September 16, 2009 

This year has presented back-to-school experiences unlike any I can recall in my 30 plus years of working in education. At all levels, students are returning to schools and colleges this fall facing unprecedented challenges.

Pathways to College Act Update; Back to School in Record Numbers; Congress Back in Session: Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, 2010 Appropriations; NACAC Releases Fact Sheet on Direct Loan Program

Admission Trends Survey: Q&A with NACAC’s Assistant Director of Research

Guidance Office: Soliciting Questions for the President of NACAC; Journal of College Admission Call for Articles; Keeping up with Admitted: The Official Blog of NACAC; Updated Information on Swine Flu from the Centers for Disease Control

Get Students Ready for the College Application Process with the Knowledge Center; New Additions

Registration; Preconference Events; “Mega Session” on Standardized Testing; Exhibitor Presentations; College Tours; Counselors’ College Fair; Community Service Project, Networking; Check Your Inbox for Important Info; Imagine Raffle; Sponsors

Help your colleagues in need by contributing online to the Imagine Fund.

US Department of State Offers Gilman Scholarship; Save the Date for CERPP Conference

NACAC remembers Mary Anne Schwalbe

Follow the latest job changes, retirements and opportunities available in the profession.

Exams Do Not Have to Be Life’s Final Test; U-Texas Pulls Out of Merit Scholarship Program; Darlington Dean Named to Auburn Admissions Board; Blow to National Merit Scholarships; Wary of Debt, More Students Are Deciding Against College