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Thursday, July 21, 2022 NCAN to Support States & Advance Their CCR Policies Through Member Partners » By: Bill DeBaun, Senior Director of Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading Time: 4 min. NCAN will work...
Tuesday, July 12, 2022 NCAN Joins New National Partnership for Student Success » Reading Time: 1-2 min. On July 5, President Joseph Biden announced the launch of the National Partnership...
Monday, June 6, 2022 NCAN Welcomes New Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy » Reading time: 1 min. NCAN is thrilled to welcome our new senior director of policy and advocacy, Catherine Brown....
Monday, January 24, 2022 Meet NCAN’s 2022 Advisory Task Force » By Zenia Henderson, Director of Member & Partner Engagement Reading time: 3 min. NCAN is excited to welc...
Thursday, January 13, 2022 Meet the 2022 NCAN Leading for Equity Fellows » Reading time: Ten minutes NCAN is thrilled to introduce the 12 college attainment professionals who will make up our...
Wednesday, January 12, 2022 NCAN Members and Students Prioritized Policy and Advocacy in 2021 » Reading time: 6-7 min. Heading into year two of the COVID-19 pandemic, NCAN's work to support our members in thei...
Monday, January 10, 2022 NCAN Welcomes New Member Services Associate » Reading time: 1 min. New year, new colleagues! NCAN is excited to welcome David LaNore as our new member services...
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 NCAN Welcomes New Chief of Staff » Reading time: 1 min. After a national search, NCAN is pleased to welcome our new chief of staff, Nancy Washingto...
Sunday, November 28, 2021 NCAN Welcomes Two New Board Members: Jarian Kerekes and Caroline Altman Smith » Reading time: 2 min. In late summer, the NCAN board of directors voted to appoint Mr. Jarian Kerekes and Ms....
Monday, November 8, 2021 The Value of NCAN's Member Services and What Members Can Look Forward To in 2022 » Reading time: 2-3 min. By Zenia Henderson, Director of Member & Partner Engagement As we begin to reflec...
Thursday, October 14, 2021 Denver Public Schools Wins 2021 Partner of the Year Award of Excellence » Reading time: 3 min. Dr. Nathaniel Easley (left), NCAN board president, presents the 2021 Partner of the Year A...
Thursday, October 14, 2021 LEAP Tampa Bay Wins 2021 Member of the Year Award of Excellence » Reading time: 3 min. Chuck Tiernan, senior director, community impact LEAP Tampa Bay College Access Network, at...
Thursday, October 14, 2021 College Beyond’s Dr. Erin Wheeler Wins 2021 Professional of the Year Award of Excellence » Reading time: 3 min. Dr. Erin Wheeler, executive director of College Beyond, accepts the 2021 Professional of t...
Friday, October 1, 2021 A Letter From NCAN's New Program Fellow, Stephanie Breen » Reading time: 2 min. Greetings, NCAN Community, It is with great enthusiasm that I introduce myself to you all...
Wednesday, September 15, 2021 NCAN Welcomes 2 New Staff Members » Reading time: 2 min. Just in time for the new school year, Team NCAN is excited to welcome two new members: Johan...
Friday, July 16, 2021 What to Expect at the 2021 Virtual NCAN Conference » Reading time: 3 min. As you are likely aware, this year’s NCAN conference, " Rebuilding for Postsecondary Equity...
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 Accountability in Minneapolis, But There’s Much More Work Ahead » Reading time: 2 min. The jury’s decision to convict Derek Chauvin in the trial over George Floyd’s death holds on...
Thursday, April 15, 2021 23 States and Cities Receive Grant Funding to Reverse COVID’s Effect on Postsecondary Enrollment » Reading time: 4-5 min. I Know I Can staff display yard signs that will be placed outside the homes of local hi...
Monday, March 22, 2021 Top 5 Reasons to Propose an NCAN 2021 Conference Workshop » Reading time: 2 min. By Jamese Carrell, Member Services Associate, and Elizabeth Morgan, Director of External Re...
Friday, March 5, 2021 Grants Available to Counter COVID’s Effect on the High School to Postsecondary Pipeline » Reading time: 2 min. Reversing years of hard-won gains, the COVID-19 pandemic has decreased the number of new hig...
Friday, February 5, 2021 NCAN Welcomes New Communications Interns » Reading time: 3 min. As we turned the calendar to a new year, the NCAN staff was also fortunate enough to welcome two...
Thursday, December 10, 2020 Fundraising Colleagues Share Pandemic Challenges, Pivots, and Bright Spots » In November, about 25 development professionals who work for NCAN member organizations gathered on Zoom for a one-hour “De...
Monday, November 16, 2020 Survey Says: Here’s What Attendees Thought of NCAN’s First Virtual Conference » How did attendees rate the 2020 NCAN national conference, "Marching Toward Equity," which took place virtually (Sept. 14-1...
Monday, November 2, 2020 NCAN Lets Go of Office Lease; Will Reassess Needs in the Spring » As of the end of our five-year office lease on Oct. 31, NCAN has vacated our physical office space in Washington, D.C. Bec...
Monday, October 5, 2020 NCAN Welcomes Two New Board Members: Catalina Cifuentes & Dr. Sujuan Boutté » In early September, the NCAN Board of Directors voted to appoint Mrs. Catalina Cifuentes and Dr. Sujuan W. Boutté to i...
Wednesday, September 23, 2020 Bottom Line Awarded the 2020 Evergreen Prize at NCAN's National Conference » Bottom Line received the 2020 Evergreen National Education Prize at NCAN's 2020 National Conference, which was held virt...
Thursday, September 17, 2020 College Now Greater Cleveland Wins 2020 Member of the Year Award of Excellence » College Now Greater Cleveland received the Member of the Year Award of Excellence at the 2020 NCAN National Conference, wh...
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 CollegeBound Foundation's Jimmy Tadlock Wins 2020 Professional of the Year Award of Excellence » Jimmy Tadlock, program director at the CollegeBound Foundation, received the Dr. David B. Swedlow Professional of the Year...
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 Talent Development Program at URI Wins 2020 Partner of the Year Award of Excellence » The Talent Development Program at the University of Rhode Island received the 2020 Partner of the Year Award of Excellence...
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 Sharpen Your Skills With NCAN’s New E-Learning System » NCAN is pleased to announce that our new-and-improved e-learning system is now available. The new system will present fo...
Monday, August 17, 2020 What to Expect at a Virtual NCAN Conference » Just in case you haven’t yet heard, this year’s conference, " Marching Toward Equity: NCAN’s 25th Anniversary Conference ,...
Monday, May 18, 2020 Ascendium Vice President Joins NCAN’s Board of Directors » In late April, the NCAN board of directors voted unanimously to appoint Amy Kerwin to its ranks. NCAN is pleased to welc...
Monday, March 16, 2020 NCAN Staff Providing Virtual Office Hours to Members » Although many things about people's and organizations’ daily lives are in limbo at the moment, NCAN and its staff remain a...
Monday, March 16, 2020 COVID-19 & College Access and Success: A Message From NCAN's Director of Member & Partner Engagement » By Zenia Henderson, Director of Member & Partner Engagement "The work of equity requires us to slow down in the m...
Monday, March 9, 2020 To & Through Advising Challenge Panels Draw Partners in the Field, Emphasize Data » By Janai Raphael, Graduate Assistant for Research and Data Analysis Last month, dozens of K-12 and higher education...
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