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Students: Daily scholarships, news, and personal finance tips, plus great independent music. Listen on the way to and from class!
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Keep up to date on the latest industry news, plus gain insightful perspectives from industry experts and colleagues.
In a world that’s busier than ever, the Financial Aid Podcast delivers timely financial aid, scholarship, student loan, career, and personal finance information to you in just 10 minutes a day. Great for a walk to class or a commute, the Financial Aid Podcast helps you make the most of your money, in college and beyond.
Featured Posts & Episodes
- Financial literacy with Brad Barnett, JMU
- What is the value of a college education?
- Matrix 2.0: What the Web Says About YOU
- Job expert Jason Alba on careers in the Web 2.0 world
- 5 things to bring to college you never thought of
Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes and Blog
- Day 3 Notes from the NASFAA Conference Tuesday, 8 July 2008, 4:52 am
Another day, more insights. Started the day listening to a panel on financial literacy, which debated the role of SAP - Satisfactory Academic Performance - as a predictor of ability to repay loans. On. […] - NASFAA Conference Buzz: Financial Literacy Tuesday, 8 July 2008, 4:41 am
One of the overarching themes of the NASFAA conference so far is financial literacy. I’ve had the opportunity to listen to a number of discussions on the topic, and in asking my colleagues what one. […] - FAP834: Expert interview with Bob Aresti, 360 FCU Monday, 7 July 2008, 8:28 pm
FAP834: Expert interview with Bob Aresti, 360 FCU Listen now: Expert Interview + Today, 12 minutes with Bob Aresti, CEO of 360 Federal Credit Union + Aresti on personal finance, why a credit union, an. […] - Day 2 Notes from the NASFAA Conference Monday, 7 July 2008, 4:28 am
Day 2 Notes from the NASFAA Conference I’ve never met a bunch of folks more dedicated to helping students and yet so at the mercy of larger societal ills than at NASFAA this year. One of the session. […] - FAP833: Expert Interview with Allan Prindle Sunday, 6 July 2008, 7:53 pm
FAP833: Expert Interview with Allan Prindle Listen now: Expert Interview + A brief talk with Allan Prindle, CEO of Power Financial Credit Union + Prindle on personal finance, the one thing you need to. […] - Day 1 Notes from the NASFAA Conference Sunday, 6 July 2008, 4:50 am
Day 1 Notes from the NASFAA Conference This week, I’m in Orlando, Florida for the National Conference of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, or NASFAA. Already, the con. […] - Meet Me at the NASFAA National Conference! Sunday, 6 July 2008, 4:41 am
Meet Me at the NASFAA National Conference! As is traditional before a conference, I try to make it relatively easy for folks to get in touch with me. If you’re attending NASFAA, please don’t hesit. […] - FAP832: Student Loan Radio Celebrates American Independence Day Friday, 4 July 2008, 3:00 am
Image by un2814 via Flickr FAP832: Student Loan Radio Celebrates American Independence Day Listen now: Today’s a special, fun music show filled with the music of America’s Armed Forces. The Star S. […] - FAP831: Need based financial aid, Free Stuff Thursday Thursday, 3 July 2008, 5:10 am
Image via Wikipedia FAP831: Need based financial aid, Free Stuff Thursday Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Inside Higher Ed: A shift back to need-based aid isn’t hurting at least two college. […] - Preventing a financial aid disaster Wednesday, 2 July 2008, 8:44 am
I just finished talking to a listener of the podcast who wanted to take out a private student loan. I can’t get into specifics (non-disclosure), but let’s just say that approving this loan would h. […] - FAP830: Expert interview with Larry Wilson, Coastal Federal Credit Union Wednesday, 2 July 2008, 5:21 am
FAP830: Expert interview with Larry Wilson, Coastal Federal Credit Union Listen now: Expert Interview + Today we discuss credit unions, personal finance, and living within your means with Larry Wilson. […] - FAP829: GI Bill expansion, pirated textbooks, mail bag Tuesday, 1 July 2008, 5:11 am
FAP829: GI Bill expansion, pirated textbooks, mail bag Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Chronicle: College students are increasingly downloading illegal copies of textbooks online, employing t. […] - FAP828: 10 key factors influencing your financial aid Monday, 30 June 2008, 5:18 am
FAP828: 10 key factors influencing your financial aid Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Chronicle: Here’s a frightening thought for every college administrator planning for a big disaster: Wh. […] - Weekend Book Review: Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing Sunday, 29 June 2008, 9:41 am
A short while ago, Mignon Fogarty (aka Grammar Girl) sent me a copy of her new book, Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing, for review. Here’s my thoughts on her work. First, ever. […] - FAP827: Student credit cards, coffee scholarship, Free stuff Friday Friday, 27 June 2008, 5:12 am
