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The Results Are In: Assessing the Preliminary Impact of Early FAFSA

When Enrique first met with his uAspire College Affordability Advisor, Michael Lau, in early October, he had already completed his FAFSA (the Free Application for Federal Student Aid). In Mike’s three years ...

A Student’s Poignant Realization: There IS a Way to Make College Work

 

“Really? You know the color of your dad’s first car?” I asked with surprise.

A grin shot across Ignacio’s face. “Yeah. It was a ’57 yellow Chevy. I know because it’s where I used to sleep.”

He said ...

Increasing the pipeline of low-income and first-gen college-bound youth into the UC system

Imagine yourself in the shoes of one of ...

uAspire Hosts 4th Annual College Affordability Lab

Expert panel discuss options for tackling crisis of spiraling higher education costs at uAspire College Affordability Lab AffLab...
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uAspire Hosts 4th Annual College Affordability Lab

Expert panel discuss options for tackling crisis of spiraling higher education costs at uAspire College Affordability Lab AffLab panelists from left to right: Gabrielle Viator (Assistant Attorney General, MA Attorney General’s Office), Katelyn Montalvo (Former College Affordability Advisor, uAspire), Chanell Bates (Director of Postsecondary Initiatives,...

Statement of Bob Giannino, uAspire CEO, on the Trump Administration’s Decision to End the DACA Program

  Today, in announcing its plan to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the Trump Administration has decided to turn its back on more than 800,000 young people, as well as turn its back on the ideals and values that have served as the bedrock of our country since its founding. Sending these young people – many of...

Why uAspire? Part 5

Adam Reinke Deputy Director of Massachusetts 11 years at uAspire As the new Deputy Director of Massachusetts I’m excited to use my many years of programmatic experience to develop and nurture partnerships with key constituencies like funders, government officials, and school district leaders. I want to share stories of both struggle and triumph so...
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