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Fostering Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Established 53 years ago and built on principles of social justice, AAP’s mission is to create and administer innovative academic programs for students historically underrepresented in higher education. AAP emphasizes that their students have earned the academic right to be at UCLA and have shown the potential to excel and graduate.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students. These data-driven decisions allow us to refine efforts to better serve our student population.”

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NACAC’s Facilitative Role in the Ongoing Discussion of Test-Optional Admission

NACAC's Admitted

NACAC will serve as a facilitator for the exchange of information by the project’s partners, as well as discussion of project findings among college admission counseling professionals. Project deliverables are just beginning to come to fruition, so stay tuned for forthcoming news and resources related to the project’s findings.

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NACAC’s Facilitative Role in the Ongoing Discussion of Test-Optional Admission

NACAC's Admitted

NACAC will serve as a facilitator for the exchange of information by the project’s partners, as well as discussion of project findings among college admission counseling professionals. Project deliverables are just beginning to come to fruition, so stay tuned for forthcoming news and resources related to the project’s findings.

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From College to Careers: The Pell Institute Receives $748,000 Ascendium Grant to Explore Career Development within TRIO Programs

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Through its myriad membership services, the Council works with colleges, universities, and agencies that host federal TRIO programs that help more than 800,000 low-income students and students with disabilities each year receive college access and retention services.

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Research Underway by Gates Foundation Partners to Better Understand Test-Optional Admission

NACAC's Admitted

NACAC’s role in facilitating conversation about equitable admission practices in the current admission context is to ensure careful examination of admission policies and practices, particularly as it applies to improving equity outcomes for college access. How were test-optional policies implemented?

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Honoring a Father's Diversity Legacy in Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He was an advocate for practices that removed barriers and also facilitated completion.” His philosophy was if we admit them, let’s make sure we’re doing everything possible — financial aid, better counseling, better advisement, tracking courses — to make sure the students who are admitted have an opportunity to do well.”