NewsACCESS Gives Financial Aid Tips in The Boston Globe Students should evaluate their financial aid packages carefully and choose a school with a low unmet need level that allows them to incur the least amount of debt. That's the advice offered by ACCESS and Executive Director Bob Giannino-Racine in an April 19th Boston Globe article, "College-bound face dilemma." Read more: ACCESS Gives Financial Aid Tips in The Boston Globe Summit of Thought Leaders Provides Insight Into College Access and Strategy On March 14, 2008, ACCESS convened a meeting with seven leading national and local experts to capture national best practices and lessons learned from the field as part of a strategy formulation process. The event included a roundtable discussion led by the thought leaders that focused on trends in college access, and a strategy session with the ACCESS Strategic Planning Committee and key funders. Read more: Summit of Thought Leaders Provides Insight Into College Access and Strategy ACCESS Offers Perspective On Student Borrowing A March 17th Christian Science Monitor article, "Amid Loan Worries, A Silver Lining For Students," describes the federal loan options available to students - and the failure of many students to take advantage of them before turning to private loans. ACCESS Executive Director Bob Giannino-Racine offers a perspective on student borrowing in the article. ACCESS Executive Director Bob Giannino-Racine Featured On NECN's "Call To Revolution" Panel On the show, the panel discussed two major issues - the growing economic inequality and the isolation of racial and ethnic minorities. Read more: ACCESS Executive Director Bob Giannino-Racine featured on NECN's "Call To Revolution" ACCESS Featured in March 8th Boston Globe Editorial ACCESS was featured in a March 8th Boston Globe editorial, "Unsung options for college aid," which discussed what local nonprofits and schools are doing to improve access to higher education. Read more... |
ACCESS Receives
Special Honor
ACCESS is proud to announce that it has received this year’s Champion of ACCESS award from the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts (AICUM) at their recent Annual Dinner for its success in increasing college access for low-income students in Boston and Springfield.
