Financial Aid and Literacy

 

The Financial Aid and Literacy priority is focused on the following efforts:

• Identifying opportunities in policy and practice to reduce affordability barriers and access barriers to college for all students
• Increasing student and family understanding of available support to pay for postsecondary education
• Bolstering advising support for low-income students and families to build awareness of postsecondary pathway options and the myriad of ways to afford them
• Routinely gathering leaders and practitioners to jointly identify opportunities to strengthen financial access and supports for all of Minnesota's students and families 

A summary of this committee's recent accomplishments, as well as the committee's 2024 goals, can be found in the most recent MNP20 annual report.

Leadership

This committee is co-led by Wendy Robinson (Assistant Commissioner for Programs, Policy, and Grants; Minnesota Office of Higher Education) and Julie Selander (Director, One Stop Student Services; University of Minnesota). Bob McMaster (Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education, University of Minnesota Twin Cities) serves as the Executive Committee liaison to this committee. 

Additional Information

For further information about this committee, contact Josiah Litant, Executive Director of the Minnesota P-20 Education Partnership.