Does your college use agents to recruit international students?
In a new article published by NACAC, Jake Reckford, a client manager at IDP Connect, shares his perspective on what it takes to develop successful institution-agent partnerships.
The piece is offered in conjunction with a series of NACAC resource papers designed to help institutions that work with agents in the college admission process.
Continue reading New Paper Offers Guidance on Institution-Agent Partnerships
Eight out of 10 college presidents report that student mental health has become more of a priority on their campuses over the past three years, according to a new survey from the American Council on Education (ACE).
The finding comes at a time when the number of students visiting campus counseling services continues to rise. As one president wrote: “Mental health has become a major issue for retention and the general well-being of our students . . . This is in my top three areas of improvement for my college.”
A new episode of NACAC’s College Admissions Decoded podcast is now available.
In the episode, admission leaders discuss pressures from campus stakeholders, the responsibility to serve families, and how colleges are adapting to the rapid evolution of the prospective college student.
Chief enrollment officers have a full plate.
In addition to overseeing admission operations, they often play a role in student success efforts and help ensure an institution fulfills the promise of its mission, NACAC member Angel B. Pérez writes in a recent opinion column published by Inside Higher Ed.
Continue reading Member View: Enrollment Leaders Have an Important Role to Play
Editor’s note: This post was originally published on Admitted in August 2018. It’s being republished as part of NACAC’s Best of the Blog series.
Heading off to college can be an anxiety-ridden process for all teens, but first-generation and low-income students experience “a whole different level of stress,” NACAC member Andrew Moe wrote in a op-ed for the Hechinger Report.
As a result, such students are far more likely than their peers to “melt” — a term used to describe the phenomenon of students who enroll in college but fail to show up in the fall.
Continue reading Member View: Easing the College Transition for First-Gen Students
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Foster children in Pennsylvania will soon be able to attend college tuition-free.
A new state law extends the offer to anyone who spent time in foster care at age 16 or older, including students who have since aged out of the system or been adopted. Twenty-eight other states offer similar waivers for foster youth, according to The Allentown Morning Call.
Continue reading Pennsylvania OKs Tuition Waivers for Foster Kids
Undocumented students in Colorado are now eligible for state financial aid.
Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill into law this spring approving the change. The new policy builds on prior legislation that extended in-state tuition rates to undocumented students.
Continue reading Colorado Extends State Financial Aid to Undocumented Students
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Inequities in opportunity begin far before college, according to a recent report.
In fact, the social class a child is born into is a better predictor than academic test scores when it comes to calculating future earning power, research from Georgetown University’s Center for Education and the Workforce shows.
Continue reading Report: Social Class—Not Smarts—Is A Better Predictor of Academic Success