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Wednesday, October 5, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) What Promise Programs Tell Us about Free College » By Carrie Warick , Director of Policy and Advocacy How will a free college program affect low-income students? New Am...
Tuesday, October 4, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Today’s College Students: Overcoming Misconceptions » By Courtney Argenti , Graduate Policy Intern The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Lumina Founda...
Monday, October 3, 2016 NCAN Study Confirms Lack of Awareness about Student Aid for College » Almost all low-income students are eligible to receive federal grant aid for college, but NCAN members are well aware of h...
Friday, September 30, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) White House Honors NCAN Members as "Champions of Change" » By Allie Ciaramella , Communications Manager NCAN Executive Director Kim Cook and representatives from multiple...
Friday, September 30, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) New Campaign to Help Students Get Money for College » The National College Access Network (NCAN) today launched a new national campaign to encourage high school seniors t...
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) "We've Witnessed the Challenges These Families Face" » By Teddy Gelderman and Kim Horner, Northfield TORCH NCAN members work with students every day whose unwavering aspir...
Friday, September 23, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Takeaways From NCAN's First-Ever Advocacy Institute » By Courtney Argenti , Graduate Policy Intern College access and success professionals expanded their advocacy an...
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 Academic Success Program Wins 2016 College Access Organization Award of Excellence » Academic Success Program received the College Access Organization Award of Excellence today at NCAN’s 2016 annual conferen...
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 College Forward’s Austin Buchan Wins 2016 Executive Leadership Award of Excellence » Austin Buchan, Executive Director of College Forward, received the Executive Leadership Award of Excellence today at the 2...
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 Project GRAD Houston's Ramiro Fonseca Wins 2016 College Access Practitioner Award » Ramiro Fonseca of Project GRAD Houston was awarded the Dr. David B. Swedlow Memorial College Access Practitioner Award of...
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 College Crusade of Rhode Island Wins Khanfidence Builder Award » The College Crusade of Rhode Island received The Khanfidence Builder Award today at NCAN’s 2016 National Conference in Det...
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 NCAN's 2016 Champion of College Access: Kellie Dean » Kellie Dean won the Bob Craves Champion of College Access Award today at NCAN’s 21st national conference, held in Detroit,...
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) U. of Missouri System Interim President: Talk to Students About Race » By Allie Ciaramella , Communications Manager College access and success professionals should be talking to stud...
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) It's Time to Streamline the FAFSA » Carrie Warick , Director of Policy and Advocacy Updated 10.12.16 - For the most up to date version of this proposal a...
Monday, September 19, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Discovery Education Executive Joins NCAN’s National Board of Directors » By Allie Ciaramella , Communications Manager Lori McFarling, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer...
Friday, September 16, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) How College Goal Sunday Sites Boosted FAFSA Completion Last Year » By Courtney Argenti , Graduate Research Intern NCAN is committed to providing effective and digestible tools...
Thursday, September 15, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) College Scorecard Updated » Carrie Warick , Director of Policy and Advocacy With each new college admissions season comes a fresh group of college...
Tuesday, September 13, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) NCAN and Exponent Partners Release Two-Part Series on Being Data-Driven » Bill DeBaun, Director of Data and Evaluation This week, NCAN and Exponent Partners released a two-part white paper s...
Monday, September 12, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Your One-Stop Shop for FAFSA Resources » By Allie Ciaramella , Communications Manager To help ensure that students, parents and counselors are prepared...
Wednesday, September 7, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) NCAN Releases Benchmarking Project Round 3 Results » By Bill DeBaun, Director of Data and Evaluation Students served by NCAN members are still enrolling at rates greatly e...
Tuesday, September 6, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) "File the FAFSA – No Matter What!" » By Amy Keir, Oregon Office of Student Access and Completion NCAN members work with students every day whose u...
Friday, September 2, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Nonprofits Can Lobby, Too! » Carrie Warick , Director of Policy and Advocacy Often in my work, I hear, "Oh, we're a nonprofit; we can't lobby." A...
Thursday, September 1, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Anecdote of a Newcomer Working Her Way In: Meet Our Newest Staffer » By Courtney Argenti , Graduate Policy Intern Within my first week as a graduate policy intern, I have been ins...
Friday, August 26, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Introduce Your First-Gen, Lower-Income Students to Top Colleges with The TalentED Project » By The TalentED Project The TalentED Project is a new, free digital platform that connects college access an...
Tuesday, August 23, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) What Our Students Learned at “Beating the Odds” » By Allie Ciaramella , Communications Manager July 19 was a proud day for many NCAN members, as our students were welco...
Tuesday, August 23, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Reflections From NCAN’s Idea Incubators on Data and Evaluation » By Bill DeBaun , Director of Data and Evaluation This summer, NCAN held a series of four “Idea Incubators ” to tackle...
Tuesday, August 23, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Higher Ed in the Presidential Election » By Carrie Warick , Director of Policy and Advocacy There’s no way to avoid it: 2016 is an election year in full-swing....
Tuesday, August 23, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) In Their Own Words: NCAN Members and Students on Why We Must #FixFAFSA » By Allie Ciaramella , Communications Manager NCAN is publishing a series of stories from network members and their stu...
Tuesday, August 23, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Start Your Engines: FAFSA Launches in 38 Days » By Elizabeth Morgan , Director of External Relations Back-to-school season this year comes with an improvement for hig...
Tuesday, August 23, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) "You Will Feel As If You Are Free." » By Tiera LeBlanc, Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance NCAN members work with students every day whose...
Monday, August 22, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Data Resource Roundup, Vol. 4 » By Bill DeBaun , Director of Data and Evaluation Welcome to the fourth edition of the Data Resource Roundup! In this...
Thursday, August 18, 2016 Update: FAFSA Completion Data-Sharing Among States » By Paula Acevedo , Graduate Policy Assistant It’s been more than two years since the Obama Administration expan...
Tuesday, August 16, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) "Our Students Need Our Support and Our Voices More Than Ever" » By Alan Byrd, Jr., co-chair of St. Louis Graduates and dean of enrollment at the University of Missouri-St. Louis N...
Monday, August 15, 2016 NCAN, NCLC and Scholarship America Launch New Voices Coalition » By Carrie Warick , Director of Partnerships and Policy The National College Access Network, the National Campus...
Monday, August 8, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) 18 and at the White House - NCAN Students at Beating the Odds » Paula Acevedo , Graduate Policy Assistant On July 19, 2016, two students from CollegeCommunityCareer in Housto...
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