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American Talent Initiative
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Colleges working collaboratively to expand access and opportunity for highly talented lower-income students.
https://americantalentinitiative.org/
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#ATImember @princetonupress.bsky.social is raising the bar on access and affordability, welcoming its Class of 2029 with:
▪️ Record-high 25% Pell-eligible students
▪️ $80K+ avg aid package
▪️ 32 transfer students (incl. 22 U.S. veterans)
▪️ 16.7% first-gen students

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Princeton enhances financial aid again as it welcomes the Class of 2029, which includes the largest-ever number of Pell-eligible students
The financial aid expansion reflects Princeton’s national leadership in access and affordability.
www.princeton.edu
August 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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College students are working too much — and it's costing them their degrees. In @usnews.com, Josh Wyner of @aspenhighered.bsky.social calls for urgent action to make college completion possible for more students. as.pn/45d4USA
www.usnews.com
June 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Kudos to the 10 #ATIMember institutions recognized in the Carnegie Student Access & Earnings Classification @baruch.cuny.edu @georgemasonu.bsky.social IIT@illinoisstateu.bsky.social Spelman @stonybrooku.bsky.social @suny.oneonta.edu @ucirvine.bsky.social @ucmerced.bsky.social @ucf.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🏙️ Baruch College President S. David Wu was named to @cityandstateny.bsky.social “50 Over 50 Alumni" list, which recognizes outstanding New Yorkers who have made significant contributions in academia, advocacy, business, government, organized labor, and other fields. ✨

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May 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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ICYMI: A House committee last week advanced a bill that would make dramatic and damaging changes to the federal student aid system.

ACE sent a letter with other associations outlining concerns.

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ACE, Other Higher Ed Groups Warn of Reconciliation Bill’s Harmful Impact on Students, Institutions
The House Committee on Education and Workforce last week approved the Student Success and Taxpayer Savings Plan, a budget reconciliation bill that would make dramatic and damaging changes to the feder...
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May 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
americantalent.bsky.social
Rankings shouldn't overshadow opportunity. This article argues for ending ranking obsession & emphasizes need for support for students w/ financial barriers. Great to see ATI, @harvard.edu & @gatesfoundation.bsky.social highlighted as leaders in boosting Pell enrollment & access.
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Universities should abandon school rankings, embrace low-income students - The Boston Globe
Few people understand just how severely U.S. News rankings have undermined need-based financial aid in medical, law, and business schools.
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April 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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ATI is committed to ensuring talented students from all income levels can access high-performing schools. We👏 #ATIMember @harvard.edu for offering free tuition to families earning up to $200K—removing financial barriers and making a Harvard degree more accessible. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...
Harvard Will Make Tuition Free for More Students
Harvard is the latest elite school to announce that families with incomes of $200,000 and under will not pay tuition as a way to bolster diversity.
www.nytimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Excited to be on Bluesky! We're a coalition of top colleges committed to enrolling & supporting more low income students—helping close graduation gaps and advance equity in #higherEd

Follow us for our latest research, strategies and the work we do to support talent from all backgrounds & zip codes
March 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM