Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes and Blog

1. Speaking at EASFAA 5/20 Friday, 16 May 2008, 12:13 pm
   I’ll be speaking at the EASFAA conference on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 2:15 PM ET in the Oxford Room. We’ll be discussing how new media - blogging, podcasting, and social media - impact the way the. […]
2. FAP799: Perkins Loan problems, free stuff Friday Friday, 16 May 2008, 4:56 am
   FAP799: Perkins Loan problems, free stuff Friday Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Inside Higher Ed: The House of Representatives voted 256-166 Thursday to support a major expansion of educatio. […]
3. Sallie Mae asking borrowers to part ways? Thursday, 15 May 2008, 10:22 am
   This just happened to one of our employees - Sallie Mae (ticker: SLM) called her (at work, so we all got to listen in) to tell her that they are releasing her consolidation loan (she consolidated in 2. […]
4. FAP798: Citibank, Sallie Mae, How to Become a Rockstar Thursday, 15 May 2008, 5:01 am
   FAP798: Citibank, Sallie Mae, How to Become a Rockstar Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Consumerist: Citi tightens down student loans. Citibank (ticker: C) is adopting the zero-tolerance appro. […]
5. Get your doctorate on your iPod with iTunesU Wednesday, 14 May 2008, 10:59 am
   I was surfing through the iTunes Store at lunch today and wandered back into iTunesU, a collection of academic lectures and things that Apple began gathering a while ago. My, how things have changed.. […]
6. Sallie Mae incorrectly reporting delinquent payments Wednesday, 14 May 2008, 5:10 am
   A bulletin from the Post Gazette: As many as 1 million student loan borrowers from Sallie Mae (ticker: SLM) may have found that their credit scores plunged after the loan company erroneously reported. […]
7. FAP797: Financial Aid For Parents of Young Children Wednesday, 14 May 2008, 4:54 am
   FAP797: Financial Aid For Parents of Young Children Listen now: Disclosure: I am not a certified financial planner or a CPA. Please consult a qualified professional before making any major financial c. […]
8. FAP796: When public schools cost more than private schools Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 4:46 am
   FAP796: When public schools cost more than private schools Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + SignOnSanDiego: Ivy League and other elite colleges may soon be cheaper for some of the state’s to. […]
9. Anna Ivey on College Wait Lists Monday, 12 May 2008, 6:32 am
   Friend of the Financial Aid Podcast and graduate admissions consultant Anna Ivey was recently interviewed by WCVB Boston 5. Congrats, Anna, on joining the Financial Aid Podcast as one of the local edu. […]
10. FAP795: How to write a scholarship thank you letter Monday, 12 May 2008, 4:46 am
    FAP795: How to write a scholarship thank you letter Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + NASFAA: “Citigroup Inc (ticker: C), hard hit by the global credit crunch, is expected to present plans to. […]
11. FAP794: Massive free stuff Friday, scholarship secret Friday, 9 May 2008, 5:05 am
    FAP794: Massive free stuff Friday, scholarship secret Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + NASFAA: “‘Financial aid’ most commonly refers to scholarships: direct grants that students need not. […]
12. FAP793: Writing effective cover letters that sell Thursday, 8 May 2008, 5:04 am
    FAP793: Writing effective cover letters that sell Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Yesterday we did a special on HR 5715 - make sure you grab the PDF! + Inside Higher Ed: All the turmoil in th. […]
13. FAP792: Special Bulletin: President Bush signs HR 5715 into law Wednesday, 7 May 2008, 12:34 pm
    FAP792: Special Bulletin: President Bush signs HR 5715 into law Student Financial Aid News + Rather than do an audio episode trying to read what’s essentially a bunch of charts, I made a bunch of ch. […]
14. The 17 pound laptop battery Tuesday, 6 May 2008, 9:01 am
    I just got my new laptop battery in the mail. It’s 17 pounds. Believe it or not, this is a good thing. Here it is: Digg this! Why is this important? As part of the Student Loan Network’s efforts t. […]
15. FAP791: Skyrocketing meal plans, PLUS loans, loan indexes Tuesday, 6 May 2008, 4:57 am
    FAP791: Skyrocketing meal plans, PLUS loans, loan indexes Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Chronicle: Students are likely to see a sharp increase in the cost of on-campus meal plans this fall,. […]
16. FAP790: The Fed, TAF, APA, and College Costs Monday, 5 May 2008, 4:41 am
    FAP790: The Fed, TAF, APA, and College Costs Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Did the Financial Aid Podcast alter Fed policy? + The Higher Education Act expired on Friday. How does this affect. […]
17. Did the Financial Aid Podcast alter Fed policy? Sunday, 4 May 2008, 8:03 am
    Probably not, but it’s kind of funny to think so. On March 9, I blogged about how the Fed could use the Term Auction Facility (TAF) to add liquidity to student lending. This made it into the Higher. […]
