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uAspire/GBREB Foundation Scholarship Leadership Breakfast Raises Record $572,000

uAspire/GBREB Foundation Scholarship Leadership Breakfast Raises Record $572,000

By Jason B. Johnson
Jun. 13, 2019

uAspire/GBREB Foundation Scholarship Leadership Breakfast

uAspire/GBREB Foundation Scholarship Leadership Breakfast

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

uAspire Raises $326,000 To Fund New York CIty College Affordability Assistance Program

uAspire Raises $326,000 To Fund New York CIty College Affordability Assistance Program

By Jason B. Johnson
Jun. 10, 2019

uAspire New York 2019 First One Awards

uAspire New York 2019 First One Awards

Wednesday, June 05, 2019
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM EST

uAspire Hosts Inaugural New York First One Awards Event

uAspire Hosts Inaugural New York First One Awards Event

By Jason Johnson
Jun. 4, 2019

Accepted! How To Decipher Your College Aid

Accepted! How To Decipher Your College Aid

By Anna Helhoski of NerdWallet
May. 2, 2019

The Value Of Financial Literacy And Self-Advocacy

The Value Of Financial Literacy And Self-Advocacy

By Lana Apple
Apr. 29, 2019

Check That Financial Aid Letter Before Making Decision On College

Check That Financial Aid Letter Before Making Decision On College

By Ann Carrns
Apr. 29, 2019

Here's What To Do Before Saying 'Yes' To College Financial Aid (Opinion)

Here's What To Do Before Saying 'Yes' To College Financial Aid (Opinion)

By Jack Remondi
Apr. 26, 2019

Letter To Congress On Financial Aid Offer Letters

Letter To Congress On Financial Aid Offer Letters

By Rachel Fishman
Apr. 23, 2019

Before Deciding on a College, Look Closely at the Financial Aid Letter

Before Deciding on a College, Look Closely at the Financial Aid Letter

By Ann Carrns
Apr. 19, 2019

How Much Is Higher Education Really Going To Cost?

How Much Is Higher Education Really Going To Cost?

By Jack Lowenstein
Apr. 19, 2019

uAspire Bay Area Investment Leadership Breakfast

uAspire Bay Area Investment Leadership Breakfast

Thursday, April 18, 2019
7:15 AM - 9:00 AM PST

Ed Dept Gives Guidance on Transparent Financial Aid Offers

Ed Dept Gives Guidance on Transparent Financial Aid Offers

By James Paterson
Apr. 18, 2019

Access Begins with Affordability

Access Begins with Affordability

By Laura Keane
Apr. 18, 2019

Feds Recommend Colleges Clarify Financial Aid Offers

Feds Recommend Colleges Clarify Financial Aid Offers

By Andrew Kreighbaum
Apr. 17, 2019

Student Support Day

Student Support Day

Tuesday, April 16, 2019
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM EST

