Last week, NCAN highlighted the top blog posts that you, our readers’ and members’, found interesting in 2022. This week, we want to turn our attention to
posts you might have missed. As a reminder, all our blog posts can be found on this web page.
In 2018, the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) launched the Degrees When Due (DWD) initiative. The goal was to re-engage stopped-out students, provide targeted support to improve degree completion, and award degrees to students who had earned
sufficient credits. Earlier this year, IHEP released the results of the initiative. The report highlights the DWD framework and history, barriers to re-enrollment and persistence that returning adult students face, research findings from the initiative,
and a comprehensive list of recommendations to consider. This blog post summarizes the
report.
At NCAN, we find that scholarship providers that undertake a program assessment are often surprised to find that there are many ways to streamline operations and make greater impact for their students. Foundations can move away from a complex donor-driven
scholarship program and expand their educational grant making to a postsecondary attainment initiative featuring strategic, needs-based scholarship awards supported by current and new donors. This blog post explores how.
By the conclusion of the 2021-22 academic year, four states had implemented universal FAFSA policies: Louisiana, Illinois, Alabama, and Texas. FAFSA completion is a requirement for high school graduation, but students can opt-out. These policies aim to
increase the number of students completing the FAFSA and accessing available federal and state financial aid, ideally with knock-on effects of increasing college matriculation and completion. This blog post digs deeper into the implications of these policies.
September 14: Student Panel at NCAN 2022 Confronts U.S. Affordability Crisis
At NCAN’s 2022 National Conference in Atlanta, GA, a plenary session titled “Advancing Access to Financial Aid” featured three college students served by NCAN members talking about the real-life implications of federal, state, and institutional aid programs.
The panel was moderated by Naomi Harris, national higher education reporter for Open Campus Media. This blog post dives
into the details and implications of their discussion.
For NCAN Chief Program Officer Zenia Henderson, the NCAN 2022 National Conference was exciting and encouraging for herself and fellow BIPOC attendees. In her own words, “I observed many of my peers engaged in uplifting, intimate, and very real conversations
throughout our time in Atlanta that I’m confident are helping us move a little lighter and hold our heads a little higher.” Read more about her reflections in this blog post.
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