To a Degree

National College Attainment Network
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To a Degree is the National College Attainment Network's (NCAN's) podcast exploring the ideas, policies, and practices shaping college access, success, and attainment. Each episode features conversations with NCAN staff and leaders from across the field on the challenges, innovations, and opportunities helping more students attain a postsecondary education.

Episodes

  1. Sep 7

    Feeling some kind of way about AI

    Artificial Intelligence is everywhere, including the field of college access. National College Attainment Network's Bill DeBaun talks to Maurice McCaulley, Senior Program Officer at the Gates Foundation, and Julia Freeland Fisher, Director of Education Research at the Clayton Christensen Institute, about the intersection of AI and college advising and how we can support the responsible, effective use of this technology. Links for further reading: Prosocial Possibilities - Christensen Institute The next chapter of our U.S. education work: Helping millions more learners succeed - Gates Foundation Hybrid Advising Co-Op

  2. Aug 31

    Good problems to have: Back to school with NCAN

    Tune into a conversation with the National College Attainment Network's Alessandra Cipriani-Detres, Eddy Conroy, Mia Hines, and Louisa Woodhouse. This back to school episode highlights key messages from a policy, programming, and systems change perspective at NCAN: what's promising and what's concerning for the field of college attainment as we go into the new school year.

  3. Aug 24

    We are more alike than we think: Higher education in different state contexts

    National College Attainment Network Board President Catalina Cifuentes and Board member Chandra Scott talk to NCAN Chief Programming Officer Zenia Henderson about college attainment in California and Alabama. They explore the different landscapes of their states while keeping the promises of opportunity and choice that come from education at the forefront of their work.

  4. Aug 19

    Introducing To a Degree

    In our pilot episode, hear from the National College Attainment Network's CEO Kim Cook and Senior Program Associate Simone Pringle about their paths to working in college attainment and where they see the future of the field.

  5. Aug 19

    Trailer: To a Degree

    Introducing a new podcast from the National College Attainment Network: To a Degree!

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To a Degree is the National College Attainment Network's (NCAN's) podcast exploring the ideas, policies, and practices shaping college access, success, and attainment. Each episode features conversations with NCAN staff and leaders from across the field on the challenges, innovations, and opportunities helping more students attain a postsecondary education.

Information

  • Creator
    National College Attainment Network
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026
  • Show Website
    To a Degree