Today, we are excited to release Making the Case for Student Veterans: Building Support for Student Veteran Enrollment.

Back to Previous The American Talent Initiative (ATI) has seen an 18,100 increase in the enrollment of students with Pell Grants since its founding in 2015. To continue and build on this progress, ATI is awarding $5 million in grants across sixteen ATI-member institutions to support innovative strategies that break barriers and increase college access […]

Back to Previous The “Activating Next Gen Talent” event celebrated one of ATI’s leading high-fliers The upper floor of the Baruch College library is filled with flags representing more than 150 countries of origin for many of the school’s 16,000 undergraduates. On a crisp February day, a nearby meeting room was also filled, this time […]

President Milton C. Moreland highlights Centre College's dedication to economic diversity through philanthropy, emphasizing the value proposition for donors and prioritizing retention initiatives like the Thrive grant to ensure student success.

Back to Previous Integrating Access, Success, and Equity into an Enrollment Management Strategy. Access the changemaker profile for Boyd Bradshaw here. Boyd is member of the MPOC Advisory Committee and Vice President of Enrollment Management at Towson University, a member of the American Talent Initiative. We connected with Boyd to learn about how Towson advances access, […]

The US military's education incentives attract enlistment, but the struggle to convert earned credits into a bachelor's degree underscores a broader higher education issue that, if addressed, can benefit institutions and systems.

Several diverse institutions share a few key best practices for peers looking to improve access and success for student veterans.

Ithaka S+R shares how enrollment of student veterans has changed since Fall 2019.

Ithaka S+R shares insights from institutional and nonprofit leaders on the common elements of successful veterans' programs and how the student veteran population is evolving.

ATI interviewed Kristen Glasener and Shakima Clency, national directors of the Kessler Scholars Collaborative, on how their comprehensive cohort model advances first-generation access and success.

ATI interviewed Liz Creighton, Dean of Admissions & Financial Aid, at Williams College, on how they are using their all-grant program to advance institutional goals for access and success.

With funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Gray Foundation, three ATI members each received a $7,250 honorarium last year to tackle research on key topics of academic equity.

President Kristina Johnson highlights how she has been able to get the first debt-free program at scale for a public institution off the ground, ensuring affordability for all Ohio State students.

ATI interviewed Whitney Soule, Vice Provost and Dean of Admissions at the University of Pennsylvania, on multi-faceted strategies to support highly aided, first-generation students.

ATI interviewed Jason Reinoehl, VP of Strategic Enrollment Management at the University of Dayton on efforts to meet foundational commitments to access, affordability, diversity, equity, and success.

ATI interviewed Derek Kindle, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on financial aid strategies and research-based approaches to increasing access and success.

President Andy McGadney shares more about one of his early, signature initiatives to increase the affordability of a Knox education and attract more in-state students.

ATI interviewed Shanna Jaggars, Assistant Vice Provost of The Ohio State, for a "Changemaker Profile" on innovative approaches to bridging equity gaps in student success.

ATI interviewed David Johnson, Vice Provost of Enrollment Management at IU Bloomington, for a "Changemaker Profile" on how to embed access, success, & equity into an overall enrollment strategy.

Senior leaders at Duke University share their insights on how to seize the moment to drive large-scale campus change and foster collaboration between Academic Affairs and Student Affairs.

From June 13-15, 2021, more than 400 representatives from 50 colleges and universities participated in the 2022 Virtual Summer Institute on Equity in the Academic Experience to tackle the most pressing equity challenges from the past year.

Over the next 5 years, Ithaka S+ R will manage a multi-level, multi-site formative assessment of the Kessler Scholars Program to support implementation and maximize impact.

Through initiatives like the Grissom Scholarship Program, Centre College has become a nationally recognized leader in supporting first-generation students.

President Matt Scogin provides an in-depth look at Hope Forward, a pay-it-forward approach to funding higher education.

The University of Pittsburgh's University Counseling Center director highlights the imperative to bolster students' mental well-being, which can help address inequities in the academic experience.

ATI launched the Promising Practice Accelerator to catalyze members' progress and fuel efforts to increase access and success.

Amherst College's associate dean of admission offers insights from a 10+ year focus on expanding the community college transfer pipeline.

Claremont McKenna College's chief civil rights officer sheds light on the campus climate survey as a key tool to help build a more equitable academic and social environment.

From June 21-23, 2021, 150 representatives from 28 colleges and universities participated in the 2021 Virtual Summer Institute on Equity in the Academic Experience to tackle the most pressing equity challenges from the past year.

We are excited to launch a case study series that spotlights how members use data to promote academic equity, starting with Virginia Tech's efforts to fuel inclusive excellence in STEM.

Under Pres. Sterritt's leadership. Saint Michael's College has doubled down on actions to promote a widespread sense of inclusion and belonging.

With a majority-minority student body, UC Merced has been overwhelmingly impacted by the pandemic, prompting Chancellor Muñoz to make investments and commitments to maintain student success.

Amherst College, Bowdoin College, Carleton College, Pomona College, Williams College, and Swarthmore College formed the Six Colleges Initiative to provide dedicated support and guidance to more lower-income students than they could reach individually, more important than ever during the pandemic.

Supporting transfer success at scale at public universities requires engagement from across the entire campus community; from presidents to faculty and advisors.

Today, we are excited to release Making the Case for Student Veterans: Building Support for Student Veteran Enrollment.

Administrators, faculty, and staff at selective colleges and universities often assume that transfer students from community college won’t be able to make the grade.

Recent months have highlighted long-standing inequities within our nation’s postsecondary education system.

As four-year colleges and universities make their way through an unprecedented semester, they are now taking stock of a fall enrollment landscape informed by the public health impact of COVID-19 and the accompanying economic recession.

Earlier this summer, Ithaka S+R began aggregating colleges’ plans for re-opening campuses in Fall 2020...

ATI's collective voice brings important visibility to issues of educational equity—and the commitment that leading institutions need to undertake to address them.

The tragic murder of George Floyd, and the activism of hundreds of thousands of peaceful protesters thereafter, represents an inflection point in our history.

One day last summer, amid campus tours, academic enrichment programs, and preparations for the fall...

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the typical college admissions experience.

College students across the country have experienced the financial, social, and health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and...

Over the past month, higher education has faced unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A growing number of institutions have adopted or are considering test-optional or -flexible policies in recent years.

US military veterans are underrepresented at high-graduation rate colleges and universities.

Lafayette College is working to grow its financial aid budget to support increased socioeconomic diversity.

The American Talent Initiative (ATI), a coalition of high-graduation-rate colleges and universities committed to enrolling and graduating...

Over the last few years, Colby College has made a concerted effort to diversify its student body.

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has shown a commitment to lower-income students...

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has set a goal to double—from 100 to 200 students...

The University of Dayton aims to increase Pell-eligible student enrollment in each entering cohort from 14% in Fall 2017...

In early October, the American Talent Initiative hosted main points of contact from member institutions in Washington, DC.

Earlier this month, more than 100 representatives from American Talent Initiative (ATI) member institutions and partner organizations convened...

In December 2016, Ithaka S+R, in collaboration with the Aspen Institute and with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies...

There is ample evidence that low- and moderate-income students with the talent to earn admission thrive...

Thirty of the nation’s most respected colleges and universities today announced a new venture to substantially expand...