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uAspire improves the economic mobility of underrepresented students by creating financial solutions to diverse postsecondary paths.
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#BasicNeeds Action Day is here! uAspire is proud to join our partners and advocates in calling on the California legislative leaders for more investment in student basic needs. Want to learn about our priorities, check out our two-pager: buff.ly/npy4OC4
February 12, 2026 at 2:57 AM
#BasicNeeds Action Day is here! uAspire is proud to join our partners and advocates in calling on the California legislative leaders for more investment in student basic needs. Want to learn about our priorities, check out our two-pager: buff.ly/npy4OC4
A new op-ed in the Boston Business Journal urges MA to invest in college completion, as detailed in CHEAO’s new policy roadmap. Read more: buff.ly/w1k4s1n
#collegeaccess #highered #massachusetts #uAspire
#collegeaccess #highered #massachusetts #uAspire
Massachusetts is expanding college access. Now it must invest in completion. - Boston Business Journal
Massachusetts spends just 2.3% of its budget on higher education, among the lowest nationally. Advocates want more Fair Share surtax funds redirected.
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February 11, 2026 at 10:00 PM
A new op-ed in the Boston Business Journal urges MA to invest in college completion, as detailed in CHEAO’s new policy roadmap. Read more: buff.ly/w1k4s1n
#collegeaccess #highered #massachusetts #uAspire
#collegeaccess #highered #massachusetts #uAspire
What does net price mean to you? Our latest research brief, Caution: Prices May Vary, found that the terminology used in financial aid offers remains inconsistent. Check out the brief here: https://www.uaspire.org/caution-prices-may-vary
February 10, 2026 at 10:00 PM
What does net price mean to you? Our latest research brief, Caution: Prices May Vary, found that the terminology used in financial aid offers remains inconsistent. Check out the brief here: https://www.uaspire.org/caution-prices-may-vary
uAspire joins higher education partners in California to launch the #CHEBNA summit with a loud and clear message: We call on the legislature to pass #SB961 and invest in Student #BasicNeeds.
February 10, 2026 at 3:04 AM
uAspire joins higher education partners in California to launch the #CHEBNA summit with a loud and clear message: We call on the legislature to pass #SB961 and invest in Student #BasicNeeds.
A new op-ed in CommonWealth Beacon by uAspire's MA Policy Director, Femi Stoltz, highlights the need for a financial aid form graduation requirement in Massachusetts! Read more here: https://ow.ly/AeZb50YbUxA
#FAFSA #CollegeAccess #EdPolicy #Massachusetts #HigherEd #StudentSuccess #uAspire
#FAFSA #CollegeAccess #EdPolicy #Massachusetts #HigherEd #StudentSuccess #uAspire
Applying for financial aid should be a Massachusetts high school graduation requirement
Making FAFSA completion a graduation requirement in Massachusetts isn’t about mandating college. It’s about removing barriers and expanding opportunities.
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February 9, 2026 at 9:30 PM
A new op-ed in CommonWealth Beacon by uAspire's MA Policy Director, Femi Stoltz, highlights the need for a financial aid form graduation requirement in Massachusetts! Read more here: https://ow.ly/AeZb50YbUxA
#FAFSA #CollegeAccess #EdPolicy #Massachusetts #HigherEd #StudentSuccess #uAspire
#FAFSA #CollegeAccess #EdPolicy #Massachusetts #HigherEd #StudentSuccess #uAspire
🌟 It is Financial Aid Awareness Month! 🎉 Every year, billions of dollars in grants and scholarships are awarded to college students across the country. We have free resources to help with the FAFSA, financial aid offers, and more at https://www.uaspire.org/resources/financial-aid-resources
February 4, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🌟 It is Financial Aid Awareness Month! 🎉 Every year, billions of dollars in grants and scholarships are awarded to college students across the country. We have free resources to help with the FAFSA, financial aid offers, and more at https://www.uaspire.org/resources/financial-aid-resources
uAspire applauds Governor Maura Healey’s FY27 budget that again prioritizes postsecondary education and focuses on sustaining or enhancing several key higher education initiatives. 🔗Read uAspire's full statement at the link in bio.
January 29, 2026 at 11:00 PM
uAspire applauds Governor Maura Healey’s FY27 budget that again prioritizes postsecondary education and focuses on sustaining or enhancing several key higher education initiatives. 🔗Read uAspire's full statement at the link in bio.
Thank you @ncanetwork_ for a successful hashtag #NCAN2025 conference! uAspire was thrilled to join college access colleagues from across the country for three days of learning, networking, and celebrating NCAN’s 30th anniversary.
September 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Thank you @ncanetwork_ for a successful hashtag #NCAN2025 conference! uAspire was thrilled to join college access colleagues from across the country for three days of learning, networking, and celebrating NCAN’s 30th anniversary.
🎤 Are you ready for it? We’ve got the perfect lineup just for college advisors and student-support staff.
