NCAN Welcomes New Cohort of Member Advocates

The National College Attainment Network (NCAN) is thrilled to announce a class of NCAN Member Advocacy Fellows — 33 college attainment practitioners who, over the next year, will engage in national higher education policy discussions.

Each of the fellows have recruited two current college students to join them in this advocacy work. These 66 students collectively represent powerful voices to inform lawmakers of the great impact policy decisions can have on college access, affordability, and attainment.

Shown below is a table of the participating NCAN members and a map of the states they represent.

Both the staff and student fellows will engage in efforts like NCAN’s 2020 #Thankful4Pell #DoublePell Advocacy Week Campaign (Nov. 16-20). This campaign centered on expressing to Congress how important the Pell Grant is to student success, and how doubling the maximum award would help restore the purchasing power of this crucial federal aid.

Through this new fellowship, NCAN continues to expand the breadth of its membership that is leading on advocacy. We are grateful for the growing consensus among our members that advocacy must be a part of a broader portfolio of strategies to support student success. NCAN remains steadfast in its commitment to building our members’ capacity to advocate, in spirit of our shared mission to close equity gaps in postsecondary attainment for all students.

NCAN thanks the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for its generous support of our federal policy advocacy program.