Member Spotlights

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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...