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Collaboration & Partnerships
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 CBO & Higher Ed Partnership Case Studies - Part IV: Achieve Atlanta & HBCU Partnerships » Reading time: Seven minutes With the generous support of the Scheidel Foundation , the National College Attainme...
Friday, May 9, 2025 CBO & Higher Ed Partnership Case Studies - Part III: NCCPC & State/Regional Collaboration » Reading time: Five minutes With the generous support of the Scheidel Foundation , the National College Attainme...
Thursday, April 17, 2025 CBO & Higher Ed Partnership Case Studies - Part II: College Beyond » Reading time: Five minutes With the generous support of the Scheidel Foundation , the National College Atta...
Friday, April 11, 2025 CBO & Higher Ed Partnership Case Studies - Part I: Onward We Learn » Reading time: Six minutes With the generous support of the Scheidel Foundation , the National College Attainmen...
Monday, November 27, 2023 How to Execute a Statewide FAFSA Summit: Lessons Learned from Four States » Reading time: 13 minutes Ever since the National College Attainment Network (NCAN) attended Idaho's statewide FAF...
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College Access & Success
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 Affordability from the Ground Up: Open Educational Resources » Reading time: Three minutes College is already expensive enough without the added stress of having to pay for text...
Monday, September 29, 2025 Rural Learners Deserve More: Here’s How States Are Stepping Up » By Alessandra Cipriani-Detres, Senior Associate, Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Six minutes Across the co...
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 AIming for Success: Catching Up on NCAN’s AI Pre-Con » By Alessandra Cipriani-Detres, Senior Associate, Strategic Initiatives, and Bill DeBaun, Senior Director, Data and Strateg...
Thursday, September 18, 2025 Strada Guides Field on Using Career Guidance, Labor Market Data in Advising » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director, Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Three minutes Understanding how educa...
Thursday, September 18, 2025 Opening Doors: Strategies to Support Undocumented Students’ Success » Reading time: Two minutes As the National College Attainment Network (NCAN) has extensively covered , undocumente...
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Data, Research, & Evaluation
Thursday, October 16, 2025 Six Findings on Americans' Views of Higher Education » Reading time: Six minutes In July, New America released its 9th annual Varying Degrees survey on higher e...
Sunday, October 5, 2025 Building Better Outcomes with Postsecondary Data: A New Playbook for Districts » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director, Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Four minutes Good intent...
Saturday, October 4, 2025 Taking Student Survey Data Seriously: Insights From 15,000 High Schoolers » By Andrew Schmitz, Senior Managing Director, and Dr. Rachel Martin, Senior Director of Program Learning, at OneGoal...
Thursday, October 2, 2025 NSCRC: HS Class of 2024’s Enrollment Remained Stable, Stubborn Gaps Remain » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director, Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Three minutes The high school cl...
Thursday, September 18, 2025 New Research on College Savings Accounts Highlights Gaps, Financial Literacy » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director, Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Three minutes College savings ac...
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Diversity & Inclusion
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 Breaking Through Barriers: LGBTQ+ Students and the FAFSA Process » Reading Time: Three minutes For many LGBTQ+ students, the path to college is filled with challenges far beyond essa...
Monday, March 24, 2025 Women’s History Month: Passion, Joy, and Drive » Reading time: 10 minutes March commemorates Women’s History Month , which recognizes the strides women have made...
Friday, March 14, 2025 Despite Progress, Women in Higher Ed Still Face Barriers » Reading time: Four minutes Despite progress in gender equity, women in higher education still face significant str...
Thursday, March 13, 2025 Scholarships for Female Students: Expanding Access to Higher Education » Reading time: Two minutes March is Women’s History Month, a time to recognize the strides women have made in educa...
Friday, February 21, 2025 Scholarships Supporting Black Students from Low-Income Backgrounds » Reading time: Three minutes Higher education is a powerful tool for economic and social mobility, yet financial ba...
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Federal Policy & Advocacy
Monday, October 20, 2025 Workforce Pell: You’ve Got Questions, We’ve Got (Some) Answers » By Catherine Brown, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Eight minutes As many National College...
Monday, October 13, 2025 ED’s Proposed College Admissions Survey Raises Concerns » By Catherine Brown, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Three minutes On August 15, the US Depa...
Monday, September 29, 2025 What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Government Shutdown » By Catherine Brown, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Two minutes If you’re feeling like it’s...
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 New Report: College Remains Financially Out of Reach, Students Face $1,500 Gap at Public 4-Years » By Louisa Woodhouse, Senior Associate, Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Two minutes Despite widespread reco...
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Conference Panelists Call for Courage to Meet Political Moment » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director, Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Six minutes “If you’re scared, y...
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Financial Aid
19 hours ago Updated FAFSA Guidance for Mixed-Status Families » Reading time: Five minutes As FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid, completion season is well underw...
Monday, October 13, 2025 Data-Sharing Guidance for Scholarship Providers » By Catherine Brown, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Three minutes As many National College At...
Thursday, September 25, 2025 Ohio Proclamation Kicks Off FAFSA Cycle » Reading time: Two minutes Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completion by Ohio students has been a criti...
Monday, September 15, 2025 FSA Shares FAFSA Successes and Policy Updates at #NCAN2025 » By Catherine Brown, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy Reading time: Three minutes Aaron Lemon-Strauss,...
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 5 Free Tools Every College-Bound Student Should Know » Reading time: Three minutes Preparing for college can feel overwhelming for students and their families, from mana...
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Member News
Thursday, October 16, 2025 One-on-One with Damon Jiggetts, New President & CEO of ACCESS College Foundation » Reading time: Four minutes Damon Jiggetts was recently named as ACESS College Foundation ’s President and CEO aft...
Friday, October 3, 2025 TxCAN Wants Your Best Ideas for Their Pitch Competition » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director, Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Two minutes Do you have a promis...
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 Member of the Month - October 2025: Tiffany Haddon » Reading time: Three minutes Congratulations to our October 2025 Member of the Month (MeMo) Tiffany Haddon! Nation...
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 Member of the Month - September 2025: Richard Gonzalez » Reading time: Four minutes Congratulations to our September 2025 Member of the Month (MeMo) Richard Gonzalez! Nati...
Monday, July 21, 2025 Member of the Month - August 2025: Trent Ball » Reading time: Four minutes Congratulations to our August 2025 Member of the Month (MeMo) Trent Ball ! Natio...
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