See Some of the Top News Coverage of NCAN Members in 2018

NCAN members are frequently featured in the news, so we’ve collected some of our favorite news articles and op-eds from this year that highlight the work of our members. (Note: This is by no means a comprehensive list of all the great member news coverage from 2018!)

• The Washington Post published a piece about uAspire and New America’s report on how difficult it can be to decipher financial aid award letters.

• Michigan Radio interviewed Detroit College Access Network's Ashley Johnson about spreading college knowledge.

• Alexandra Bernadotte, founder of Beyond 12, was profiled by the Boston Globe.

• Don Graham, cofounder of TheDream.US, wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post about the dangers of revoking DACA. 

• Access College Foundation, one of NCAN’s nine founding members, was profiled in Inside Business Quarterly for celebrating 30 years of service to 60,000 students in the South Hampton Roads region of Virginia.

• Former Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Executive Director Harold Levy wrote a piece for The New York Times to “lay out some fundamental steps that people of good conscience might take to make sure higher education is aligned with the democratic values we share.”

• The Daily Record published a blog highlighting the CollegeBound Foundation and encouraging young lawyers to support the organization.

• A Harvard Business Review article on State Street’s support of workforce investment networks highlighted College Advising Corps, Bottom Line, and uAspire.

• KIPP CEO Richard Barth penned an op-ed for Forbes about creating stronger college and career pathways for all young people.

• Forbes covered the creation of the Dallas County Promise by Dallas County Community College Foundation, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, and Commit Partnership.

• The Hechinger Report wrote about Woodward Hines Education Foundation’s College Camp program and how it prepares students for the college application process.

• Strada Education Network's VP of mission advancement and philanthropy, Carol D'Amico, wrote a guest piece for Real Clear Education saying students in higher education should be treated like other consumers.

• Ed Week highlighted some of the strategies used by I Know I Can and DCAN to increase FAFSA completion rates in their cities.

• Deputy Director of The Kresge Foundation’s Education Program, Caroline Altman Smith, penned a piece for the Washington Monthly about the importance of FAFSA completion.

• Berea College was profiled in an in-depth article in The Atlantic. The piece focused on the college’s tuition-free model and its long history of integration.

• College Advising Corps, Latino U College Access, the New York City Department of Education were highlighted in a recent Forbes piece headlined, “Here's How To Improve College Access And Drive Student Success.”  

We always want to know what’s going on with you. Send any news coverage of your organization that you would like to share to Kelly Mae Ross (rosskm@collegeaccess.org), NCAN’s communications manager.