A Q&A with Northland College Tucked away on the south shore of Lake Superior in Ashland, Wisconsin, Northland College is a private, liberal arts college with a focus on social justice and sustainability. For more than 126 years, it has dedicated itself to helping “make a barren and prejudiced world a better place both physically and socially.” A College Possible National Bridge partner, the college prides itself on providing extensive financial aid to 99 percent of its students and boasts…

Each year across the United States, 20-40 percent of high school students accepted into a college or university fail to enroll, a phenomenon known as “summer melt.” And, according to the U.S. Department of Education, “the lower a student’s income, the more likely they are to experience summer melt because they lack the necessary resources and support.” Yet across College Possible’s six sites, 93 percent of high school students who take part in one of our Summer Bridge programs go…

Throughout the 2018-19 academic year, College Possible Philadelphia will be profiling four students in conjunction with a grant awarded by NRG Gives, a charitable-giving program sponsored by the NRG Retail Charitable Foundation. The grant awarded by NRG Gives will support more students in the greater Philadelphia area get to and persist through to college graduation. Egypt Maddy, a 2018 graduate of Mastbaum Jules E. AVT School, is a Philadelphia native, and she will be attending college at Penn State University Park…