083 What's Brewing, CCCSFAAA? 2021-04-20 - Newsy Gnus

<p>Dennis flew solo one last time as Dana wrapped up her home improvements.  Here's the news we covered in today's episode:</p> <ul><li>FSA Electronic Announcement regarding the <a href='https://fsaconferences.ed.gov/'>2021 Annual Training Conference</a>.</li> <li><a href='https://www.viethconsulting.com/members/evr/reg_event.php?orgcode=WASF&evid=25499153'>WASFAA conference</a> next week (April 26-30).</li> <li><a href='https://www.csac.ca.gov/trainings'>CSAC webinars</a> for high school counselors and financial aid professionals.</li> <li>FSA Partner website has the FSA Handbook - in a newly minted digital format.</li> <li><a href='https://www.nasfaa.org/news-item/25287/NASFAA_Mention_Disproportionate_Burden_Estimating_the_Cost_of_FAFSA_Verification_for_Public_Colleges_and_Universities'>NASFAA article</a> about the costs of performing verification on student files (using info from a <a href='https://phys.org/news/2021-04-disproportionate-burden-fafsa-verification-colleges.html'>phys.org</a> report).</li> <li><a href='https://money.com/college-financial-aid-appeal-for-more-money/'>Money Magazine article</a> about how to "appeal" (not "negotiate") for more financial aid.</li> <li><a href='https://www.forbes.com/advisor/student-loans/merit-based-financial-aid/'>Forbes Magazine article</a> on how to maximize merit-based aid.</li> </ul> <p>Dennis's two "I Dare You To Read" selections were <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Vinyl-Making-Records-Mike-Evans/dp/1454917814/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=9781454917816&qid=1618945903&sr=8-1'>Vinyl: The Art of Making Records</a> and <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Best-Selling-Albums-Barrett-Justin-Cawthorne/dp/1435161149/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3TZV7W7HNI8TD&dchild=1&keywords=best+selling+albums+of+all+time&qid=1618945986&sprefix=best+selling+albums+of%2Caps%2C226&sr=8-1'>Best-Selling Albums of All Time</a>.</p> <p>Find out more about CCCSFAAA at <a href='http://www.cccsfaaa.org/'>cccsfaaa.org</a>.  Have feedback for Dennis and Dana?  Got a topic you want us to discuss?  Email