Obama Rep. To Address UNC Advisors
By myNC.com, Press Release
Aug. 3
A keynote address will be made by an administrator from the U.S. Department of Education to the 150 advisers of the National College Advising Corps (NCAC) at UNC-Chapel Hill Wednesday.
Wednesday (Aug. 5)
Noon to 2 p.m.
The Carolina Inn
Greg Darnieder, special assistant for college access within the U.S. Department of Education, will discuss President Barack Obama's goal of regaining the nation's leadership in degree attainment by 2020. One of the architects of this work, Darnieder will address the importance of access and national service during his first trip to North Carolina since joining the administration.
The National College Advising Corps, with headquarters at Carolina, is the first national effort by colleges and universities that places recent college graduates into high schools and community colleges to increase access to higher education for first generation, low-income and underrepresented students.
The Advising Corps was recently cited in a study on post-secondary education funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts as a "remarkable program aiming to supplement the efforts of public school counselors."
Spotlight on Service
In my role as a college adviser with the Brown chapter of the National College Advising Corps, it's hard to ignore the sheer desire to go to college among the young people with whom I work. Unfortunately, because of the barriers in opportunity facing these students, many will no longer see these college dreams as reality by their senior year. Within four years, many of these hopeful hands will be lowered quietly to their desks.
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