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Tuesday, August 8, 2023 Grant Learnings: Supporting Matriculation and Re-Engaging Students » By Sara Melnick, Chief of Finance and Special Projects, and Matthew Odom, Communications Manager Reading time: Four mi...
Wednesday, August 2, 2023 Report: Latino Degree Attainment Uneven Across US but Critical to Nation’s Future » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director of Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Two minutes There’s substantia...
Monday, June 12, 2023 Trellis Foundation Invests in Texas College Access and Success at NCAN’s 2023 Conference » By: Elizabeth Morgan, Chief of External Relations Reading time: Two minutes The National College Attainment N...
Friday, June 9, 2023 Balancing Books and Baby: Raising Awareness of Pregnant and Parenting Students’ Needs » Reading time: Four minutes With summer winding down and new school year routines kicking in, counselors across the...
Monday, May 15, 2023 Rounding Second: Helping Students Persist Beyond August Attendance » Reading Time: Four minutes The college visits are behind us, award letters have been deciphered, and campus...
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 Use This High School Graduation To-Do List to Keep Supporting Students » Reading time: Three minutes As the school year comes to a close, seniors will be out of the door and moving onto t...
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 Ohio Programs Based on CUNY’s ASAP Model Increase Graduation Rates & Student Earnings » By Colin Hill, Research Analyst, MDRC Reading time: Two minutes Community colleges meet a crucial need for tod...
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 Preparing to Make the Decision » Reading time: Four minutes We have reached the most awkward time of year for all parties involved in the college a...
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 Addressing Summer Melt Starts in the Spring » Reading time: Three minutes Even though it might feel like summer is far away, for some students, summer melt migh...
Friday, January 27, 2023 Don’t Reinvent the Wheel: Learn from Other Schools’ Success Stories » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director of Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Three minutes Before I jump in...
Tuesday, December 20, 2022 Start Your Year Off Right by Refreshing Your College and Career Toolbox » Reading time: Two minutes As January approaches and you consider your new year’s resolutions, here at the National...
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 Tackling Summer Melt in the Fall » Reading time: Three minutes Despite fall still being its early days, it’s never too early to think about freezing...
Sunday, October 9, 2022 How to Launch and Grow Your Postsecondary Career Advising Program » Reading time: Four minutes Over the past decade, a number of National College Attainment Network (NCAN) member org...
Monday, October 3, 2022 uAspire: Financially Safer Schools » By Jonathan Lewis, Senior Director of Research, uAspire Reading time: Three minutes As we head into college ap...
Thursday, September 1, 2022 An Ever-Evolving Approach: Supporting Students' Career Journey » By Angela Bugayong , Senior Director of Program Strategy, with contributions from Elizabeth Jordan Devaney , CEO, S...
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Start Off the School Year Right with a Plan for Postsecondary Preparation » Reading time: 2 min. It’s that stressful time of the year again: new classrooms, new students, and new beginnings...
Tuesday, August 23, 2022 Getting Started with Career Advising for College Students » By: Sara Melnick, Chief of Finance and Special Projects Reading time: 5-6 min. Over the past 10-15 years, ma...
Tuesday, August 16, 2022 Career Advising for College Students: Establishing New Norms for Systems Change » By Shanee Helfer, Bottom Line Reading time: 6 min. We often talk about systems-level change, imagining...
Tuesday, August 2, 2022 Key Questions to Ask Before the School Year Starts » By: Bill DeBaun, Senior Director of Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: 4 min. I get it: no one w...
Monday, August 1, 2022 Career Advising for College Students: Internship Opportunities for All » By: Bijal Parikh, Program Specialist for Four Year Partnerships, CollegeTracks Reading Time: 5 min....
Wednesday, July 27, 2022 Using Career Inventories in Advising Practices » By: Sara Melnick, Chief of Finance and Special Projects Reading Time: 8 min. Career inventories are assessm...
Friday, July 22, 2022 Addressing Hunger on College Campuses » By: Catherine Brown, Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy Reading time: 3 min...
Tuesday, July 12, 2022 Helping Students Make the Most of A Campus-Based Career Center » By: Bijal Parikh, Program Specialist for Four Year Partnerships, CollegeTracks Reading Time: 4-5 min. “...
Friday, June 17, 2022 Guided Pathways: Part of a Comprehensive Career Advising Strategy » By Monique Adorno-Jiménez, The College Place, Jalen Moore, NCAN Communications Intern, and Jenn Satalino, The College Plac...
Thursday, June 9, 2022 As National College Enrollment Declines, College & Career Advising Boosts Rates Among Rural Students » By Noa Meyer, Partner, Philanthropy & Social Impact, BDT & Company and President, rootEd Alliance Reading tim...
Thursday, May 26, 2022 To Reduce Enrollment Declines, Try These 3 Strategies to Get More High School Seniors to College » By MorraLee Keller, Senior Director of Strategic Programming, and Elizabeth Morgan, Chief of External Relations Readi...
Monday, May 2, 2022 Here’s How College Advising Corps Advisers are Celebrating College Signing Day 2022 » By Shameek Robinson and Dr. Ariel Cochrane-Brown, College Advising Corps Reading time: 4 min. Major sports,...
Monday, April 11, 2022 8 Years, 2 States, and 10 High Schools: Reflections on College Signing Day » Reading time: 6 min. When I first started working in the college access and success field, it was hard to find so...
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 Help Seniors 'FINISH Strong' Using NCAN's Guide for CBOs » By Colette Hadley, Senior Director of Consulting Services Reading time:1-2 min. The “FINISH Strong” guide...
Thursday, March 31, 2022 Statewide Campaign Streamlines College Signing Day Planning in Mississippi » By Brandi Lyndall, Director, GEAR UP Outreach, Get2College Reading time: 3 min. In Mississippi, College Sign...
Monday, March 21, 2022 5 Resources to Build Your Mental Wellness Toolkit » Reading time: 2 min. Have you heard? NCAN’s annual Spring Institute is approaching, and we’re talking about it ....
Monday, January 31, 2022 SAT Suite of Assessments is Going Digital » Reading time: 3 min. The College Board announced last week that the full suite of SAT assessments will be going c...
Monday, December 13, 2021 College Board’s BigFuture Goes Mobile-First to Better Serve Students » Reading time: 2-3 min. After attending the NCAN Conference this fall, my colleagues and I were energized and insp...
Monday, October 11, 2021 Reimagining Postsecondary Efforts in Baltimore City Public Schools » Reading time: 4 min. In case you missed it, we had the honor of hosting Dr. Sonja Brookins Santelises, CEO of Bal...
Monday, September 6, 2021 Hear From the Author of the Senior College Seminar Curriculum that High Schools Need » Reading time: 7 min. It’s easy to get resource fatigue when, on a near-weekly basis, NCAN is bringing you the lat...
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