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NCAN News
11 hours ago Journey to 30: NCAN Celebrates Three Decades of Impact » By Zenia Henderson, Chief Program Officer Reading time: Four minutes 2025 marks an exciting milestone for the...
Tuesday, January 7, 2025 Meet the 2025 NCAN Advisory Task Force! » Reading time: 15 minutes The National College Attainment Network (NCAN) is thrilled to announce its 2025 Advisory Ta...
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 Check Out NCAN’s Top Blog Posts of 2024 » Reading time: Two minutes The National College Attainment Network (NCAN) team wishes you a Happy New Year! As we s...
Monday, December 23, 2024 NCAN Staff Share Their 2025 Resolutions » Reading time: Two minutes The new year is traditionally a time for many of us to make resolutions and set goals, b...
Thursday, December 19, 2024 Blog Posts You Might Have Missed this Year » Reading time: Three minutes As per tradition, the National College Attainment Network (NCAN) uses the new year to...
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Opinion
Monday, November 25, 2024 Still They Rise: Encouraging Black Student Enrollment Beyond 2024 » Reading time: Four minutes I was a junior at Howard University in November 2008, serving as a student reporter for...
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 I’m Excited for Dr. Mandy Savitz-Romer’s Webinar Series; You Should Be, Too! » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director, Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Two minutes ...
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 College Enrollment Crisis Looming this Fall » Reading time: Two minutes It often feels as though students, families, and those aiding in Free Application for Fe...
Monday, July 17, 2023 Opinion: Give HBCUs Their Full Slice of the Pie Post SCOTUS Ruling » Reading time: Four minutes I saw a tweet a few days after the Supreme Court ruling on race conscious admissions...
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 Opinion: Transgender Students Deserve Our Support and Protection » Reading time: Five minutes This article is part of an opinion series from the National College Attainment Network...
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State Policy & Advocacy
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Virginia Focuses Efforts on Pell-Eligible Students » Reading time: Three minutes The Virginia General Assembly originally passed legislation in 2022 ( HB30 ) that allo...
Monday, September 9, 2024 Announcing NCAN’s 2024 Policy Council » By Catherine Brown, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy Reading time: 18 minutes The National College Attainm...
Sunday, June 16, 2024 Alaska's “FAFSA Raffle” Offers Innovative Approach to FAFSA Completion » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director, Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Three minutes In a novel legis...
Friday, April 26, 2024 NY Adds Universal FAFSA; IN and NH’s Implementation Yielding Gains » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director, Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Five minutes The recent passage...
Friday, April 19, 2024 Minnesota’s Policy Model for Transforming College Enrollment » By Ezequiel Jimenez, Program Intern and Alessandra Cipriani-Detres, Program Associate Reading time: Six minutes...
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Student Views
Monday, September 23, 2024 Student Voices Show Benefits of Expanding Student Supports » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director, Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Five minutes Above: From left...
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 Test Anxiety and the Student’s Struggle » By Nicklas Bara, MD/MBA student at Michigan State University Reading time: Four minutes Students struggle with...
Friday, March 29, 2024 The Power of Collective Student Voice: Stories from NCAN’s Hill Day » Reading time: Five minutes Having held over 100 meetings with Congressional offices and representing 25 states, memb...
Monday, October 30, 2023 Member-Served Students’ Voices Add to NCAN 2023 » Bill DeBaun, Senior Director of Data and Strategic Services Reading time: Five minutes National College Attain...
Thursday, August 10, 2023 Students’ Experiences Shape Their Actions and Outcomes; How Do We Consider Them? » By Bill DeBaun, Senior Director of Data and Strategic Initiatives Reading time: Four minutes More than a decad...
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Archived Blogs (2017 and older)
Friday, December 22, 2017 NCAN Meets with Secretary DeVos » One of NCAN’s primary goals is to make the voice of our members heard at all levels. I recently had the opportunity to tak...
Thursday, December 14, 2017 Infographic: The Leaky FAFSA Pipeline » Late last month, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hosted a hearing on propos...
Tuesday, December 12, 2017 Breaking Down the PROSPER Act: "One Loan" » This is the fifth installment in NCAN's blog series on various proposals contained in the Promoting Real Opportunit...
Monday, December 11, 2017 Breaking Down the PROSPER Act: Consumer Information and FAFSA Simplification » This is the fourth installment in NCAN's blog series on various proposals contained in the Promoting Rea...
Friday, December 8, 2017 Breaking Down the PROSPER Act: "One Work-Study" » This is the third installment in NCAN's blog series on various proposals contained in the Promoting Real Oppor...
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