Image via Wikipedia FAP827: Student credit cards, coffee scholarship, Free stuff Friday Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Chronicle: Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo of New York hopes to have c. […] - Contract job opportunity - Web freshening, $300 Thursday, 26 June 2008, 10:43 am
A good friend and mentor of mine recently wrote to me to say that his mother’s personal web site and blog aren’t getting the traction she would like. He’s offered $300 FIRM for someone to implem. […] - FAP826: Deceptive student loan marketing, Sallie Mae leak Thursday, 26 June 2008, 5:22 am
Image via Wikipedia FAP826: Deceptive student loan marketing, Sallie Mae leak Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + The FTC has issued a guide on deceptive student loan marketing + If you are consi. […] - FAP825: Expert interview: Ron Burniske, Chartway FCU Wednesday, 25 June 2008, 5:06 am
FAP825: Expert interview: Ron Burniske, Chartway FCU Listen now: In today’s podcast, I talk with Ron Burniske, CEO of Chartway Federal Credit Union, about credit unions, how they’re different than. […] - Ask a credit union senior executive! Tuesday, 24 June 2008, 6:19 am
I’m starting an interview series this week with a bunch of credit union executives, to ask them about credit union stuff. Here’s my current list of questions: What’s the difference between a ban. […] - FAP824: Tea scholarship, Amazon textbooks, international financial aid Tuesday, 24 June 2008, 4:59 am
Image via Wikipedia FAP824: Tea scholarship, Amazon textbooks, international financial aid Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Inside Higher Ed: The Subprime Solution: How Today’s Global Financ. […] - FAP823: Merit based financial aid, free stuff Monday Monday, 23 June 2008, 6:03 am
FAP823: Merit based financial aid, free stuff Monday Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Inside Higher Ed: Despite increased pressure to move more money away from merit-based aid programs and int. […] - Podcasters Across Borders 2008 Review Monday, 23 June 2008, 3:44 am
Podcasters Across Borders 2008 Review Podcasters Across Borders 2008 has wrapped up, and I’m back in the office. Another terrific weekend, full of great friends and interesting discussions. A few ta. […] - Best of FAP: Shayla Price Interview Friday, 20 June 2008, 2:26 pm
Best of FAP: Scholarship Expert Shayla Price Interview Listen now: Expert Interview + In today’s show, I interview Shayla Price, a senior at Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louis. […] - FAP822: Jobcast - how to interview well, unintended consequences Thursday, 19 June 2008, 5:11 am
FAP822: Jobcast - how to interview well, unintended consequences Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Inside Higher Ed: The White House and Congressional negotiators reached a deal Wednesday night. […] - Summer school lunch program Wednesday, 18 June 2008, 6:33 am
Image via Wikipedia Here’s a program I didn’t even know existed. The USDA runs a Summer Food Service Program that effectively acts as a summertime proxy for the school lunch program for the 18 mil. […] - FAP821: Financial Aid and Small Business Guest Interview Wednesday, 18 June 2008, 5:06 am
FAP821: Financial Aid and Small Business Guest Interview Listen now: I had the opportunity recently to appear on Small Biz Survival, an excellent podcast hosted and produced by Becky McCray. We talked. […] - FAP820: Community College Financial Aid, Privacy, FERPA, FOIA Tuesday, 17 June 2008, 5:39 am
FAP820: Community College Financial Aid, Privacy, FERPA, FOIA Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Chronicle: Sen. Edward M. Kennedy on Monday gave new voice to the growing fear that low-income st. […] - FAP819: Financial aid and Iowa floods, Rwanda, Twitter Monday, 16 June 2008, 5:30 am
Image by Getty Images via Daylife FAP819: Financial aid and Iowa floods, Rwanda, Twitter Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Inside Higher Ed: Iowa has been hit hard by massive rain and flooding,. […] - FAP818: Financial aid makes tuition go up, Free Stuff Friday Friday, 13 June 2008, 5:03 am
FAP818: Financial aid makes tuition go up, Free Stuff Friday Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Chronicle: The nation’s largest student-loan company, Sallie Mae (ticker: SLM), reported on Thur. […] - FAP817: Photography scholarship, state student loan agencies, authority Thursday, 12 June 2008, 5:15 am
FAP817: Photography scholarship, state student loan agencies, authority Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Chronicle: Despite last month’s unprecedented action by Congress and the Bush adminis. […] - FAP816: International Student Financial Aid Wednesday, 11 June 2008, 4:59 am
FAP816: International Student Financial Aid Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Corn hits record prices, tomatoes, all food in general, average gas prices above $4 + Consider strongly your colleg. […] - FAP815: Expert Interview with Dr. Allen Weiss Tuesday, 10 June 2008, 5:01 am
FAP815: Expert Interview with Dr. Allen Weiss Listen now: Expert Interview + Something different today - Professor Allen Weiss from the University of Southern California and CEO of MarketingProfs + We. […] - FAP814: Veterans Benefits Summary, Veterans Scholarships Monday, 9 June 2008, 4:22 am
