WASFAA - Western Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators

10/16/2026

🐻‍❄️🌌🏔️ ALASKA, HERE WE COME! 🏔️🌌🐻‍❄️

WASFAA friends, it's time to start planning your next adventure because WASFAA 2027: OUR TRUE NORTH is taking us to beautiful ALASKA! 💙✨

📍 WHERE: Alyeska Resort | Girdwood, Alaska

📅 WHEN: April 20–22, 2027

Imagine connecting with your financial aid colleagues, learning new things, sharing ideas, and making memories, all surrounded by Alaska's incredible mountain scenery! 🏔️

🧭 Here's what's on the horizon:

✈️ April 18–19: Mini Summer Institute: Financial Aid Base Camp

📚 April 20–21: Two full days of conference sessions and a mountain-top President's Reception!

🐻 April 22: Closing sessions, ALASFAA activities, and transportation options back to Anchorage.

🎉 AND THERE'S MORE TO COME!

🎤 Session proposals are coming-SOON!

🎟️ Registration is expected to open in November!

🏨 Travel, lodging, and additional event details are coming soon!

Our theme, Our True North, is all about the people, purpose, and connections that keep us moving forward together. ❤️

So grab your calendar, tell your financial aid besties, and start dreaming of Alaska!

🔗 https://www.wasfaa.org/annual_conference.php

Who's ready to head north with us?! 🙋‍♀️🏔️

07/14/2026

07/14/2026

NASFAA President and CEO Melanie Storey joined the American Council on Education (ACE) for a conversation on the ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​dotEDU podcast about how financial aid offices are implementing several provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), and what the profession is looking ahead to.

Storey noted at the start of the discussion that July 1 was just the beginning of a long haul for financial aid professionals in implementing OBBBA.

“For financial aid professionals, July 1 is really the starting gun of a marathon that's going to continue into the fall, at least through the next year – likely more depending on how some of these lawsuits go,” Storey said. “Quite frankly, we're entering that marathon already pretty tired.”

Stream the episode now, or read our recap: https://ow.ly/I55O50Zn0Am

07/14/2026

Student Success | States Need Better Adult Learner Strategies

More than 43 million Americans have college credits but no credential. A new report from ReUp Education outlines how states can improve efforts to re-engage them. https://bit.ly/4ygNiBl

07/14/2026

Did your financial circumstances change since submitting your FAFSA form? You can request professional judgment. Learn more at StudentAid.gov/articles/financial-aid-not-enough/ -aid-adjustment

07/10/2026

New Leadership, Same Mission: Students First. Always.
Please join us in congratulating Shellee Kilbride as she steps into the role of WASFAA President.

05/07/2026

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With the start of the 2026-27 award year just under two months away, and final regulations being issued just last week, schools across the country are struggling to implement the sweeping changes made under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), prompting some financial aid professionals to warn th...

04/13/2026

Hi . Guess what? We EXTENDED the WASFAA 2026 Conference early Bird Pricing Through April 17! Don't miss out on not only meeting President Melanie Storey, National Chair Heidi Carl, and also 3 Federal Trainers who will be presenting and will have an "Ask-A-Fed" table to helping with all your FSA questions (including OB3 and Loan reduction!) All session information is now posted on the site now: https://www.wasfaa.org/annual_conference.php. See you there!