Should student activism influence college admission decisions?
Tune into Admissions Live today at 11 a.m. ET to learn how colleges are responding to student disciplinary actions stemming from political protests.
Host Adam Castro will be joined by NACAC President-Elect Stefanie Niles and Eric Hoover, a senior writer at The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Continue reading Learn More About Student Activism and the Admission Process
The ideal student-to-counselor ratio is 250-to-1. But only three states—New Hampshire, Vermont, and Wyoming—meet that standard.
Discuss the implications for students and the profession during a March 12 Facebook Live Q&A.
NACAC has created a digital resource for colleges and universities to report how disciplinary actions related to activism will be factored into the admission process.
The tool, launched last week, was created in recognition that a number of students across the nation are organizing protests in response to the recent school shooting in Parkland, Florida.
Once counselor and Imagine Grant recipient Kimberly McGuire noticed an ongoing problem in her district, she couldn’t let it go. She knew she had to find a way to help students stay focused on their goal of college attendance.
“A lot of times counselors get pulled outside of their role during the school year. We thought, if we could start over the summer, perhaps we could inspire these students throughout the year to maintain contact with their counselors and give them the tools so they can start the research on their own,” McGuire said.
“We just see so many gaps. This is something that’s needed.”
McGuire, along with fellow Savannah-Chatham County public school counselors Kim Jackson-Allen and Chiquita Polite, developed the Post-Secondary Readiness through Intervention, Mentoring, and Exposure (PRIME) Summer College Readiness Workshop and Tour.
Continue reading Imagine Grant Helps Students Explore Postsecondary Options
College is going to the dogs.
And cats. And snakes. And turtles. And rabbits. And pretty much any other pet you can think of under 40 pounds.
Lyon College in Arkansas announced in January that it would join a small number of colleges that allow students to bring pets with them to live on campus.
Continue reading Pet-Friendly Campuses Provide a Draw for Students
More than 160 NACAC members traveled to Capitol Hill this morning to meet with members of Congress.
The visits are part of the association’s annual advocacy meeting, which brings together members from both sides of the desk to advocate on behalf of students.
Continue reading NACAC Members Advocate for Students on Capitol Hill
Do you have a story that could inspire others as they make their way to and through college?
If so, the Better Make Room team wants to hear from you.
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The challenges faced by first-generation college students are well-documented, and according to new data, some of those hurdles begin to crop up in high school.
A research brief from the National Center for Education Statistics found that students whose parents did not go to college were less likely to enroll in challenging high school courses than their peers.
Continue reading First-Gen Students Less Likely to Access Rigorous Coursework in High School
Tuition-free college? It sounds too good to be true, but for some transfer students in Wisconsin and Oregon, it will soon be a reality.
Continue reading Colleges Create Tuition-Free Pathways for Transfer Students
In a statement released earlier this week, NACAC voiced opposition to President Trump’s budget proposal, noting that the plan “stortchanged” students at all levels.
The proposal cuts funding for the Department of Education by 10.5 percent in fiscal year 2019 and abolishes several critical programs that help make college more affordable.
