046 What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA? 2020-12-15 - Closing out the fall semester!

<p>Dana was off handling a small family emergency, leaving Dennis to run the show on his own.  We covered a lot of news on the show, including:</p> <ul><li>Improvements to the <a href='https://ifap.ed.gov/electronic-announcements/120720NextGenFSAUpdatedmyStudentAidMobileAppNowAvail'>MyStudentAid mobile app</a>.</li> <li><a href='https://ifap.ed.gov/electronic-announcements/120720EngagedOnDemandAccess2020VirtualFSAConference'>Materials</a> (including handouts, PowerPoint presentations and more) from the FSA conference are now available on-demand online.</li> <li>Two job vacancies at the U.S. Dept of Ed's Office of Postsecondary Education. [<a href='https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/585957200'>Job #1</a>] [<a href='https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/585957700'>Job #2</a>]</li> <li><a href='https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2020/12/01/the-best-higher-education-books-of-2020/?sh=589c0aa1715f'>Forbes list</a> of the best books about higher education from 2020.</li> <li><a href='https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/12/11/authors-discuss-their-new-book-chicano-experience-higher-education'>Article</a> at Inside Higher Ed about a new book titled <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Chicana-Dream-Resistance-Educational-Education/dp/1682535118/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+Chicana%2Fo%2Fx+Dream&qid=1608053225&sr=8-1'>The Chicana/o/x Dream: Home, Resistance and Educational Success</a> by Gilberto Conchas and Nancy Acevedo.</li> <li><a href='https://laist.com/latest/post/20201209/california-community-colleges-enrollment-drop-students-stories'>Article</a> at LAIST about the drop in enrollment at California Community Colleges.</li> <li><a href='https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-10/fewer-high-school-graduates-enrolled-in-college-this-fall-amid-covid-19-pandemic-national-data-show'>Article</a> on the LA Times website regarding changes in enrollments at all types of colleges and universities in California.</li> </ul> <p>Dennis's "I Dare You To Read" choices were books from his s