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Location: Miguel Hall Room 100
Hours: Monday-Friday 9am - 4pm
Fax: 718-862-8027
No appointments required.
Office of Financial Aid Administration
Main Phone: 718-862-7100
E-mail: finaid@manhattan.edu
Office of Student Accounts and Bursar Services
Cashiering Phone: 718-862-7961
E-mail: studentaccounts@manhattan.edu
Legislative Updates and Advocacy
Financial Aid Advocacy
Financial aid advocacy is an ongoing effort, as federal and state budgets are decided annually with implementation set for the start of each fiscal year, July 1. We are committed to advocating for financial aid protections on behalf of our students.
The Financial Aid Administration office actively informs students and the larger campus community through electronic correspondences, in person presentations, and attendance at related public events to spread awareness about legislative movements that may limit, change, or alter financial aid accessibility and regulations on federal and state levels. Further, we circulate noteworthy updates and advocacy information, and create Change.org petitions on an as-needed basis.
Interested student groups, faculty, campus leaders, and departments are always welcome to contact our office to discuss ways to join student aid advocacy movements.
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What You Can Do Now:
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Follow the Student Aid Alliance on Facebook and Twitter to stay in the know.
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Visit the NY Student Aid Alliance to share how New York state aid (TAP, HEOP) has helped you.
- Learn how to manage your money and make better informed financial decisions.
- Like our Facebook page for related updates and more.
News Archive
Legislative and aid advocacy updates from local, state, and national media sources.
- 2/15/12: Lobbying it up (Riverdale Press): Local newspaper mention on Manhattan College's presence at Advocacy Day 2012 in Albany, NY. The annual event allows students to meet with New York legislators in support of continued state aid funding.
- 6/6/12: Helping Americans Manage Student Loan Debt with Improvements to Repayment Options
- 7/1/12: Congress Okays Lower Interest Rate for Subsidized Loans
- Official White House Response to: Forgive Student Loan Debt to Stimulate the Economy and Usher in a New Era of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Prosperity
- 12/7/12: 'Pay as You Earn' Repayment Plan to Start Dec. 21 (Source: Inside Higher Ed)
- 1/16/13: Direct loans serviced by ACS will be transferred to another Direct Loan servicer. Read the Q&A.
- 2/12/13: Advocacy Day, sponsored by the NY Student Aid Alliance and cIcu. This event promotes dialogue between New York college students and state legislators to advocate for continued state aid funding in 2013-2014.
- 3/6/13: NASFAA article - Sequester Cuts Hit Needy College Students' Financial Aid
Advocacy Organizations and Related Resources
Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (cIcu)
National Association of Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA)
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education