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Hillsborough Community College receives Lumina Foundation grant to advance racial justice and equity efforts
Hillsborough Community College is one of 19 colleges and universities — and the only Florida institution — to receive grant awards totaling $625,000 from the Lumina Foundation’s Fund for Racial Justice and Equity. The fund, a project of Rockefeller Philanthropy...
Florida Chamber Foundation releases strategies to meet state’s Talent Supply & Education needs by 2030
The Florida Chamber Foundation recently released talent supply and education recommendations from the Florida 2030 research initiative. The chamber unveiled the recommendations during the 2018 Learners to Earners Workforce Summit, which took place June...
Key Takeaways from No Excuses Poverty Initiative: Building Systemic Support for Low-Income Students
72% That’s the proportion of Amarillo College students who were struggling with at least one basic life need, such as food or housing insecurity. FCAN’s Kathy McDonald, Assistant Director for Network Partnerships, recently hosted guest speaker Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart,...
Register today for August 14 FCAN webinar — FAFSA is Not Enough: How Verification Keeps Students from Entering College
We often tell students completing the Federal Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the key to accessing free money for college. But it’s not always that simple. 50% of low-income students will go through verification, a federal audit of students...
Sallie Mae seeks nominees for $25,000 Bridging the Dream Scholarships
Calling all counselors and community leaders! Sallie Mae — a student loan company with over 40 years of providing student loans for college, supporting graduate and undergraduate study — is seeking nominees for its Bridging the Dream Scholarship Program. Each Bridging...
Highlights from the 2018 Florida College Access Network Summit
The 2018 Florida College Access Network Summit was attended by 376 people — a record for the annual event —and a good number of them had plenty to say. (And tweet!) This year’s theme was “Create the Future,” a nod to all the different ways Florida’s...
2018 Florida College Access Network Summit — PowerPoint Presentations
The 2018 Florida College Access Network Summit is in the rear-view mirror, and FCAN would like to extend a big thank you to everyone who attended the event and showed their support. More than 375 people from various sectors — including business and community leaders,...
Key Takeaways from FCAN Webinar — How Florida is Using Partnerships and Pathways to Meet the Needs of Today’s Transfer Students
Florida’s 2+2 transfer pathway is an essential mechanism for increasing postsecondary access and attainment, closing equity and opportunity gaps, and developing a highly skilled and educated workforce. As outlined in FCAN’s recent policy brief, Florida colleges and...
Destiny Jedlicka works her way through trying semester at Rollins College
This is the third in the “Pathway Series” of stories on Destiny Jedlicka, an Orlando resident who grew up in Florida’s foster care system. Read Part 2 here, which chronicled Jedlicka’s successful first semester at Rollins College. In Part 3, we catch up with her in...
Summit Speaker Series — How to Make the Most of Your Summit with Great Networking Opportunities
The 2018 Florida College Access Network Summit is only a few days away! In the final episode of our Summit Speaker Series, Kathy McDonald — FCAN’s Assistant Director for Network Partnerships — offers suggestions for attendees looking to make connections at the two-day...