City Visions: College Success Without the Scandal

City Visions: College Success Without the Scandal

By City Visions
Apr. 15, 2019

Confused By Your College Financial Aid Letter? You're Not Alone

Confused By Your College Financial Aid Letter? You're Not Alone

By Elissa Nadworny
Apr. 12, 2019

How To Calculate The Cost Of College: A Guide To Financial Aid Terms

How To Calculate The Cost Of College: A Guide To Financial Aid Terms

By Elissa Nadworny
Apr. 11, 2019

Cassidy Announces 166 Higher Education Endorsements of College Transparency Act

Cassidy Announces 166 Higher Education Endorsements of College Transparency Act

By Audrey Jerome
Apr. 10, 2019

Confused By Your College Financial Aid Letter? You're Not Alone

Confused By Your College Financial Aid Letter? You're Not Alone

By Elissa Nadworny
Apr. 10, 2019

Confused By Your College Financial Aid Letter? You're Not Alone

Confused By Your College Financial Aid Letter? You're Not Alone

By Elissa Nadworny
Apr. 10, 2019

Confused By Your College Financial Aid Letter? You're Not Alone

Confused By Your College Financial Aid Letter? You're Not Alone

By Elissa Nadworny
Apr. 10, 2019

Legislation Looks Into College Financial Aid Letters

Legislation Looks Into College Financial Aid Letters

By Ellisa Nadworny
Apr. 5, 2019

Even With ‘Free Tuition,’ Equity Can Be Elusive

Even With ‘Free Tuition,’ Equity Can Be Elusive

By Bob Giannino
Apr. 4, 2019

uAspire Students Advocate for Reforms on Capitol Hill

uAspire Students Advocate for Reforms on Capitol Hill

By Jason Johnson
Mar. 28, 2019

uAspire Massachusetts 2019 First One Awards

uAspire Massachusetts 2019 First One Awards

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

New Bipartisan Bill Aims to Help Students Understand the True Cost of College

New Bipartisan Bill Aims to Help Students Understand the True Cost of College

By Rachel Fishman
Mar. 27, 2019

Three Questions for Giuseppe Basili

Three Questions for Giuseppe Basili

By Ithaka S+R
Mar. 27, 2019

OPINION: Three Ways to Help More Low-Income Students Get Through College

OPINION: Three Ways to Help More Low-Income Students Get Through College

By Melissa Fries
Mar. 19, 2019

College Affordability Advocates: What Comes After the Admissions Cheating Scandal?

College Affordability Advocates: What Comes After the Admissions Cheating Scandal?

By Sydney Johnson
Mar. 18, 2019

Student Support Day

Student Support Day

Wednesday, March 13, 2019
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM EST

Student Support Day

Student Support Day

Tuesday, February 19, 2019
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM EST

uAspire Investment Leadership Breakfast

uAspire Investment Leadership Breakfast

Wednesday, February 06, 2019

In Mass., with College Closure Threat Growing, State Seeking New Powers

In Mass., with College Closure Threat Growing, State Seeking New Powers

By Michael P. Norton, State House News Service
Jan. 22, 2019

Massachusetts Considers Enhanced Monitoring of Colleges and Universities as Closure Threat Grows

Massachusetts Considers Enhanced Monitoring of Colleges and Universities as Closure Threat Grows

By Michael P. Norton – State House News Service
Jan. 22, 2019

Taking a Gap Year? Fill Out the Financial-Aid Forms Anyway

Taking a Gap Year? Fill Out the Financial-Aid Forms Anyway

By Cheryl Winokur Munk
Jan. 14, 2019

Flipping the Classroom to Teach Disability Inclusion Practices

Flipping the Classroom to Teach Disability Inclusion Practices

By Steve Slowinski
Jan. 4, 2019

More Degrees, Less Debt: Making College More Affordable for Massachusetts Students

More Degrees, Less Debt: Making College More Affordable for Massachusetts Students

Wednesday, December 12, 2018
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM EST

uAspire Announces Partnership with CollegeBound Initiative to Launch College Affordability Advising

uAspire Announces Partnership with CollegeBound Initiative to Launch College Affordability Advising

By Web
Dec. 7, 2018

uAspire Launches College Affordability Advising in NYC

uAspire Launches College Affordability Advising in NYC

By Jason B. Johnson
Dec. 6, 2018

136 Names for a Student Loan

136 Names for a Student Loan

By Elozor Preil
Nov. 21, 2018

Parent’s Guide to the FAFSA and Federal Student Aid

Parent’s Guide to the FAFSA and Federal Student Aid

By Elyssa Kirkham
Nov. 14, 2018

Some Colleges are Totally Unaffordable, and This Tool Proves It

Some Colleges are Totally Unaffordable, and This Tool Proves It

By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report
Nov. 9, 2018

Early Admission’s Effect on Financial Aid

Early Admission’s Effect on Financial Aid

By Cheryl Winokur Munk
Oct. 19, 2018

New Data Show Some Colleges Are Definitively Unaffordable for Many

New Data Show Some Colleges Are Definitively Unaffordable for Many

By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report
Oct. 19, 2018

New Data Show Some Colleges are Definitively Unaffordable for Many

New Data Show Some Colleges are Definitively Unaffordable for Many

By Jon Marcus
Oct. 18, 2018

TIAA Recognizes uAspire SF Bay Area Advisor for Work Helping Black Students Pay for College

TIAA Recognizes uAspire SF Bay Area Advisor for Work Helping Black Students Pay for College

