Go outside and play! (20210817)

<p>Dana was unavailable, so a barely-prepared Dennis ran through a bunch of news stories:</p> <ul><li><a href='https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/08/17/most-incoming-freshmen-are-mentally-exhausted'>Article</a> on Inside Higher Ed about mental exhaustion of our incoming freshman class.</li> <li><a href='https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/08/06/biden-extends-student-loan-repayment-suspension/'>Article</a> from WaPo (that's the Washington Post) about the extension of the "pause" on federal student loan repayment.</li> <li>FSA <a href='https://fsapartners.ed.gov/knowledge-center/library/dear-colleague-letters/2021-01-29/update-use-professional-judgment-financial-aid-administrators-updated-aug-16-2021?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term='>update</a> on PJ (that's Professional Judgment) usage.</li> <li><a href='https://www.csac.ca.gov/sites/main/files/file-attachments/gom_2021-25.pdf?1629137571'>Ops Memo</a> from CSAC for HS counselors about upcoming deadlines.</li> <li>NASFAA items galore, including info on the <a href='https://www.nasfaa.org/news-item/25922/ED_Announces_Expansion_of_Second_Chance_Pell_Program'>expansion of second-chance Pell</a>, <a href='https://www.nasfaa.org/news-item/25909/Free_College_Sounds_Good_But_Is_It_the_Best_Idea_New_Report_Highlights_Alternatives'>"free college"</a>, a bill to <a href='https://www.nasfaa.org/news-item/25915/Bill_Restoring_Subsidized_Federal_Student_Loans_for_Graduate_Students_Reintroduced'>restore subsidized loan eligibility for grad students</a>, how <a href='https://www.nasfaa.org/news-item/25952/How_Will_Simplified_FAFSA_Impact_Pell_Grants_New_Report_Aims_to_Answer'>"simplified FAFSA" affects Pell eligibility for students</a>, and upcoming <a href='https://www.nasfaa.org/Webinars_Live_and_On_Demand'>webinars</a>.</li> <li>Free <a href='https://www.attigo.com/smart-sessions-0-0-0?hsCtaTracking=83cb9c0a-13e9-437c-81a3-1e9bd1de69e3%7Cf5ce2440-b17a-473c-affd-6bd6b05eeae9&utm_campaign=SmartSessions%20Training&utm_