18. FAP789: PLUS Loan Moral Hazards, Free Stuff Friday Friday, 2 May 2008, 4:53 am
    FAP789: PLUS Loan Moral Hazards, Free Stuff Friday Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + NASFAA: HR 5715 approved - going through final phases now + Increase Annual and Aggregate Stafford Loan Limi. […]
19. Spend your economic stimulus check here! Thursday, 1 May 2008, 12:01 pm
    Economic stimulus checks are rolling out beginning today across America. Over $150 billion will be distributed to American citizens. Every advertiser and company in America is rolling out a campaign t. […]
20. FAP788: Reputation protection online Thursday, 1 May 2008, 8:33 am
    FAP788: Reputation protection online Jobcast + On the road this AM, talking about Google, personal brand, and keeping things clean Did you enjoy today’s show? If so, please consider subscribing for. […]
21. FAP787: Using LinkedIn To Build Your Personal Network Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 5:31 am
    FAP787: Using LinkedIn To Build Your Personal Network News You Can Use + A session I did about LinkedIn, from PodCamp NYC. + Find me at http://www.linkedin.com/in/cspenn Watch Now: Slides: | View | Up. […]
22. FAP786: How much student loan debt is too much? Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 5:04 am
    FAP786: How much student loan debt is too much? Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Chronicle: If Congress wants more low-income students to enroll in college, it should provide larger Pell Grant. […]
23. FAP785: The Missing Free Stuff, Student loan troubles Monday, 28 April 2008, 5:16 am
    FAP785: The Missing Free Stuff, Student loan troubles Listen now Student Financial Aid News + Back from PodCamp NYC + Chronicle: Rarely does a president devote a national address to a higher-education. […]
24. Best of FAP: Meditation Thursday, 24 April 2008, 8:24 pm
    On April 1, I posted up a meditation session as the April Fool’s Joke, and I wanted to repost it as a serious show. Give it a try - and please let me know how it works for you. Direct link to the MP. […]
25. FAP784: Local Scholarships, PLUS Loan Borrower Protection Act Wednesday, 23 April 2008, 5:15 am
    FAP784: Local Scholarships, PLUS Loan Borrower Protection Act Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Inside Higher Ed: Momentum has been building for the federal government to take increasingly aggr. […]
26. Opinion: PLUS Loan Borrower Protection Act is a bad idea Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 10:10 am
    NCHELP just published this gem: Yesterday, Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), senior member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, along with a group of Senators introduced S. 2985, t. […]
27. FAP783: Special Episode - Earth Day Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 4:36 am
    FAP783: Special Episode - Earth Day Listen now: It’s Earth Day, a celebration of all things environmental. Here at the Financial Aid Podcast, we celebrate TWO kinds of green - green living, and the. […]
28. FAP782: What to do if your financial aid check bounces Monday, 21 April 2008, 4:57 am
    FAP782: What to do if your financial aid check bounces Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + From the Boston Globe: Checks issued by private student loan guarantee agency are bouncing. + Teri spoke. […]
29. Opinion: Cutting off community colleges from student loans is dangerous Thursday, 17 April 2008, 5:35 am
    Listen now: Direct MP3 file download: Click here to download the MP3 The recent announcements by some major lenders that companies are withdrawing student loans from colleges based on low graduation r. […]
30. MEFA / Student Loan Network on WCVB 5 Thursday, 17 April 2008, 5:26 am
    Last night, I made a brief appearance on WCVB 5 about the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority story that’s been all over the Boston media. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWoNMC87yk8 Tune i. […]
31. FAP780: MEFA, 7 essential job hunting productivity tools Thursday, 17 April 2008, 5:21 am
    FAP780: MEFA, 7 essential job hunting productivity tools Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + I was on WCVB again last night about this piece of news - MEFA, the Massachusetts Educational Financin. […]
32. MEFA No Longer Offering Federal Student Loans as of July 1 Wednesday, 16 April 2008, 5:32 am
    The Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ public, state-run student loan agency, the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, or MEFA, announced yesterday that they’re withdrawing from the federal. […]
33. FAP779: Roundtable Discussion - Paying for College in Uncertain Times Tuesday, 15 April 2008, 9:15 pm
    FAP779: Roundtable Discussion - Paying for College in Uncertain Times Listen now: Good morning and good afternoon. My name is Christopher Penn, host of the Financial Aid Podcast, and this is the Stude. […]
34. Need an IRS Tax Return Filing Extension for Income Taxes? Tuesday, 15 April 2008, 6:21 am
