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NACAC joins admission redesign panel at NPEA conference
By Rachel Williams, NACAC Communications Arlington, VA (April 29, 2024) - To make college admission more equitable, institutions should look more deeply into a student’s body of work from secondary school to assess their performance and college readiness. That [...]
NACAC selects strategy firm to design new center that reimagines college access
By Rachel Williams, NACAC Communications Arlington, VA (April 5, 2024) - Education First, a national, mission-driven strategy and policy organization with deep expertise in education improvement, has been selected to help bring NACAC’s vision for a new center [...]
NACAC joins panel to help advise faith-based colleges as they reconsider admission post-SFFA
By Rachel Williams, NACAC Communications In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court striking down the use of race-conscious admission, faith-based institutions of higher education should consider how their efforts to support underrepresented and minority groups are an [...]
NACAC and other associations urge extensions on May 1 commitment deadlines
(Arlington, VA) January 31, 2024 — The Department of Education (ED) recently announced that it will now update, in accordance with the law, the tables used to protect a portion of a family’s income from being considered available for college expenses by inflation-adjusted amounts, which [...]
NACAC secures grant money to design new Center for Reimagining College Access
By Rachel Williams, NACAC Communications Arlington, VA (December 4, 2023) - With support from Lumina Foundation, NACAC is building the framework for a new Center for Reimagining College Access that will make postsecondary education more equitable and accessible than ever before. The [...]
NACAC CEO joins New York public education chancellors to advocate for stronger education-to-career partnerships
By Rachel Williams, NACAC Communications Arlington, VA (November 14, 2023) - Partnerships that better connect students to postsecondary education and career opportunities are the future, said Angel B. Pérez, NACAC CEO, in a virtual panel discussion hosted by New York City [...]
In partnership with Civic Nation, NACAC college fair attendees register to vote
By Rachel Williams, NACAC Communications Arlington, VA (October 17, 2023) - In partnership with Civic Nation, 121 students registered to vote while attending the NACAC National College Fair in Portland, Oregon on Oct. 8-9. Civic Nation hosted their ALL IN Campus [...]
Elevate Equity report offers challenges and opportunities to evolve admission practices
By Rachel Williams, NACAC Communications Arlington, VA (October 17, 2023) - Based on conversations from NACAC’s inaugural equity-focused convening of institutional leaders, the new Elevate Equity 2023 report offers guidance on how to build equitable admission and enrollment strategies based [...]