Join uAspire’s free, expert-led webinars to get the tools, tips, and ready-to-use resources to guide students through the #FinAid journey. bit.ly/4mjcpgw
Join uAspire’s free, expert-led webinars to get the tools, tips, and ready-to-use resources to guide students through the #FinAid journey. bit.ly/4mjcpgw
August 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
🎤 Are you ready for it? We’ve got the perfect lineup just for college advisors and student-support staff.
Join uAspire’s free, expert-led webinars to get the tools, tips, and ready-to-use resources to guide students through the #FinAid journey. bit.ly/4mjcpgw
Join uAspire’s free, expert-led webinars to get the tools, tips, and ready-to-use resources to guide students through the #FinAid journey. bit.ly/4mjcpgw
With a 35% FAFSA drop in AZ & over half of community-college students food insecure, uAspire joined 30+ orgs urging Congress to #BoostPell, index awards to inflation & simplify aid. Student success > just access. www.yourvalley.net/stories/ariz... #FAFSA #HigherEd #PellGrant
Arizona to Congress: fund student success as well as access - Daily Independent
With FAFSA completions plummeting and college affordability slipping further out of reach, Arizona education advocates are joining a national chorus demanding that Congress center student success …
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July 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
With a 35% FAFSA drop in AZ & over half of community-college students food insecure, uAspire joined 30+ orgs urging Congress to #BoostPell, index awards to inflation & simplify aid. Student success > just access. www.yourvalley.net/stories/ariz... #FAFSA #HigherEd #PellGrant
Thrilled to share that uAspire was one of 45 local nonprofits awarded a $5,000 grant by the Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation! Read more about all the amazing organizations recognized: www.heraldnews.com/story/news/l...
Bristol County Savings awards $182K to local nonprofits
Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation recently awarded $182,500 in grants to local nonprofits.
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July 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Thrilled to share that uAspire was one of 45 local nonprofits awarded a $5,000 grant by the Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation! Read more about all the amazing organizations recognized: www.heraldnews.com/story/news/l...
Thank you to the MA Joint Committee on #HigherEd for their favorable reports and impactful amendments to SB2533, SB2534, and SB2535! uAspire looks forward to partnering with the legislature to advance these student-centered bills this session. 🎉
June 28, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Thank you to the MA Joint Committee on #HigherEd for their favorable reports and impactful amendments to SB2533, SB2534, and SB2535! uAspire looks forward to partnering with the legislature to advance these student-centered bills this session. 🎉
Yesterday, our MA Policy Dir., Femi Stoltz, joined partners to brief legislators on HB1467/SB921 – An Act to Facilitate Student Financial Assistance. We are Grateful for this coalition and eager to see this legislation enacted for students across the Commonwealth.
June 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Yesterday, our MA Policy Dir., Femi Stoltz, joined partners to brief legislators on HB1467/SB921 – An Act to Facilitate Student Financial Assistance. We are Grateful for this coalition and eager to see this legislation enacted for students across the Commonwealth.
Thrilled to be among 96 orgs receiving City of Boston “City of Belonging” grants! Funding will boost uAspire’s tuition-equity and financial-aid support for immigrant seniors, turning access into opportunity. www.massnonprofit.org/news/city-of...
City of Boston grants $2.1 million to 96 organizations to strengthen support for immigrants
Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement (MOIA) has announced $2.1 million in grant funds and contracts awarded to support access to critical services and resources for
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May 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Thrilled to be among 96 orgs receiving City of Boston “City of Belonging” grants! Funding will boost uAspire’s tuition-equity and financial-aid support for immigrant seniors, turning access into opportunity. www.massnonprofit.org/news/city-of...
“The FAFSA isn’t just a form—it’s a signal that someone believes in your future.” uAspire Policy Fellow Afua Asare shares why MA must adopt Universal FAFSA now.
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uAspire
uAspire is a national nonprofit that improves the economic mobility of underrepresented students by creating financial solutions to diverse postsecondary pathways.
www.uaspire.org
May 27, 2025 at 8:20 PM
“The FAFSA isn’t just a form—it’s a signal that someone believes in your future.” uAspire Policy Fellow Afua Asare shares why MA must adopt Universal FAFSA now.
📄 www.uaspire.org/news-events/...
📄 www.uaspire.org/news-events/...
🎓 Shoutout to Tanya Enriquez, Emily Wolfson, and partner Angie Vicencio-Mares for presenting at WACAC in Vegas! They shared how counselors and community orgs can team up to support students on the path to college—especially with financial aid. 👏 #WACAC2025
May 15, 2025 at 8:59 PM
🎓 Shoutout to Tanya Enriquez, Emily Wolfson, and partner Angie Vicencio-Mares for presenting at WACAC in Vegas! They shared how counselors and community orgs can team up to support students on the path to college—especially with financial aid. 👏 #WACAC2025
Funding that fuels opportunity.
uAspire applauds NY’s progress toward affordable, accessible higher education—but there’s more to do. Read our response to the FY26 budget and what it means for students.