    April 15 is the deadline for filing a federal tax return. But not everybody can meet that deadline. If you need more time to get your paperwork in, make sure you file a Form 4868, Automatic Extension. […]
35. FAP778: 206 Full Tuition Scholarships, HELOC Tuesday, 15 April 2008, 4:57 am
    FAP778: 206 Full Tuition Scholarships, HELOC Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + It’s tax day - reminders on Dunkin Donuts and your stimulus check + Inside Higher Ed: A few weeks after Harvard. […]
36. The Financial Aid Podcast turns 3 Monday, 14 April 2008, 5:20 am
    The Financial Aid Podcast went on the air for the first time on April 14, 2005. What a trip it’s been so far. Three years, 777 episodes of audio, a dozen conferences, over 60 videos, 5 books, and mo. […]
37. FAP777: Birthday, Sallie Mae Student Loan Consolidation, HELOC Monday, 14 April 2008, 5:09 am
    FAP777: Birthday, Sallie Mae Student Loan Consolidation, HELOC Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Happy Student Loan Network anniversary Monique Leonard! + The Financial Aid Podcast celebrates 3. […]
38. FAP776: US News and World Report, Free Stuff Friday Friday, 11 April 2008, 4:58 am
    FAP776: US News and World Report, Free Stuff Friday Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Hey, we’re in US News and World Report! + An article by Kim Palmer and a followup blog post by Richard Mo. […]
39. FAP775: Underwear scholarship, FAFSA, LinkedIn JobCast Thursday, 10 April 2008, 4:59 am
    FAP775: Underwear scholarship, FAFSA, LinkedIn JobCast Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Yesterday we had a terrific live episode talking about the student lending crisis - over 250 people tune. […]
40. Financial Aid Podcast LIVE Today 12 PM Eastern Wednesday, 9 April 2008, 4:13 am
    Financial Aid Podcast LIVE Today 12 PM Eastern The regular Financial Aid Podcast will not air this morning, as we will be having the Financial Aid Podcast LIVE at 12:00 PM ET today, Wednesday, April 9. […]
41. SREB GoAlliance New Media Workshop Slides Tuesday, 8 April 2008, 10:32 am
    I had the opportunity to present a 6 hour workshop on new media marketing to the members of the SREB GoAlliance last week in Atlanta. Here’s the slide deck from the academic portion of the workshop.. […]
42. FAP774: TERI declares bankruptcy, private student loans, cost of college Tuesday, 8 April 2008, 5:08 am
    FAP774: TERI declares bankruptcy, private student loans, cost of college Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + TERI, The Education Resource Institute, declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy last night. + R. […]
43. FAP773: Is your college degree brand worth it? Monday, 7 April 2008, 4:51 am
    FAP773: Is your college degree brand worth it? Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Charlie Miller, former Spellings Commission member, has come out with a huge article on Inside Higher Ed about t. […]
44. How Important Is Your Undergraduate Degree Brand? Friday, 4 April 2008, 11:38 am
    How Important Is Your Undergraduate Degree Brand? Harvard. MIT. Yale. All brand names associated with top quality, top price education, and rightfully so as these institutions repeatedly churn out out. […]
45. FAP772: Free stuff Friday, Lender of Last Resort, SREB Friday, 4 April 2008, 5:34 am
    FAP772: Free stuff Friday, Lender of Last Resort, SREB Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + At the SREB GoAlliance conference yesterday + Some revelatory facts - every 26 seconds, a kid drops out. […]
46. FAP771: Jobcast: How To Get Started Out of College Thursday, 3 April 2008, 3:43 am
    FAP771: Jobcast: How To Get Started Out of College Listen now: Burston Marsteller PR agency’s Allie Osmar recently interviewed me for her show, the Creative Career, on what college students just gra. […]
47. FAP770: Two new scholarship search secrets Wednesday, 2 April 2008, 4:57 am
    FAP770: Two new scholarship search secrets Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + AP Newswire: Seventeen of the nation’s 50 largest cities had high school graduation rates lower than 50 percent, w. […]
48. FAP769: Financial Aid Podcast April Fools Edition Tuesday, 1 April 2008, 3:59 am
    FAP769: Financial Aid Podcast April Fools Edition Listen now: How To Meditate Welcome to the Financial Aid Podcast meditation session, a 6 minute meditation designed to help you relax and de-stress du. […]
49. FAP768: Determining which college is cheapest, YouTube Scholarship Monday, 31 March 2008, 4:55 am
    FAP768: Determining which college is cheapest, YouTube Scholarship Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Chronicle: According to a new nationwide survey conducted through The Chronicle/Gallup Panel. […]
50. FAP767: Going green on Free Stuff Friday, Earth Day 2008 Friday, 28 March 2008, 5:13 am
    FAP767: Going green on Free Stuff Friday, Earth Day 2008 Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Inside Higher Ed: “Banks are marketing aggressively through a variety of channels. They’re calling. […]