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Friday, December 22, 2023 Awards of Excellence Winners at #NCAN2023 » Reading time: Two minutes The National College Attainment Network (NCAN) is proud to have presented the winners of...
Monday, November 6, 2023 NCAN 2024 Advisory Task Force Application Now Open! » Reading time: Two minutes The National College Attainment Network's (NCAN) Advisory Task Force is now...
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 #NCAN2023: What It's Like Wearing A "First-Time Attendee" Ribbon » Reading time: Four minutes Have you ever attended a National College Attainment Network (NCAN) Conference? I’m ref...
Monday, October 23, 2023 #NCAN2023: Uniting for Equity in Dallas » Reading time: Four minutes Last week, the National College Attainment Network (NCAN) 2023 National Conference brou...
Wednesday, October 18, 2023 Two New Members Join NCAN’s Board of Directors » Reading time: Two minutes The National College Attainment Network (NCAN) has welcomed two new members to the organizati...
Monday, October 2, 2023 NCAN 2022-23 Year In Review: Standing Up for Equity » Reading time: 21 minutes On the heels of a challenging year focused on pandemic recovery, 2022-23 delivered...
Monday, July 31, 2023 NCAN Mailbag July 2023: Measuring Completion, Fit and Match, & Assessing Affirmative Action Changes » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director of Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Seven minutes National College...
Monday, July 24, 2023 Summit Brings Attendees Together from Across the Country for Better FAFSA Training » Reading time: Two minutes Note: Since this article was originally published, FSA has announce...
Friday, February 17, 2023 Why Dallas? Uniting for Equity at NCAN 2023 » By Elizabeth Morgan, Chief of External Relations and Zenia Henderson, Chief Program Officer Read time: Three minutes...
Monday, February 13, 2023 Forget Valentine’s Day—Celebrate PELLentine’s Day With Us Instead! » By Nhan La, Communications Intern Reading time: Two minutes Love it or hate it, we’ve all heard of Valentine’s...
Monday, January 23, 2023 NCAN Announces 10 Grant Winners » By Zenia Henderson, Chief Program Officer Reading time: Two minutes The National College Attainment Network (N...
Friday, January 6, 2023 New Year, New Us: Team NCAN’s 2023 Resolutions » Reading time: One minute The new year is traditionally a time for many of us to make resolutions and set goals, both pe...
Thursday, December 15, 2022 Blog Posts You Might Have Missed from 2022 » Reading time: Two minutes Last week, NCAN highlighted the top blog posts that you, our readers’ and members’, fo...
Friday, December 9, 2022 NCAN’s Top Blog Posts of 2022 » Reading time: Two minutes As 2022 winds to a close, the National College Attainment Network (NCAN) is looking back at t...
Friday, December 2, 2022 NCAN in 2022: Building Momentum in College Access » Reading time: Five minutes 2022 was a notable year not only for the National College Attainment Network (NCAN), but al...
Monday, November 28, 2022 Who are NCAN Employees Supporting on this GivingTuesday? » Reading time: Two minutes Today is GivingTuesday , a day when people worldwide, including National College Attainment...
Monday, November 21, 2022 Supporting Students through Trauma and Violence: Tips, Tools, and a Call to Action » Reading time: Four minutes As we gear up for yet another holiday season, I’m certainly reflecting on all of the th...
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 NCAN Receives Grant to Improve Postsecondary Transitions for Students with Learning Differences » Reading time: Three minutes The National College Attainment Network (NCAN) is pleased to announce receipt of...
Thursday, October 20, 2022 Application Periods Open for Two New NCAN Grants » Reading time: Two minutes The National College Attainment Network (NCAN) is pleased to announce the receipt of two...
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 Three Lightning Talks: Is There a Right to Postsecondary Attainment? » Reading time: One minute The National College Attainment Network (NCAN)'s return to an in-person conference this year...
Monday, October 17, 2022 NCAN Receives Grant to Support Student Mental Wellness » By Elizabeth Morgan, Chief of External Relations Reading time: Two minutes Update as of October 17, 2022 :...
Monday, October 17, 2022 National Student Clearinghouse and NCAN Collaborate to Improve College and Career Readiness » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director of Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Two minutes The National Colle...
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 Carnegie Corporation of NY Continues Investing in NCAN’s Member Capacity Building » Reading time: Three minutes We are pleased to announce that the Carnegie Corporation of New York has renewed its...
Monday, October 10, 2022 #NCAN2022: A First-Timer’s Perspective » Reading time: Three minutes Day One Truth moment: I’d never attended the NCAN conference in-person. I was ner...
Monday, September 19, 2022 Celebrating a Career Committed to Increasing Equity in Education: Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum » Reading time: 4 min. The NCAN community had the honor of hearing from Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum–award-winning auth...
Monday, September 19, 2022 NCAN Welcomes Two New Board Members: Bernard McCune & Doug Shapiro » Reading time: 2 min. In late August, the NCAN board of directors voted to appoint Dr. Bernard McCune and Dr. Doug...
Monday, September 19, 2022 M³ Wins 2022 Partner of the Year Award of Excellence » Reading time: 2 min. Ericca Pollack, coordinator of the College and Career Centers, Milwaukee Public Schools (s...
Monday, September 19, 2022 MOSLF’s Melissa Findley Wins 2022 Professional of the Year Award of Excellence » Reading time: 2.5 min. Melissa Findley, executive director of the Missouri Scholarship & Loan Foundation (MO...
Monday, September 19, 2022 OneGoal Wins 2022 Member of the Year Award of Excellence » Reading time: 2.5 min. OneGoal received the Member of the Year Award of Excellence at the 2022 NCAN National Conf...
Thursday, September 1, 2022 NCAN’s 2021-22 Reflection: Welcome Progress, Familiar Inequities » /* This year was marked by encouraging signs of recovery, resilience, and real progress. Many of us returned to in-person...
Monday, August 22, 2022 Conference Plenary Speakers Bring the Heat to Atlanta » By: Zenia Henderson, Chief Program Officer Reading time: 3 min. While summer begins to wind dow...
Thursday, August 4, 2022 15 College and Career Readiness Fellows Announced » Reading time: 2 min. NCAN is excited to announce the selection of a cohort of 15 College and Career Readiness (CC...
Wednesday, August 3, 2022 E-Learning Courses Ready for Your Training Needs » By: MorraLee Keller, Senior Director of Strategic Programming Reading time: 1-2 min. As we begin this n...
Thursday, July 21, 2022 Atlanta Will Host NCAN 2022; Here’s What to Check Out » By: Bill DeBaun, Senior Director of Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading Time: 3 min. As NCAN gears up for...
Thursday, July 21, 2022 NCAN Welcomes New Program Associate » NCAN is excited to welcome our new program associate, Caroline Doglio (She/Her/Hers)! Caroline will assist NCAN with stren...
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