🔗 www.uaspire.org/news-events/...
uAspire applauds NY’s progress toward affordable, accessible higher education—but there’s more to do. Read our response to the FY26 budget and what it means for students.
🔗 www.uaspire.org/news-events/...
May 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Funding that fuels opportunity.
uAspire applauds NY’s progress toward affordable, accessible higher education—but there’s more to do. Read our response to the FY26 budget and what it means for students.
🔗 www.uaspire.org/news-events/...
uAspire applauds NY’s progress toward affordable, accessible higher education—but there’s more to do. Read our response to the FY26 budget and what it means for students.
🔗 www.uaspire.org/news-events/...
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March 14 at 5pm
Meet the NYC Mayoral candidates, learn about their plans for uplifting CUNY, & ask them about how they plan to defend CUNY. @nypirg.bsky.social @younginvincibles.bsky.social @uaspire.bsky.social
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March 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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March 14 at 5pm
Meet the NYC Mayoral candidates, learn about their plans for uplifting CUNY, & ask them about how they plan to defend CUNY. @nypirg.bsky.social @younginvincibles.bsky.social @uaspire.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/MayoralForumMarch2025
March 14 at 5pm
Meet the NYC Mayoral candidates, learn about their plans for uplifting CUNY, & ask them about how they plan to defend CUNY. @nypirg.bsky.social @younginvincibles.bsky.social @uaspire.bsky.social
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🎉 We’re honored to receive a Community Fund grant from @cambridge_cf! This support directly fuels our Afford and Succeed programs—helping Cambridge students navigate financial aid, manage college costs, and persist through graduation. cambridgecf.org/fy25-communi...
Cambridge Sees Record Demand for Nonprofit Support as CCF Directs $1.5M to 161 Organizations - Cambridge Community Foundation
Unprecedented 65 percent increase in funding responds to growing pressure on local nonprofit sector.
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May 12, 2025 at 10:57 PM
🎉 We’re honored to receive a Community Fund grant from @cambridge_cf! This support directly fuels our Afford and Succeed programs—helping Cambridge students navigate financial aid, manage college costs, and persist through graduation. cambridgecf.org/fy25-communi...
In #NASBEStandard: FAFSA can serve as a pathway to postsecondary education, especially as states and communities take steps to increase completion rates. Read here from @NCANetwork and @uAspire experts here: www.nasbe.org/fafsa-as-a-p...
FAFSA as a Pathway to Postsecondary Education
Learning from early adopters of universal FAFSA can help other states design and implement effective policies.
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May 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
In #NASBEStandard: FAFSA can serve as a pathway to postsecondary education, especially as states and communities take steps to increase completion rates. Read here from @NCANetwork and @uAspire experts here: www.nasbe.org/fafsa-as-a-p...
Education is the great equalizer. Opportunity begins with access—and access begins with us. This spring, we’re raising $50,000 to support first-gen and underrepresented students in their college journeys.
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May 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Education is the great equalizer. Opportunity begins with access—and access begins with us. This spring, we’re raising $50,000 to support first-gen and underrepresented students in their college journeys.
🎓 Every gift matched: fundraise.givesmart.com/f/5dkp/n?vid...
🎓 Every gift matched: fundraise.givesmart.com/f/5dkp/n?vid...
Exciting news! 🎉 Hallie Hanson has been named uAspire’s new Chief Development Officer. With 15 years of fundraising experience + a passion for equity, she’s ready to lead us into our next chapter. 🙌
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uAspire
uAspire is a national nonprofit that improves the economic mobility of underrepresented students by creating financial solutions to diverse postsecondary pathways.
www.uaspire.org
May 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Exciting news! 🎉 Hallie Hanson has been named uAspire’s new Chief Development Officer. With 15 years of fundraising experience + a passion for equity, she’s ready to lead us into our next chapter. 🙌
www.uaspire.org/news-events/...
www.uaspire.org/news-events/...
The sticker price of college ≠ what most students pay. Glad to see @uAspire featured in this @BostonGlobe article unpacking college costs & the push for more transparency. 👇
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Some colleges cost more than $100,000 a year to attend. But do they, really? - The Boston Globe
The sticker price of college is (mostly) made up. Here’s how the math actually works.
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May 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The sticker price of college ≠ what most students pay. Glad to see @uAspire featured in this @BostonGlobe article unpacking college costs & the push for more transparency. 👇
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www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/30/b... via @BostonGlobe
“Looking through the net price data of colleges you're interested in can help you find potential options,” says Brendan Williams, VP of knowledge at uAspire, a college-access organization focused on financial aid. The final cost won't become clear until financial aid letters arrive."
What To Do if You Can’t Afford College
Check out the options you have.
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February 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
“Looking through the net price data of colleges you're interested in can help you find potential options,” says Brendan Williams, VP of knowledge at uAspire, a college-access organization focused on financial aid. The final cost won't become clear until financial aid letters arrive."