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What is happening in California?
By GRAC It’s a few weeks before the California elections so I am sure everyone is REALLY excited about laws and bills and policy! Right? Well, here is an update from NACAC on what is going on at the federal and local levels. If you have any questions or thoughts, feel...
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GRAC Action Alert: Act Now to Move Education Funding to States
There may be money coming your way! ACT NOW and tell your legislators what to do! The new federal budget signed last week includes a remarkable $700 million for the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grant—an increase that nearly triples this Grant from last...
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Changing the Perception – Indirectly
Noor Haddad, College Counselor Collegewise I’ve been struggling with the question – what’s your dream? Ever since I read Nikki’s blog post and was inspired and humbled by it, I have been thinking about the question on a daily basis and wondering why it was so...
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Helicopter Educators
By Amy Pimentel, Financial Aid Outreach Specialist College of the Sequoias There’s been much discussion around the role of helicopter parents and overparenting, but I see high school and postsecondary institutions doing a lot of handholding and doing whatever it...
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WACAC in Sacramento and D.C.!
By Alyson Tom and Amy Brennen WACAC's Government Relations and Advocacy Committee (GRAC) celebrated yet another successful Sacramento legislative conference, where even more WACAC members learned to advocate for themselves and their students. During February 5th...
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The Financial Aid Talk
By Amy Pimentel Financial Aid Outreach Specialist from the College of the Sequoias Community College, state college, and private college students have two things in common: one, they are chasing dreams; two, they worry about money. Granted, there’s the group of...
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DEA’s Lobbying 101
By Lisa Sohmer, Consultant Sohmer College Counseling Election days in 2016 and 2017 have, with great clarity, shown us the value and importance of interacting with our elected officials. Living in the United States offers us the freedom to reach out to our...
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WACAC Community Comes Together
By Stacy Kadesh Stacy Kadesh and Associates College Consulting In November WACAC members came to the aid of Northern California students whose college application preparations were severely impacted by the wildfires. Numerous events were hosted by local high schools...
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Student Mental Health: “Is Everything OK?”
Noor Haddad, College Counselor Collegewise Mental health for high school students has been something I've made a significant effort to learn more about. Many of the students I work with have struggled with it, and are still struggling. When I ask them questions about...
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Dreaming the Aloha
By Nikki Kahealani Chun, Senior Associate Director, Caltech Diversity, Equity and Access Committee Ke welina, e aloha mai kakou. To understand the roots of this blog entry is to know a little bit about me and my positionality. I am a Native Hawaiian woman who was the...
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