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The deadline for proposals to present at NACAC’s 2018 National Conference has been extended to Jan. 18.
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It’s a time of uncertainly and fear for undocumented students.
DACA recipients will lose protection from deportation in March. And although lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have voiced support for the DREAM Act, disagreements over border security and other issues have stalled legislative action.
Yet despite current conditions, college counselors and admission officers are uniquely positioned to offer support and hope to young immigrants, author/activist Julissa Arce noted during a Tuesday #NACACreads chat.
Continue reading #NACACreads Author Shares Resources to Help Undocumented Students
An estimated 65,000 undocumented immigrants graduate from US high schools each year.
In 2001, Julissa Arce was one of those students.
Join us Tuesday for a #NACACreads discussion of her book: My (Underground) American Dream. The author/activist will participate in the hour-long Twitter discussion, and there will be plenty of opportunities for you to share your own thoughts and discuss strategies to help undocumented youth access higher education.
Enjoying winter break?
So are we. NACAC offices are closed Dec. 25 through Jan. 1.
Check back for a new post on Jan. 2. Until then, enjoy these top stories from 2017.
Congress has signaled it’s ready to tackle reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA), but a bill introduced last week in the US House of Representatives has NACAC and other education organizations concerned.
“While NACAC agrees that the HEA needs to be reauthorized, this bill goes about it in the wrong way,” Michael Rose, NACAC’s director for government relations noted in a press release. “After an initial review, it is clear this bill reduces or eliminates student protections against fraud and abuse, and further dilutes the federal contribution to improving access to postsecondary education.”
Continue reading ICYMI: NACAC Opposes HEA Reauthorization Legislation
Can you believe it’s already December? That means our next #NACACreads book chat is just a month away.
On Jan. 9, we’ll discuss My (Underground) American Dream with author Julissa Arce.
An estimated 65,000 undocumented immigrants graduate from US high schools each year. In 2001, Arce was one of those students.
Continue reading Help Shape the Upcoming #NACACreads Discussion
#GivingTuesday is Nov. 28. Support your college admission colleagues by donating to the Imagine Fund on this global day of giving.
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A NACAC past president is one of six educators selected for the US Department of Education’s School Ambassador Fellowship program.
Patrick O’Connor, associate dean of college counseling at Cranbrook Schools (MI), will lend his expertise to conversations about national education policy as part of the program.
Other fellows selected for the 2017-18 cohort include educators from Colorado, Wyoming, California, and Washington, DC. This year marks the first time in the program’s 10-year history that a school counselor has been selected for the fellowship.
Continue reading Patrick O’Connor Selected for School Ambassador Fellowship
An estimated 65,000 undocumented immigrants graduate from US high schools each year.
In 2001, Julissa Arce was one of those students.
“I graduated in the top 5 percent of my class,” she wrote in her memoir, My (Underground) American Dream. “I was all smiles. My whole family was proud of me. And all of us were worried.”
Join us Jan. 9 for a #NACACreads discussion of Arce’s book and the challenges undocumented students face as they make their way to and through higher education. Arce will participate in the hour-long Twitter chat, which kicks off at 9 p.m. ET.
Continue reading ‘My (Underground) American Dream’ Selected for #NACACreads
Want to learn more about the findings included in NACAC’s latest State of College Admission?
Melissa Clinedinst, NACAC’s associate director of research, will present report highlights Thursday during a free webinar.
The presentation kicks off at 2 p.m. ET. Tune in to learn about factors in the admission decision, the college acceptance rate, and student-to-counselor ratios.
Continue reading Webinar: Explore NACAC’s State of College Admission Report