In the college access and success field, professionals often find themselves working with students who hold identities different than their own. In this work, it is important for professionals to have an understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion, as it is an integral piece to being able to serve students well and advocate on their […]

Hear from current students about their experiences writing essays for college applications and scholarships. Get answers to the most common questions about essay writing from our faculty and admissions staff!

Join us for a 60-minute session that will highlight Dr. Bledsoe’s personal story and his experience as a young Black youth who spoke with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the effect that interaction had on his life trajectory, living in the segregated South during the 1960s. Dr. Bledsoe will also share his SAAB student-driven […]

The National Student Clearinghouse's StudentTracker service is an invaluable resource for districts, schools, and college access and success programs. Using StudentTracker, programs can receive individual-level data on students’ postsecondary outcomes. Despite the usefulness of this data, many, many programs and practitioners are daunted by, or stumble over, analyzing the files they get back from the NSC. […]

At the end of 2020, Congress enacted and the president signed into law a government funding and COVID relief package that included several sweeping higher education developments via the FAFSA Simplification Act. NCAN members, join us for this deep dive session with esteemed financial aid expert Mark Kantrowitz to walk through the substantial changes that […]

With the latest omnibus spending/COVID relief bill passed, there are several ways financial aid will change. Carrie Warick will join us to share an update on how student-centered approaches will improve access to financial aid, including FAFSA simplification, expanded Pell eligibility and changes to expected family contribution (EFC). These changes will better equip families as they build […]

After being accepted to college, you’ll receive a financial aid offer that outlines your financial aid eligibility at that specific school. Each financial aid offer will contain similar information overall, but since there’s no standard format they can be difficult to interpret. In this session you’ll learn how to decipher each financial aid offer so […]