By Jason Johnson
Oct. 17, 2018

College Possible Receives Inaugural Evergreen National Education Prize

College Possible Receives Inaugural Evergreen National Education Prize

By Nudge4 Solutions Lab at the University of Virginia
Oct. 16, 2018

Repayment Options for Student Loans

Repayment Options for Student Loans

By WatchBlog
Oct. 10, 2018

Meet Bay Area Board Member Amit Patel

Meet Bay Area Board Member Amit Patel

By Kyra Friedell
Oct. 1, 2018

TIAA Unveils the TIAA Difference Maker 100

TIAA Unveils the TIAA Difference Maker 100

By Business Wire
Oct. 1, 2018

TIAA Unveils the TIAA Difference Maker 100

TIAA Unveils the TIAA Difference Maker 100

By Business Wire
Oct. 1, 2018

TIAA Unveils the TIAA Difference Maker 100

TIAA Unveils the TIAA Difference Maker 100

By Business Wire
Oct. 1, 2018

4 Ways Parents (and Their Students) Can Avoid the College Debt Trap

4 Ways Parents (and Their Students) Can Avoid the College Debt Trap

By Beth Kobliner
Oct. 1, 2018

Meet National Board Member Nadine Duplessy Kearns

Meet National Board Member Nadine Duplessy Kearns

By Nina Robinson
Sep. 28, 2018

The Trouble With College Finances

The Trouble With College Finances

By Terri E. Givens
Sep. 27, 2018

Editorial: Colleges Should Clarify True Cost of Tuition

Editorial: Colleges Should Clarify True Cost of Tuition

By LNP (Lancaster Online)
Sep. 26, 2018

Editorial: Colleges Need to Clarify Real Tuition Costs

Editorial: Colleges Need to Clarify Real Tuition Costs

By LNP, The Associated Press
Sep. 24, 2018

Colleges Need to Clarify Just How Much Tuition Really Costs

Colleges Need to Clarify Just How Much Tuition Really Costs

By The LNP Editorial Board
Sep. 18, 2018

Tips for How to Pay Back Student Loans

Tips for How to Pay Back Student Loans

By Marilyn Kennedy Melia CTW Features
Sep. 16, 2018

Meet Bay Area Board Member Casey Johnson

Meet Bay Area Board Member Casey Johnson

By Kyra Friedell
Aug. 22, 2018

College-Bound? The Fees Could End Up Being a Big Surprise

College-Bound? The Fees Could End Up Being a Big Surprise

By Deirdre Fernandes
Aug. 20, 2018

Why So Many Poor Kids Who Get Into College Don’t End Up Enrolling

Why So Many Poor Kids Who Get Into College Don’t End Up Enrolling

By Alvin Chang
Aug. 3, 2018

Momentum Grows to Increase Transparency and Consistency of Award Letters—NASFAA Signs On

Momentum Grows to Increase Transparency and Consistency of Award Letters—NASFAA Signs On

By Diane Cheng (TICAS), Rachel Fishman (New America), and Laura Keane (uAspire)
Jul. 25, 2018

Ethical College Admissions: Financial Aid Transparency

Ethical College Admissions: Financial Aid Transparency

By Jim Jump
Jul. 23, 2018

Why Your College Financial Aid Letter May Be Misleading

Why Your College Financial Aid Letter May Be Misleading

By Farran Powell
Jul. 16, 2018

A Deep Dive Into New Research on Financial Aid Award Letters

A Deep Dive Into New Research on Financial Aid Award Letters

By NASFAA
Jun. 21, 2018

Financial Games Colleges Play

Financial Games Colleges Play

By Kevin Carey
Jun. 13, 2018

uAspire/GBREB Foundation Scholarship Leadership Breakfast

uAspire/GBREB Foundation Scholarship Leadership Breakfast

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Why Are College Costs Less Clear Than Car Prices?

Why Are College Costs Less Clear Than Car Prices?

By Anne-Marie Salughter & Bob Giannino
Jun. 8, 2018

36% of Colleges Are Hiding the Cost to Students

36% of Colleges Are Hiding the Cost to Students

By Katie Lobosco
Jun. 7, 2018

The Confusing Information Colleges Provide Students About Financial Aid

The Confusing Information Colleges Provide Students About Financial Aid

By Adam Harris
Jun. 6, 2018

Financial Aid Letters Are Really, Really Confusing

Financial Aid Letters Are Really, Really Confusing

By Dwyer Gunn
Jun. 6, 2018

Financial Aid Letters Often Hide the Real Cost of College

Financial Aid Letters Often Hide the Real Cost of College

By Alvin Chang
Jun. 5, 2018

Study: College Financial Aid Award Letters Lack Clarity, Transparency

Study: College Financial Aid Award Letters Lack Clarity, Transparency

By LaMont Jones
Jun. 5, 2018

uAspire and New America Release “Decoding the Cost of College”

uAspire and New America Release “Decoding the Cost of College”

