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Policymakers Have the Power to Change Stark Racial Disparities in Higher Educational Attainment
June 23, 2020
By Alex Rossman
External Affairs Director for the Michigan League of Public Policy, Alex Rossman discusses the racial disparities in higher educational attainment.
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Career Finder Premium Version for Michigan Students
June 18, 2020
By Allison Danielsen
In this blog, Allison Danielsen, director of college and career connections, discusses the premium version of the career finder tool from the College Board available for students.
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Introducing College Completion Corps
June 8, 2020
By Jenny McArdle
In this blog, MCAN Director of Service Strategy, Jenny McArdle introduces our newest initiative, the College Completion Corps.
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Two Years in AmeriCorps: How Serving Others Served Me Well
May 26, 2020
By Kendra Ollis
AdviseMI Adviser Kendra Ollis, discusses her two years serving in AmeriCorps programs and how they prepared her for grad school and a future career.
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Learning about Financial Aid
May 20, 2020
By Renee Pickard
In this blog, Renee Pickard of Michigan Works! West Central, discusses the training on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
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Test-Optional Admissions: What Does it Mean?
May 13, 2020
By Alicia Kornowa
In this blog, WMU Director of Admissions Alicia Kornowa discusses test-optional practices related to admission to college.
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MCAN Unveils New Brand To Help Drive Progress Toward Access and Equity
May 4, 2020
By Christopher Tremblay
We are proud to unveil MCAN's new brand, leading us into our next decade of facilitating bold, systemic change.
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Advising and Coaching to Help Students Succeed
April 29, 2020
By Zachary Zimmerman
Zachary Zimmerman is a second-year adviser at Center Line High School. He also coaches high school football and writes about using similar techniques in both coaching and college advising.
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In the Business of College Advising
March 31, 2020
By D'Angelo Allen
D'Angelo Allen is a college adviser at Taylor High School. He has a bachelor's degree in business administration/marketing and writes about his experience serving in the AdviseMI program.
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How MCAN is Adapting in Response to COVID-19
March 17, 2020
By Ryan Fewins Bliss
We Are Open and Available to Serve You
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A Non-Traditional Advising Experience
February 27, 2020
By Leah Warner
College adviser Leah Fast serves at two high schools and writes about her experience with Relevant Academy of Eaton County — a non-traditional high school.
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Black History Month: Learning History in its 'Fullest Context'
February 11, 2020
By Jahshua Smith
A 2019 article in the New York Times by civics reporter Keith Meatto compiled a list of resources that reveal a harrowing fact about the state of American Education: schooling is still separate and unequal.