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college admissions, news

May 1 — 6:28 pm

Dancing, excitement at College Signing Day with Dawn Staley

High school seniors filled the Liacouras Center on Wednesday at Temple University, clapping and dancing to celebrate the schools they

Greg Windle

college, college access, college admissions, financial aid

August 17 — 3:20 pm

Scholarship winners to aspiring college-goers: Take chances and stay alert

Murrell Dobbins High School graduate Monique Miles got a pleasant surprise last week – an email congratulating her for receiving

Lijia Liu

college, college admissions

July 19 — 7:36 am

Local colleges maintain the status quo on affirmative action in admissions

Although the Trump administration has rescinded Obama-era guidance about the consideration of race in college admissions, local colleges are not

Hannah Melville

college access, college admissions, financial aid, politics, student debt

July 3 — 12:28 pm

Pa. bills would subsidize the costs of college

Philadelphia legislators have introduced bills in the state Senate and House of Representatives that would give low-income and middle-class students

Alyssa Biederman
sen hughes budget compromise

college access, college admissions, dnc convention 2016

July 20 — 11:42 am

Don’t forget higher ed: Students voice concerns

As a prelude to the Democratic National Convention, on Tuesday night the America Forward Coalition, a network of 75 community-based

america forward

college access, college admissions, news

July 13 — 12:01 pm

College-search tool helps students find affordable options

Choosing a college can be overwhelming for the average family. In addition to  managing the stress of earning high test

college campus

college admissions

April 15 — 10:34 am

A guide for college prep the summer before senior year

Philadelphia Futures, a nonprofit organization focused on providing college access to low-income, first-generation-to-college students, has released the summer supplement to its

step up supplement

college admissions, college connect

February 23 — 10:56 am

How to support a student who received a college rejection letter

Last week, I attended a daylong workshop focusing on student resiliency and college readiness hosted by Philadelphia College Prep Roundtable.

supporting student

college admissions, news

January 26 — 3:04 pm

The SAT is undergoing a permutation

This is a great press release, worth reprinting in full, as the College Board announces that big changes are coming

college admissions, college connect, financial aid

December 8 — 3:14 pm

How to pay for college? A list of scholarships to lighten the burden

If you have a child who is headed to college, you’re probably thinking, “How am I going to pay for

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