Folks - Did any of you receive this very helpful email <https://nasfaa.informz.net/informzdataservice/onlineversion/ind/bWFpbGluZ2luc3RhbmNlaWQ9MTE0MDMxMDQmc3Vic2NyaWJlcmlkPTExODMxNTEyMzQ=> from NASFAA? It explains a major reason why the results are being delayed, and some suggestions on how the Feds and colleges might respond. https://nasfaa.informz.net/informzdataservice/onlineversion/ind/bWFpbGluZ2luc3RhbmNlaWQ9MTE0MDMxMDQmc3Vic2NyaWJlcmlkPTExODMxNTEyMzQ= Jon Henry [image: UMA Augusta Campus] Jonathan H. Henry (he/him/his) *Vice President of Enrollment Management and Marketing* *University of Maine at Augusta* 207/621-3304 (Augusta) 207/262-7838 (Bangor) 207/944-3190 (Mobile) 46 University Drive <https://maps.google.com/?q=46+University+Drive+%0D%0A%09%09%09%09%09+%0D%0A%09%09%09%09%09+%0D%0A%09%09%09%09%09%09+Augusta,+ME+04330&entry=gmail&source=g> Augusta, ME 04330 <https://maps.google.com/?q=46+University+Drive+%0D%0A%09%09%09%09%09+%0D%0A%09%09%09%09%09+%0D%0A%09%09%09%09%09%09+Augusta,+ME+04330&entry=gmail&source=g> www.uma.edu [log in to unmask] US News and World Report 2023 - Best Overall, Business, and Veterans The University of Maine System is a proud member of *MaineSpark*| <http://www.mainespark.me/>*60% by 2025 <http://www.mainespark.me>* On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 4:02 PM Ginny Ward <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi all- > Sharing some additional not-so-great news about FAFSA timelines. > https://www.nasfaa.org/dear_students_colleges_are_not_receiving_your_fafsa_information Thank > you to Nicole Cloud for sharing this with me yesterday! > > I'm sure this is incredibly stressful for our colleagues in financial aid, > as well as for our students whose financial aid awards will be even more > delayed than we anticipated. Does anyone know if colleges are starting to > consider moving May 1 deadlines to a later date? > > Best, > Ginny > Dear Students: Colleges Are Not Receiving Your FAFSA Information > <https://www.nasfaa.org/dear_students_colleges_are_not_receiving_your_fafsa_information> > Today, the White House and U.S. Department of Education officially > announced that institutions will not receive FAFSA applicant information > until the first half of March, further delaying an already sluggish > process. > www.nasfaa.org > > > *Ginny Fowles Ward (**she/her)* > *Associate Director* > > Bowdoin College Upward Bound > 3400 College Station / Brunswick ME / 04011 > Cell: 207-841-7539 > Office: 207-725-3565 > Zoom: https://bowdoin.zoom.us/my/ub.ginny > Why pronouns matter > <https://medium.com/gender-inclusivit/why-i-put-pronouns-on-my-email-signature-and-linkedin-profile-and-you-should-too-d3dc942c8743> >