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This message was sent to NACAC members on November 19, 2025 For the entirety of 2025, NACAC has tirelessly advocated to preserve the U.S. Department of Education. We have sent letters to Congress outlining why the department must remain intact. We have shared your experiences — the direct impact [...]
By Rachel Williams, NACAC Communications ARLINGTON, VA (Nov. 18, 2025) — With the rise of direct admission practices around the country and emerging technology that is reshaping the field, NACAC and Augsburg University (MN) are working to reimagine the roles of admission counselors in the college admission process. In [...]
By Rachel Williams, NACAC Communications ARLINGTON, VA (Oct. 21, 2025) — NACAC believes that everyone should have a fair shot at earning a postsecondary education. Not only does it benefit individuals, but it also benefits our nation’s workforce, communities, and much more. Yet, vast numbers of students never reach their educational potential because of [...]
By Rachel Williams, NACAC Communications COLUMBUS, OHIO (Sept. 20, 2025) – On opening day of NACAC Conference 2025, renowned researcher and best-selling author Brené Brown encouraged attendees to lean into vulnerability. On closing day of the conference, a few NACAC members did just that [...]
By Rachel Williams, NACAC Communications COLUMBUS, OHIO, Sept. 19, 2025 – Despite the intense scrutiny aimed at college and university presidents today, a panel of former college presidents unanimously agreed: They’d do the job again. Barbara K. Altmann, former president of Franklin [...]
By Rachel Williams, NACAC Communications COLUMBUS, OHIO, Sept. 18, 2025 – In a joyful moment years ago, Brené Brown remembers watching her daughter hop into her senior prom date’s truck as he held the door open for her. Brown remembers saying to herself, [...]
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By Rachel Williams, NACAC Communications With support from Strada Education Foundation, NACAC is launching a Designing Your Life (DYL) Fellowship that will train high school counselors and college access advisors in a proven life-design curriculum that’s been adapted to help students make informed [...]
By Rachel Williams, NACAC Communications Arlington, VA (Aug. 22, 2025) — If NACAC Conference 2025 in Columbus, Ohio will be your first NACAC conference, you're not alone. Nearly 1,000 registered attendees have already signed up for the First Timers’ Orientation, happening on opening day.Navigating [...]
By Rachel Williams, NACAC Communications As a new school year begins, NACAC has resources to support college admission counseling professionals in their work to serve students and their institutions. Below are highlights from NACAC’s Guide to the College Admission Process that counselors can [...]
By Rachel Williams, NACAC Communications After a nationwide search, Erwin Hesse, a first-generation college graduate, is the inaugural director of the Center for Innovation in College Admission — one of NACAC’s most ambitious initiatives that aims to reimagine the college admission process and [...]