Summit Speaker Series — First Generation College Students: Practice and Research of Successful Retention Strategies
“We want to change the narrative and how the conversation is framed about this particular population; we’d like to create awareness that first-generation students, they are not broken.” The term “first-generation” evokes a strong range of emotions for higher education...
FCAN Announces 2019 College Ready Florida Innovator Award Winners
It takes innovation to engage students in planning for their postsecondary future. That’s why FCAN is excited to recognize school and community leaders who implement creative and effective strategies that help students through FCAN’s College Ready Florida initiatives:...
Summit Speaker Series — Why Do Students Leave College? Preliminary Results From a Research-Practice Partnership
“The decision to leave college is often way more complex than not having the grades or being unable to pay tuition.” What are some of the factors that lead academically successful students to stop enrolling in college? What motivates these same students to return?...