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This week on "Off The Cuff," Justin, Karen, and Rachel are joined by Jon Fansmith, the American Council on Education's senior vice president of government relations and national engagement, to recap a lengthy House hearing where Education Secretary Miguel Cardona sparred with Republicans over the department’s budget request and the secretary’s record.

On Tuesday, NASFAA posted an anonymous Quick Scan Survey asking members when their institution plans to send financial aid offers to students. Out of the 562 responses to the fourth installment of the poll, 65% of members indicated that their institutions have sent out aid offers for some or all of their students, while 28% have not begun packaging aid. Read the full poll results, broken out by institutional sector, for additional insights. The first, second, and third iterations of this poll were conducted during the weeks of April 15, April 22, and April 29. Check out the FAFSA Simplification web center for more details.

Join us for Voices of NASFAA today at 2 p.m. ET to honor Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. For this episode, we’ll be speaking with Kolby Santiago, assistant director of financial aid at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Kolby started her journey in financial aid as a student worker in 1998. As we dive into Kolby’s experience and voice, we will also take time to reflect on what Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage month means for our community and profession. Be a part of the conversation on LinkedIn.

Justify your attendance at NASFAA’s National Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this June. NASFAA has created a toolkit of easily customizable letters and worksheets to help your manager understand the return they will see on this important investment. And a reminder that if you are an FAAC^®, attendance at the NASFAA National Conference will qualify you for 10 Recertification Points (RPs) as an experience that will contribute greatly to your continuing education.

Please join us in congratulating Benjamin Chenault on his new job. Congratulations to Lori Ball and Barbara Marshall on their promotions. Congratulations to Marilyn Wilder and Vicki A. Smith on their retirement announcements. Get the full details on our Movers & Shakers page. Celebrate your own career developments by completing the "Movers and Shakers" form to share the news with your colleagues.

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