032 What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA? 2020-10-27 - So much news!

<p>We talked about a lot of things today:</p> <ul><li><a href='https://ifap.ed.gov/electronic-announcements/102220FAFSA202122FallCampaign'>FSA announcement</a> regarding emails and texts going out to students.</li> <li>$100,000,000 gift from the Jay Pritzker Foundation to the <a href='https://www.cccco.edu/About-Us/News-and-Media/California-Community-Colleges-Outlook-Newsletter/100-million-pledge'>Foundation for California Community Colleges</a>.</li> <li>CSAC <a href='http://WWW.CSAC.CA.GOV/STUDENTS-DEPENDENTS'>Special Alert GSA 2020-41</a> regarding enhancements to Cal Grant rosters.</li> <li>ECMC is offering a <a href='http://www.ecmc.org/training'>webinar</a> on November 11 on Avoiding the Holiday Spending Hangover.</li> <li>NASFAA has updated their <a href='http://askregs.nasfaa.org'>Ask Regs Knowledgebase</a> platform.</li> <li><a href='https://www.jamesgmartin.center/2020/10/did-you-know-the-ignorance-of-college-graduates/'>Article</a> from the James G Martin Center for Academic Renewal regarding college student learning.</li> <li><a href='https://www.pasadenanow.com/main/pcc-named-top-2-year-college-in-california-for-hispanic-students-3rd-nationally/'>Pasadena City College</a> named the top 2-year college in CA for hispanic students.</li> <li>LACCD is holding its fifth annual <a href='http://bit.ly/LACCDDisabilitySummit2020'>Disability Summit</a> this Friday, October 30th.</li> </ul> <p>Dennis dared people to buy books with interesting titles.  He offered up a book on <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Reinventing-Financial-Aid-Affordability-Educational/dp/161250714X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=REINVENTING+FINANCIAL+AID&qid=1603831076&sr=8-1'>financial aid</a>, <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Community-Colleges-Incubators-Innovation-Entrepreneurial/dp/1620368633/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=COMMUNITY+COLLEGES+AS+INCUBATORS+OF+INNOVATION&qid=1603831137&sr=8-1'>community colleges</a>, and <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Robot-Proof-Higher-Education-Artificial-Intelligence/dp/0262535971/ref=sxts_sxwds