“A lot of times we are creating programming or making decisions on behalf of students, and we don’t always get their perception on the things that they are fearful about, the things that they are interested in.” Employers, community organizations, and even school...
“When we were looking at the next documentary…we kind of looked back at the struggles that we see in these students’ lives once they get to college, and the challenges that they face trying to actually complete.” After finishing work on their award-winning 2011...
“I really hope it inspires people to question what they take for granted.” Anthony Jack, sociologist and Assistant Professor of Education at Harvard University, will close out the 2019 Florida College Access Network Summit with a candid conversation about equity in...
“We’re at such a unique point in the history of our education, where we can either reinvent ourselves and be the foundation of what I think is saving our country. Or we can cling to who we used to be and become irrelevant.” Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart, President of...
In the summer of 2013, the Florida Legislature passed Senate Bill 1720, which provides alternative options for colleges to address the needs of students who are not quite college ready. During the latest episode of FCAN’s Summit Speaker Series, Dr. Karinda Barrett —...
