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CollegeTracks Bolsters Presence at MC-Germantown
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CollegeTracks builds out its College Success Program at MC-Germantown for growing student population at Watkins Mill and Quince Orchard high schools. September 2018| Montgomery Village News “I had a n
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El Tiempo Latino Features CollegeTracks in Back-to-School Issue
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El Tiempo Latino explores CollegeTracks assistance to Montgomery County’s growing Latino community in their Back-to-School Issue. August 2018 | Olga Imbaquingo Un viaje menos complicado hacia el colle
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CollegeTracks Thanks Mrs. Wright
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A special friend to CollegeTracks and the Latino community, Mrs. Wright–everyone’s favorite abuelita–has worked tirelessly to promote higher education for all. Thank you, Mrs. Wright, for your servi
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CollegeTracks Scholar Doopashika Welikala is featured in UMBC News
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CONGRATULATIONS to Doopashika on her magna cum laude graduation from UMBC with degrees in biology, anthropology and sociology. education. She’ll begin a master’s program in Public Health at
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Make a Difference: Highlighting Volunteers
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Lorraine Driscoll and guests CollegeTracks Executive Director Nancy Leopold and Program Volunteer Elaine Arndt discuss ways people can volunteer at an MCPS high school to help students with the proces
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How to Level the College Playing Field
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Housing policies and tax code among powerful forces favoring the privileged in higher education. The New York Times April 7, 2018 | Harold O. Levy with Peg Tyre This time of year, there’s a lot of opt
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Even With Scholarships, Students Often Need Extra Financial Help
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Low income students face many hidden costs that can threaten their college success. The New York Times April 5, 2018 | Janet Morrissey Michael Martinez still recalls the excitement he felt leaving his
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Hungry on Spring Break
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Spring Break Can Bring Food Insecurity for Low-Income Students Whose Primary Source of Food is the Campus Cafeteria. ON CAMPUS March 17, 2018| Anthony Abraham Jack | The New York Times Hungry on Sprin
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The Persistence Project
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Oakton community college builds faculty-student relationships to increase persistence. INSIDE HIGHER Ed March 13, 2018| Ashley A. Smith Five students a day. That’s how many students on average were l
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Helicopter parents don’t stay at home when the kids go to college…
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CollegeTracks works to level the playing field so every student can succeed in college. The Washington Post, March 2, 2018|Jeffrey J. Selingo A few years ago, I attended an internship recruitment pres
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