THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Tips and insights from industry leaders who are transforming higher education.
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Verification Melt Is Trending for All the Wrong Reasons
Ensuring students aren’t falling into the verification melt is key to pursuing their education. Amy Glynn shares why simplifying the FAFSA may not be the best solution.
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Mrs. Glynn Goes to Washington—How to Advocate for the HEA
"If you're like me, the idea of advocating in D.C. is nerve-racking. As a perfectionist—like many FinAid pros—it’s hard to enter situations with so many unknowns." VP Amy Glynn has 5 tips for success.
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The ABCs of Student Finance: Accessibility, Borrowing, Completion
The ABCs of Student Finance—Access, Borrowing, and Completion—drives success for students & institutions alike. Amy Glynn shares her insight on developing awareness & initiatives around these 3 areas
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What Financial Aid REALLY Feels Like: A Former Foster Student’s Experience
Edmundo Saavedra knows first-hand the challenges facing students in the foster care system—especially when it comes to accessing and completing higher education—and he has a few ideas for solutions.
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Take Back Your Day: Eliminate Time Wasters
It’s so easy to get bombarded at work with meeting after meeting or fall into the procrastination trap, but VP of Customer Success Chrisy Woll has a few tips and tricks to eliminate time wasters.
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Block Predatory Scholarship Scams with a Vetted Database
Identifying scholarship providers who have ulterior motives (vaping? Fees?) is getting harder. Our vetted external scholarship database makes it easy for schools to provide relevant, trusted options.
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Meet Gen Z—and Their Expectations
Swiping on phones and tablets since birth (almost), Gen-Z knows how to find what they want online—and they’re knocking at higher ed’s door. Is your office ready?
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How to Help Hispanic Students Succeed in College
Dr. Minita Ramirez began her quest into higher ed administration with a compelling question: ‘Where are all the Hispanic Students?’ Read her insights focused on the ‘ABCs of Student Finance,'
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Central State University: Helping Students Finance Their Dreams
In this four-part series, Central State University Director of Financial Aid Sonia Slomba shares thoughts on life at CSU, an HBCU’s unique challenges, and the ABCs of student finance.
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National Foster Care Month: Spotlight on College Completion Crisis
Over 400,000 children in foster care will face unique challenges accessing and completing higher education. VP of FinAid Amy Glynn sits down with CEO Gregg Scoresby to talk about solutions.
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How to Make Feedback More Than Just Another Dirty Word
Customer Success Guru Chrisy Woll is dropping F-bombs! Feedback, that is. Here’s why it’s her favorite F-word—and how you can embrace giving feedback as a positive practice for growth.
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Financial Aid Simplification Is No Replacement for Accountability
Instead of eliminating financial aid programs and harming the neediest aid recipients, VP Amy Glynn suggests focusing on accountability and cost. Read her insights from the recent HELP hearing.
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3 “Easy” Steps for Better Customer (Student) Success
Ideas about improving customer success keep Chrisy Woll up at night. If you’re concerned about student success, you can probably relate. Here are a few tips to help you rest easy in 2018.
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Keep Scholarship Providers in the Game—and Off the Sidelines
“The ability for scholarship organizations to allocate & disburse funds has come to a standstill,” says VP Amy Glynn. The NSPA has asked ED to reconsider guidance on sharing student data—and we agree.
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Gratitude Is an Attitude, Here’s How to Turn it into a Verb
Gratitude is the key to a happy life, says VP Chrisy Woll. It can also be a way to help make others’ lives better. Here’s her Gratitude Challenge—with tips for making a difference.
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#OneofaKindness: How We Celebrate Kindness Every Day
Chief People Officer Stacie Mallen explains why being “nice” and expressing kindness is part the CampusLogic culture. We call it #OneofaKindness—and it goes far beyond World Kindness Day on Nov. 13.
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How Interfolio Embraces its Faculty-First Manifesto
Gregg Scoresby and Interfolio CEO Andrew Rosen speak about their companies’ shared commitment to simplification and a ‘first’ mentality. Read on for part one of their edtech chat.
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Analytics and Faculty: Made For Each Other
It’s not an emerging EdTech company if analytics aren’t in the equation. The CEOs of CampusLogic & Interfolio say the right data answers the right questions and leads institutions to better outcomes.
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Why Being on the Inc. 5000 is a Big Deal at CampusLogic
Why are we stoked about being on a list with 5,000 other companies? Because, says Chief People Officer Stacie Mallen, the Inc. 5000 is full of purpose-driven companies we’re proud to be among.
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Rules? What Rules? How to Embrace Your Inner Rule-Breaker
Resident rule-breaker—and Customer Success guru—Chrisy Woll offers insights into three rules that are meant to be broken. Transform your campus by rejecting, “how it’s always been done.”
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