By Carrie Fethe
Jun. 5, 2018

College Financial Aid Woefully Inadequate To Cover Costs Claims New Study

College Financial Aid Woefully Inadequate To Cover Costs Claims New Study

By Ted Knutson
Jun. 5, 2018

How Schools and Startups Are Hacking College Affordability

How Schools and Startups Are Hacking College Affordability

By Tina Nazerian
May. 31, 2018

The Early Bird Still Gets the Worm: Early FAFSA and PPY in Year Two

The Early Bird Still Gets the Worm: Early FAFSA and PPY in Year Two

By Ramon Soto
May. 29, 2018

Webinar: Reducing Summer Melt: Steps to Matriculation

Webinar: Reducing Summer Melt: Steps to Matriculation

Wednesday, May 16, 2018
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

On College Success: A conversation with Bob Giannino, uAspire

On College Success: A conversation with Bob Giannino, uAspire

By Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
May. 2, 2018

uAspire Bay Area 2018 First One Awards

uAspire Bay Area 2018 First One Awards

Thursday, April 19, 2018
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM PST

You Got Into College. Congratulations! Here's the Bill

You Got Into College. Congratulations! Here's the Bill

By Deirdre Fernandes
Apr. 19, 2018

Webinar: Preparing to Cover the Bill

Webinar: Preparing to Cover the Bill

Tuesday, April 17, 2018
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST

uAspire 2018 First One Awards

uAspire 2018 First One Awards

Wednesday, April 04, 2018

How to Find a College You’ll Love

How to Find a College You’ll Love

By Jeffrey J. Selingo
Mar. 19, 2018

Webinar: After the FAFSA: Verification

Webinar: After the FAFSA: Verification

Wednesday, March 14, 2018
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST

Ep 22: College Affordability with Bob Giannino and Allie Negron of uAspire

Ep 22: College Affordability with Bob Giannino and Allie Negron of uAspire

By YesCollege Team
Mar. 12, 2018

Mass. Students Borrowing More to Attend Public Universities

Mass. Students Borrowing More to Attend Public Universities

By Deirdre Fernandes
Mar. 1, 2018

Student Support Day

Student Support Day

Wednesday, February 28, 2018
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM EST

Student Support Day

Student Support Day

Thursday, February 22, 2018
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM EST

Why is it So Difficult to Figure Out How Much You’re Going to Pay for College

Why is it So Difficult to Figure Out How Much You’re Going to Pay for College

By Jeffrey J. Selingo
Jan. 19, 2018

uAspire Testifies Before U.S. Senate Education Committee on College Affordability

uAspire Testifies Before U.S. Senate Education Committee on College Affordability

By Allie Negron
Jan. 18, 2018

Student Support Day

Student Support Day

Tuesday, December 19, 2017
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM EST

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

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

By Allie Negron
Nov. 15, 2017

Report: Improving Students’ Financial Health & College Completion

Report: Improving Students’ Financial Health & College Completion

By Allie Negron
Nov. 11, 2017

How Parents Can Help Their Children Avoid Regretting Their College Debt

How Parents Can Help Their Children Avoid Regretting Their College Debt

By Jillian Berman
Nov. 8, 2017

Update on uAspire Partnership with MA Attorney General

Update on uAspire Partnership with MA Attorney General

By Allie Negron
Nov. 2, 2017

uAspire Event in San Francisco’s Bayview Helps African American Student’s Prepare for College

uAspire Event in San Francisco’s Bayview Helps African American Student’s Prepare for College

By Allie Negron
Oct. 23, 2017

The Long Story of the Movement Toward College Cost Clarity

The Long Story of the Movement Toward College Cost Clarity

By Ron Lieber
Oct. 20, 2017

Webinar: Award Letters: Introduction to Analysis

Webinar: Award Letters: Introduction to Analysis

Monday, October 16, 2017
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

uAspire Announces Jaclyn Piñero as New Bay Area Executive Director

uAspire Announces Jaclyn Piñero as New Bay Area Executive Director

By Allie Negron
Oct. 2, 2017

Webinar: Financial Aid 101: Foundations of Affordability

Webinar: Financial Aid 101: Foundations of Affordability

Wednesday, September 20, 2017
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST

uAspire Hosts 4th Annual College Affordability Lab

uAspire Hosts 4th Annual College Affordability Lab

By Allie Negron
Sep. 14, 2017

uAspire College Affordability Lab

uAspire College Affordability Lab

Wednesday, September 13, 2017
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM EST

Webinar: College Affordability Planning

Webinar: College Affordability Planning

Tuesday, September 12, 2017
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

