and more.  And, the first official announcement has been made - What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA? will come to a close with episode #200 later this month.

Find out more about CCCSFAAA at cccsfaaa.org.  Have feedback for Dennis and Dana?  Got a topic you want us to discuss?  Email us at wbcccsfaaa@gmail.co...