"Each year during the first week of December, the Department of Education has historically hosted the Federal Student Aid Training Conference to provide university administrators with updated education on regulations and technical systems. That hasn't happened this year. Now, many financial aid experts are expressing their frustrations on social media, attributing the lapse to the Trump administration's major reductions in force and calling it a shortsighted mistake."
"The conference website, where logistical information is traditionally posted, only says, "Information coming soon." One senior department official who spoke with Inside Higher Ed on the condition of anonymity said the conference is slated to occur in person in March. "The announcement was queued up but the shutdown got in the way," the source wrote in a text message. "I think the plan [will be released] in the coming days.""
The Department of Education did not hold the Federal Student Aid Training Conference during the first week of December this year, breaking an annual practice of training university administrators on regulations and technical systems. Financial aid professionals expressed frustration on social media and attributed the lapse to major reductions in staff under the Trump administration. Department officials have not announced a cancellation or a rescheduled date; the conference website only states 'Information coming soon.' A senior department official said the conference is slated for March and that an announcement was queued up but delayed by the government shutdown.
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