How Trump’s DACA Decision Affects Colleges and Students

How Trump’s DACA Decision Affects Colleges and Students

By Jillian Berman
Sep. 10, 2017

How a Text Message Might Boost College Enrollment

How a Text Message Might Boost College Enrollment

By Kirk Carapezza & Mallory Noe-Payne
Jul. 28, 2017

uAspire/GBREB Foundation Scholarship Leadership Breakfast

uAspire/GBREB Foundation Scholarship Leadership Breakfast

Friday, June 02, 2017

uAspire's Exec Director Offers a Quick Lesson on Impact of Higher Ed Costs

uAspire's Exec Director Offers a Quick Lesson on Impact of Higher Ed Costs

By Joe Halpern
May. 19, 2017

5 Numbers to Check to Compare Financial Aid Awards

5 Numbers to Check to Compare Financial Aid Awards

By Deborah Ziff
Apr. 12, 2017

uAspire 2017 First One Awards

uAspire 2017 First One Awards

Thursday, March 30, 2017

Placement Rates, Other Data Colleges Provide Consumers Are Often Alternative Facts

Placement Rates, Other Data Colleges Provide Consumers Are Often Alternative Facts

By Jon Marcus
Mar. 22, 2017

Student Loan Debt

Student Loan Debt

By WGBH News
Mar. 15, 2017

uAspire Partners with MA Attorney General

uAspire Partners with MA Attorney General

By Allie Negron
Mar. 15, 2017

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

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

By Mat Cerf
Mar. 14, 2017

Can Behavioral Science Help in Flint

Can Behavioral Science Help in Flint

By Sarah Stillman
Jan. 23, 2017

College Affordability Day 2017

College Affordability Day 2017

By Allie Negron
Jan. 10, 2017

uAspire’s MBSK Initiative Hosts Black Family FAFSA Frenzy

uAspire’s MBSK Initiative Hosts Black Family FAFSA Frenzy

By Mat Cerf
Dec. 22, 2016

uAspire: Applying for College Financial Aid

uAspire: Applying for College Financial Aid

By NBC Bay Area
Oct. 25, 2016

uAspire/GBREB Foundation Scholarship Leadership Breakfast

uAspire/GBREB Foundation Scholarship Leadership Breakfast

Friday, June 03, 2016

The College Debt Crisis is Even Worse Than You Think

The College Debt Crisis is Even Worse Than You Think

By Neil Swidey
May. 18, 2016

Why Upperclassmen Lose Financial Aid

Why Upperclassmen Lose Financial Aid

By Rochelle Sharpe
Apr. 6, 2016

uAspire 2016 First One Awards

uAspire 2016 First One Awards

Thursday, March 31, 2016

College Financial Aid Letters Just Got a Little Better (to Read, Anyway)

College Financial Aid Letters Just Got a Little Better (to Read, Anyway)

By Kim Clark
Mar. 14, 2016

New Twist to Tech Donations: Google Promotes Racial Justice

New Twist to Tech Donations: Google Promotes Racial Justice

By Jill Tucker
Mar. 4, 2016

State Street Bank to Create 1,000 Jobs for Inner-city Youth

State Street Bank to Create 1,000 Jobs for Inner-city Youth

By Sacha Pfeiffer
Jun. 16, 2015

Confusing Financial Aid Letters Leave Students, Parents Adrift

Confusing Financial Aid Letters Leave Students, Parents Adrift

By Jon Marcus
May. 7, 2015

Making an Affordable College Choice

Making an Affordable College Choice

By Bob Giannino
Mar. 2, 2015

Make College Costs Manageable for the Entire Family

Make College Costs Manageable for the Entire Family

By Bob Giannino
Dec. 8, 2014

Advisors Work to Freeze 'Summer Melt,' Get Students to College

Advisors Work to Freeze 'Summer Melt,' Get Students to College

By Larry Gordon
Oct. 19, 2014

Stopping 'Summer Melt' and Getting More Kids to College This Fall

Stopping 'Summer Melt' and Getting More Kids to College This Fall

By Stacy Teicher Khadaroo
Aug. 8, 2014

Using Text-Message Reminders to Boost Student Persistence

Using Text-Message Reminders to Boost Student Persistence

By Beckie Supiano
Jun. 13, 2014

Why Some Students Are No-shows on the First Day of College

Why Some Students Are No-shows on the First Day of College

By Peg Tyre
Aug. 29, 2013

Text Messages Can Increase Enrollment of Low-Income Students

Text Messages Can Increase Enrollment of Low-Income Students

By Beckie Supiano
Apr. 12, 2013