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What economic trends today will set the stage for the future? How will legislative actions impact student financial aid? What accounting policy or reporting changes are on the horizon? Navigating the business of higher education institutions requires knowledge about a variety of issues—from finance to campus security.

  • 23 minutes 55 seconds
    Flywire’s Sharon Butler Shares Insights and Research on International Payments
    Sharon Butler is deeply familiar with the “uneasiness and concerns” that international students face when it comes to paying tuition and other expenses. As Executive Vice President of Global Education at Flywire, a global payments enablement company that partners with institutions across the world, she is looking for solutions to these problems. In a conversation with NACUBO’s Bryan Dickson, director, student financial services and educational programs, Sharon shares findings from a recent a survey of more than 1,800 students across the world and talks about the importance of reducing friction to help students find the right solution.   Links & Notes
    22 April 2024, 6:00 am
  • 22 minutes 32 seconds
    Congressional Catch-Up: A Spring 2024 Legislative Outlook
    On the heels of a recent fly-in advocacy day on Capitol Hill, NACUBO’s director, government affairs, Ashley Jackson speaks with policy and advocacy manager Neil Gavigan about the state of play in Congress. The conversation touches on highlights from that fly-in and examines how fallout from the protracted FY24 appropriations process, along with upcoming elections, may affect the legislative calendar for months to come.   Links & Notes
    8 April 2024, 6:00 am
  • 18 minutes 42 seconds
    The “Better FAFSA” Rollout: Where Are We Now?
    Every year, students and families rely on federal student aid to make decisions about higher education. As the Department of Education has struggled to implement a streamlined version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), pressure has steadily increased on students, families, and the institutions that serve them. In this episode, Justin Draeger, president and CEO of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) joins NACUBO’s Bryan Dickson, director of student financial services and educational programs, to discuss the far-reaching challenges brought about by this rough rollout.   Links & Notes
    25 March 2024, 6:00 am
  • 40 minutes 12 seconds
    NACUBO’s President, Kara Freeman, Delves Into Resilience with Two Higher Ed Leaders
    In this special episode, Kara Freeman, NACUBO’s president and CEO, interviews two familiar higher education colleagues about their recent book, The Resilient University: How Purpose and Inclusion Drive Student Success.   Throughout the conversation, Freeman Hrabowski III, president emeritus, and Lynne Schaefer, vice president emerita for finance and administration at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), share insights earned through careers in together in higher education leadership at UMBC. Their discussion touches on the role leaders must play in meeting campus challenges, building an inclusive community, the purpose and value of higher education, and much more.   Links & Notes
    4 March 2024, 7:00 am
  • 26 minutes 4 seconds
    2024 Federal Outlook for Finance and Funding with GFOA’s Emily Brock
    NACUBO’s Liz Clark, vice president, policy and research, speaks with Emily Brock from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) about what’s expected from Washington policymakers this year. Emily is director of GFOA’s Federal Liaison Center and shares her thoughts on what legislative and regulatory actions may impact financings (bonds) and talks about the patience needed as we await additional guidance from the federal government on several fronts.   Links & Notes
    8 January 2024, 7:00 am
  • 22 minutes 58 seconds
    Cybercrime and Higher Education: How One Institution Responded to an Attack
    In a conversation based around their NACUBO 2023 Annual Meeting session, Lou Mayer, chief finance officer, vice president of finance and treasurer and Tej Patel, vice president for information technology and chief information officer at Stevens Institute of Technology talk with Neil Gavigan, policy and advocacy manager at NACUBO about cyberattacks and higher education.   Throughout the conversation, Lou and Tej illustrate why higher education is a prime target for cybercrime and share lessons learned from a 2019 ransomware attack on Stevens.   Links & Notes
    27 November 2023, 7:00 am
  • 22 minutes 18 seconds
    Breaking Down Silos to Create and Sustain Equitable Student Outcomes
    On this all-NACUBO episode of the podcast, Liz Clark, vice president, policy and research speaks with Kelli Rainey, senior director, grant programs about Kelli’s ongoing work to help institutions strategically finance equitable student outcomes. Supported by a series of multi-year grants, this effort has partnered NACUBO with a diverse group of 26 institutions across the country to build understanding around how to improve student outcomes and provide higher education leaders with the tools and information they need to best serve their students.   Links & Notes
    13 November 2023, 7:00 am
  • 19 minutes 8 seconds
    Why MSU Denver Chose to Raise Its Minimum Wage
    Chris Harder, senior fiscal operations manager for student affairs at Metropolitan State University of Denver joins NACUBO’s Bryan Dickson, director, student financial services and educational programs, for a conversation about MSU Denver’s decision to pay its lowest earners more than legally required. Referring to the move as an “investment in the institution and its students,” Chris shares background on the decision as well as challenges, anticipated and otherwise, implementing the plan.   Links & Notes
    30 October 2023, 6:00 am
  • 17 minutes 54 seconds
    Mauve Group CEO Ann Ellis Shares Global Operations Solutions
    NACUBO’s Liz Clark, vice president, policy and research speaks with Ann Ellis, CEO and co-founder of Mauve Group. Together, they discuss Ann’s early work as an educator and how Mauve Group has grown to offer a variety of global operations services in more than 100 countries “from Japan to Chile.” After realizing there were opportunities to offer new solutions to the higher education sector in 2012, Mauve Group now offers support to institutions that employ people outside the United States in research, instruction, data analysis, and much more.   Links & Notes
    16 October 2023, 6:00 am
  • 19 minutes 16 seconds
    Analyzing Student Data to Drive Satisfaction and Retention
    Building on their institution’s legacy of serving disadvantaged students, Penny Evans-Plants, chief information officer and Zach Sherwin, director of enterprise analytics at Berry College join NACUBO’s Bryan Dickson, director of student financial services and educational programs to discuss their ongoing efforts to leverage existing data to better serve students. By focusing on “identifying students with excessive debt and intervening as soon as possible,” Penny and Zach are helping to produce positive outcomes for their most at-risk students.   Links & Notes
    2 October 2023, 6:00 am
  • 33 minutes 43 seconds
    Top 5 Higher Education Business Issues of 2023
    With input from business officers at public and private colleges and universities across the country, NACUBO recently identified the most-pressing higher education business issues in 2023. NACUBO’s 2023 Rising Star Award recipient, Katie Walker, assistant vice president for finance at the University of Virginia, joins Liz Clark, vice president for policy and research at NACUBO, to discuss the challenges—and how colleges are strategizing to respond. Links & Notes
    18 September 2023, 6:32 am
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