FAP814: Veterans Benefits Summary, Veterans Scholarships Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Inside Higher Ed: A pledge of free tuition in Denver has focused attention again on whether college st. […] - Parting Ways Friday, 6 June 2008, 11:59 am
Parting Ways After nearly four and a half years of service, we’re parting ways with Katie Dexter, one of the Student Loan Network’s senior employees, and product director for our federal student l. […] - FAP813: Emergency community college aid, Free Stuff Friday Friday, 6 June 2008, 5:03 am
Image via Wikipedia FAP813: Emergency community college aid, Free Stuff Friday Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Four YouTube videos that make colleges cringe + Chronicle: Emergency aid for com. […] - New eBook: How to write a killer cover letter! Thursday, 5 June 2008, 10:45 am
Thanks to the help of the Financial Aid Podcast community, and the team of folks who gave feedback, I’m proud to announce the newest addition to our catalog of publications, How To Write A Killer Co. […] - FAP812: Free healthcare, free housing, and $80K salary jobs Thursday, 5 June 2008, 4:53 am
FAP812: Free healthcare, free housing, and $80K salary jobs Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + NASFAA: There is some confusion in the student aid community about whether FFELP loans made under t. […] - FAP811: Winning the College Admission Game Wednesday, 4 June 2008, 5:07 am
Image via Wikipedia FAP811: Winning the College Admission Game Listen now: Expert Interview + Today I speak with Peter Van Buskirk, author of Winning the College Admission Game + Peter was the dean of. […] - FAP810: Facebook, green car scholarship, financial aid mailbag Tuesday, 3 June 2008, 4:52 am
FAP810: Facebook, green car scholarship, financial aid mailbag Listen now: Student Financial Aid News Image via Wikipedia + Inside Higher Ed: SUNY Plattsburgh using Facebook applications for recruitin. […] - June 2008 Podcast Update Monday, 2 June 2008, 7:12 am
Happy June to my Financial Aid Podcast friends! May was a terrific month for the podcast, with a new eBook on the way, a couple of public speaking engagements, interviews, and some fantastic feedback. […] - FAP809: Quack like a duck, pay for college Monday, 2 June 2008, 5:01 am
FAP809: Quack like a duck, pay for college Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Free credit reports, scores, and monitoring from Transunion + Chronicle: the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved leg. […] - Free credit report WITH SCORE from Transunion! Friday, 30 May 2008, 7:49 pm
Beginning June 16, 2008, you’ll be able to get a free credit report PLUS score PLUS free credit monitoring for six months from Transunion, one of the big three credit bureaus. Why? Transunion settle. […] - Have you played Budget Hero? Friday, 30 May 2008, 5:18 am
It’s much more entertaining than you’d think. Click here to play. - FAP808: Get $1 for listening to the Financial Aid Podcast Friday, 30 May 2008, 4:57 am
FAP808: Get $1 for listening to the Financial Aid Podcast Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Chronicle: After months of artfully promoting doomsday scenarios for the federal student-lending syst. […] - FAP807: Finding a summer job in a tight economy Thursday, 29 May 2008, 4:57 am
FAP807: Finding a summer job in a tight economy Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Chronicle: Citibank (ticker: C), one of the nation’s largest providers of student loans, has told a series of. […] - Open Letter to Dr. Philip Day on NASFAA Expense Reduction Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 10:19 am
Dr. Day and the NASFAA community, In your recent letter to NASFAA members, you spoke of reducing costs while maintaining or expanding services in a tight economy. I wanted to make you aware of a near-. […] - Real time stock quotes from Yahoo Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 8:37 am
For all you stock and investment junkies, Yahoo Finance comes out swinging with real-time stock quotes! If you’re not an investment or finance nerd, this is probably not a big deal, but for those wh. […] - FAP806: Dr. Eric Abercrumbie on Diversity (EASFAA 2008) Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 5:19 am
FAP806: Dr. Eric Abercrumbie on Diversity (EASFAA 2008) Listen now: A special presentation today from the EASFAA 2008 Conference. Dr. Eric Abercrumbie speaks to EASFAA on the topic of diversity in a 4. […] - FAP805: Selling names, FAFSA EFC, MN SELF Loans Tuesday, 27 May 2008, 4:40 am
FAP805: Selling names, FAFSA EFC, MN SELF Loans Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Two blog posts over the weekend for you to check out + Yesterday we presented the Veterans Administration list. […] - VA Educational Assistance for Survivors Monday, 26 May 2008, 6:48 am
Something important for today. This pamphlet, published by the VA, details the educational assistance benefits offered to spouses of soldiers killed in active duty. If you are a surviving spouse, you. […]
