ACCESS: INFORMATION & ENCOURAGEMENT
College Goal Sunday attendance surges
An aggressive media blitz, guidance counselor buy-in and intensive planning paid off in Kansas this year, where volunteers helped more students and families than ever. Nationwide, the program has helped more than 100,000 students work through financial aid application
paperwork. More ...
ACCESS & SUCCESS: OLDER STUDENTS
Improving lives through higher education
The American Council on Education (ACE) has released a report that examines the challenges faced by low-income students older than 24. The report is the first part of a three-year project undertaken by ACE and Lumina Foundation to develop an information base that college administrators and policy-makers can use to develop programs. More...
ACCESS & SUCCESS: OLDER STUDENTS
The new campus majority
Students 25 years of age and older are becoming the new majority on campuses across the nation, and many of these students face language barriers and deficiency in academic preparation. More...
ACCESS: AT-RISK YOUTH
An investment plan for foster youth
For some youth, the risks of adolescence overshadow the opportunities. Foster youth are particularly vulnerable, because they lack adequate nurturing, guidance and support. Connected by 25: A Plan for Investing in Successful Futures for Foster Youth (PDF) outlines five strategies aimed at helping foster youth achieve economic success, a critical building block for future success.
ACCESS: EXPANDING OPPORTUNITY
Reducing barriers to student success
College enrollment and campus diversity are both on the increase -- trends that represent opportunity for the students involved, and for the nation as a whole. However, without widespread public momentum to support access to postsecondary education, societal disparities will widen even further, and all Americans will lose, according to Martha Lamkin, president of Lumina Foundation. More... |
