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Coming soon: Opportunity to provide feedback on standards for financial aid offers  In November 2022, NACAC joined the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) and the American Council on Education (ACE) in the Paying for College Transparency Initiative, which aims to improve the clarity, accuracy, and consistency [...]

US Department of Education launches review of prohibition on incentive compensation for college recruiters The U.S. Department of Education announced that it will hold virtual listening sessions on the impact of department guidance on how institutions of higher education may compensate their recruiters. The department is looking to hear [...]

NACAC Celebrates National School Counseling Week The team at NACAC acknowledges the important work counselors do to support students on their transition to postsecondary education. The association strives to provide programming and resources to advance the professional growth of school counselors. In honor of this week, NACAC asked counselors [...]

Biden Administration announces national strategy promoting safety and equity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities The Biden administration convened federal officials to announce a national strategy to advance equitable opportunities for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities. The strategy includes 32 federal agency [...]

Omnibus spending bill for 2023 includes Pell grant increase Prior to adjourning for 2022, Congress passed, and the president signed, a massive omnibus spending bill to fund the government in 2023. The bill included a $500 increase in the maximum Pell grant award, another step toward doubling the Pell [...]

NACAC endorses legislation to increase oversight of for-profit colleges Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced legislation to convene an inter-agency committee to oversee for-profit colleges. NACAC is among several organizations supporting the bill, which seeks to address a gap in inter-governmental oversight of [...]

The population impacted the most by changes to college admission policies and practices now has an opportunity to inspire change and increase equity.  Arlington, VA (December 15, 2022) – With the support of a grant from The Kresge Foundation, the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) will [...]

NACAC among 10 national organizations collaborating to improve student aid offers and transparency on the cost of college Arlington, VA (November 29, 2022) – The higher education community is committed to providing students financial aid information that is clear, accurate, and transparent about the cost of college. This goal [...]

NACAC, Title IV-A Coalition Advocate for State Educational Support Grants NACAC, as part of the Title IV-A Coalition, issued a letter to Congress urging legislators to fund Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Title IV-A state block grants at $2 billion for FY 2023. Title IV-A provides federal block grants [...]

Part-time and full-time admissions officers from accredited universities are invited to participate in a research study on making the assessment of personal qualities like kindness and leadership more feasible, reliable, and equitable. Collaborators will rate personal qualities in anonymous 150-word student writing samples.  Collaborators who rate 100 samples (which takes [...]