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Arlington, VA (March 12, 2025) — The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), a non-profit organization comprised of more than 28,000 college admission counseling professionals nationwide and around the world, opposes the dismantling or elimination of the U.S. Department of Education. Doing so will create hardship and harm to [...]
By Rachel Williams, NACAC Communications Despite the chaotic rollout of the FAFSA last year, there was a silver lining for Peak Education in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The college and career readiness organization learned new ways to effectively engage with students and families in the [...]
NACAC Advocacy and Policy Updates for March 5, 2025 NACAC is actively monitoring executive orders that pertain to education, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and their potential impacts on the field of college admission counseling. NACAC also is advocating on behalf of its 28,000 members for its policy priorities. Review [...]
By Rachel Williams, NACAC Communications Arlington, VA (March 4, 2025) — NACAC is seeking a creative thought leader, strategist, and skilled collaborator with a passion for transforming the college admission process to serve as the inaugural director of its new Center for Innovation [...]
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NACAC Advocacy and Policy Updates for Feb. 19, 2025 NACAC is actively monitoring executive orders that pertain to education, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and their potential impacts on the field of college admission counseling. NACAC also is advocating on behalf of its 28,000 members for its policy priorities. [...]
By Rachel Williams, NACAC Communications The spring semester is when juniors in high school start seriously considering their postsecondary options. In a recent Counselor Bites webinar, Jen Nuechterlein, college and career counselor of Hunterdon Central Regional High School, and Donielle Couture, director of [...]
By Maura Possley Chicago (Dec. 9, 2024) — Historic disruptions in higher education in recent years have affected equity in the college admission process. But in a growing number of states, policies and practices are emerging to ensure equitable access to higher education [...]
By Rachel Williams, NACAC Communications Los Angeles (Sept. 28, 2024) - In the wake of anti-DEI legislation taking hold in multiple states, college admission counseling professionals should continue to make decisions that are in support of their institution’s missions. That was the advice [...]
By Rachel Williams, NACAC Communications Los Angeles (Sept. 28, 2024) - Nearly five years ago, a NACAC ad hoc committee sought to answer a central question: What does the future of accessible, inclusive, equitable, and affordable postsecondary education look like, and what does [...]
By Rachel Williams, NACAC Communications Los Angeles (Sept. 27, 2024) - Instead of asking what students need to do to become more college ready, institutions need to ask themselves how they can become more student ready. That was the advice from Jennifer Baszile, [...]