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Student Mental Health: “Is Everything OK?”
Noor Haddad, College Counselor Collegewise Mental health for high school students has been something I’ve made a significant effort to learn more about. Many of the students I work with have struggled with it, and are still struggling. When I ask them questions about school, about their lives, their families, I can visibly see the…
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Dreaming the Aloha
By Nikki Kahealani Chun, Senior Associate Director, Caltech Diversity, Equity and Access Committee Ke welina, e aloha mai kakou. To understand the roots of this blog entry is to know a little bit about me and my positionality. I am a Native Hawaiian woman who was the first in her family to go to college and…
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Spilling the Tea: The Search for Trans Representation in the College Admission Process
By Ava Agree, Assistant Director of Admission, University of San Francisco Diversity, Equity and Access Committee Dating as a Trans person is all about learning when and how to out yourself, colloquially, ‘Spilling the Tea’. So here’s me, spilling my tea. The first time a realized I might be able to transition was on a college…
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Nevada Professionals Are Making Things Happen!
By Kristine Shay, UNLV I am thrilled to serve as the new Chairperson of the Nevada Interests Committee. A little about myself….I have worked in college admissions for 27+ years for several types of institutions, most of which were in the SUNY system of New York State. I worked at a community college, 2-year college…
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GRAC: Local District Visits to Elected Officials Guide
What is advocacy and why should we do it? Just as we advocate for our students in our daily work lives, we need to publicly advocate for students to improve their readiness for college, access to college and ability to get the help they need to plan their education. When we advocate for our students…
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Presidential Pontifications: Welcome, Sonia!
I prepped for this moment 18 years ago when I finished my last day of my internship certain that I was ready to jump into the college counseling world. HA! Now more than ever; I am a firm believer that professional development has shaped my success. It is YOU–you are who I have gained the…
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WACAC Hits DC
The Government Relations team was on it again earlier this month, but this time it was in D.C. Several members of WACAC, including our president, Jeff Morrow, were in the nation’s capital, talking to House Representatives and Senators about issues in secondary and higher education, focusing on the need for counseling in high schools, community…
