Hugh Thomas
@hughtferguson.com
Covering Higher Ed for NASFAA | Jersey shore native 📸🎾🧑🍳
Senators shared some of their experiences with student loans during a brief hearing on transparency and affordability in higher education.
Here’s an anecdote from Sen. Cassidy:
Here’s an anecdote from Sen. Cassidy:
November 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Senators shared some of their experiences with student loans during a brief hearing on transparency and affordability in higher education.
Here’s an anecdote from Sen. Cassidy:
Here’s an anecdote from Sen. Cassidy:
here’s a graphic from the launch press release with a lever labeled “Biden, Beta, FAFSA, Live”
September 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
here’s a graphic from the launch press release with a lever labeled “Biden, Beta, FAFSA, Live”
Scenes from Day 1 at the 2025 U.S Open feat. Venus Williams, Sabalenka, Sinner and (pre-buzz cut) Alcaraz
August 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Scenes from Day 1 at the 2025 U.S Open feat. Venus Williams, Sabalenka, Sinner and (pre-buzz cut) Alcaraz
kicking off the hard court season
📍Rock Creek Park Tennis Center in Washington D.C.
📍Rock Creek Park Tennis Center in Washington D.C.
July 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
kicking off the hard court season
📍Rock Creek Park Tennis Center in Washington D.C.
📍Rock Creek Park Tennis Center in Washington D.C.
though Osaka v. Badosa is the roughest (for the players) first round matchup!
May 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
though Osaka v. Badosa is the roughest (for the players) first round matchup!
some first round @rolandgarros.com matchups I’d wanna camp out at 👀
May 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
some first round @rolandgarros.com matchups I’d wanna camp out at 👀
a reconciliation markup, a NegReg public hearing and it’s only Wednesday
April 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
a reconciliation markup, a NegReg public hearing and it’s only Wednesday
Congressional approval is still required in order to actually shutter ED.
Sen. Cassidy (R-La.) makes a note of this and pledges to submit legislation asap.
Sen. Cassidy (R-La.) makes a note of this and pledges to submit legislation asap.
March 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Congressional approval is still required in order to actually shutter ED.
Sen. Cassidy (R-La.) makes a note of this and pledges to submit legislation asap.
Sen. Cassidy (R-La.) makes a note of this and pledges to submit legislation asap.
Only time I could get pics close to “Stumpy” was during my sunrise walks. The crowds were too much in the evening.
March 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Only time I could get pics close to “Stumpy” was during my sunrise walks. The crowds were too much in the evening.
Attended @nasfaa.bsky.social leadership conference earlier this week where attendees got to hear directly from higher ed experts, ED officials and also network with their #FinAid colleagues
February 12, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Attended @nasfaa.bsky.social leadership conference earlier this week where attendees got to hear directly from higher ed experts, ED officials and also network with their #FinAid colleagues
Linda McMahon’s confirmation hearing is now scheduled for next week. Reports have indicated that the Trump EO to dismantle ED may drop some time after her hearing.
February 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Linda McMahon’s confirmation hearing is now scheduled for next week. Reports have indicated that the Trump EO to dismantle ED may drop some time after her hearing.
more coverage from WSJ explaining how some are concerned that the order could complicate McMahon’s pathway to confirmation: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
February 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
more coverage from WSJ explaining how some are concerned that the order could complicate McMahon’s pathway to confirmation: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Here's an example scenario with a timeline and payment count:
January 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Here's an example scenario with a timeline and payment count:
Greetings from the Jersey Shore featuring a very festive drone 🎄
December 23, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Greetings from the Jersey Shore featuring a very festive drone 🎄
FSA Virtual Conference is now underway. Per the platform over 1 million 2025-26 FAFSA forms have been submitted.
December 3, 2024 at 3:27 PM
FSA Virtual Conference is now underway. Per the platform over 1 million 2025-26 FAFSA forms have been submitted.
It looks like ED may have delayed its next NegReg session for the student loan debt relief committee to March 22. It was originally scheduled for Feb 22.
February 14, 2024 at 3:50 PM
It looks like ED may have delayed its next NegReg session for the student loan debt relief committee to March 22. It was originally scheduled for Feb 22.
This year NASFAA had a jam packed agenda and record attendance for its annual Leadership Conference.
On Monday ED Secretary Miguel Cardona addressed attendees and pledged new FAFSA support: www.nasfaa.org/news-item/32...
On Monday ED Secretary Miguel Cardona addressed attendees and pledged new FAFSA support: www.nasfaa.org/news-item/32...
February 7, 2024 at 5:38 PM
This year NASFAA had a jam packed agenda and record attendance for its annual Leadership Conference.
On Monday ED Secretary Miguel Cardona addressed attendees and pledged new FAFSA support: www.nasfaa.org/news-item/32...
On Monday ED Secretary Miguel Cardona addressed attendees and pledged new FAFSA support: www.nasfaa.org/news-item/32...
Per the White House the “hardship” issue paper, outlining another program for student loan debt cancellation, will drop sometime during the week of Feb. 12. Likely later in the week.
January 31, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Per the White House the “hardship” issue paper, outlining another program for student loan debt cancellation, will drop sometime during the week of Feb. 12. Likely later in the week.