Top 10 Colleges for World Cup-Quality Soccer Programs

November 21, 2022Melissa Woelflein

It’s FIFA World Cup time! Hundreds of thousands of people from across the globe are glued to their televisions to watch the first FIFA World Cup ever hosted in an Arab nation. The event, which happens every 4 years and lasts a month, is typically held in May/June/July, but since Qatar’s climate is so hot, they pushed it to November with hopes of it cooling down. There’s a lot of controversy surrounding the 2022 World Cup and Americans are already looking ahead to 2026, when the US will host. Are you looking to be the next big thing in soccer? Check out these top 10 colleges in the US with high-ranking soccer programs, according to NCSA College Recruiting!

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College Scholarships for Breast Cancer Survivors

October 14, 2022Melissa W.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Did you know that in 2022, it is estimated that over 340,000 people will be diagnosed with breast cancer in the US? A cancer diagnosis affects a person in almost all aspects of their life during treatment. The physical, mental, and financial toll it takes can be overwhelming, and since cancer doesn’t follow a timeline, college students are often faced with a devastating diagnosis, threatening to derail their educational journey.

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Looking Ahead: Undergraduate Enrollment Expected to Increase By 2030

July 29, 2022Melissa W.

We know commencements just wrapped up a month ago, but we live for education and are already looking ahead to the 2022-2023 school year! College campuses are starting to prepare for the new undergrads to move in and while college enrollment has dipped a bit since 2020, that outlook is likely just temporary.

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NHL Opt-Out of Beijing Olympics Gives Way to NCAA Athletes to Compete

February 16, 2022Melissa W.

It’s widely known that many of the Olympians representing the United States are current and former NCAA athletes, but due to the NHL’s decision to opt-out of competing in Beijing, many college hockey athletes were given the otherwise unlikely chance of a lifetime to take the ice.

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NCAA Student-Athletes are Bejing-Bound for the 2022 Winter Olympics

February 05, 2022Melissa W.

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics kicked off this week and we are so excited to watch! Did you know that out of the 224 athletes representing the United States, nearly 100 once played for NCAA teams in college?! In fact, some are still actively competing in the NCAA!

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Tribal Colleges and Universities Integral to United States Success

October 11, 2021Melissa W.

Today is Indigenous Peoples Day in the US. It’s a day to honor and celebrate the resilience of Native Americans who occupied the nation first. 

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Cheyney University: The First HBCU

February 28, 2021Melissa W.

We’re at the end of Black History month and have really enjoyed learning about and sharing Black-centered campus organizations and colleges throughout February. We figured, what better way to round out the month than by highlighting the first ever school to form Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)?!

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The Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg: An Academic Scholar

September 26, 2020Melissa W.

As an American jurist serving on The Supreme Court from 1993-2020, Ruth Bader Ginsburg spent much of her career as an advocate for women’s rights, gender equality, and civil rights and became a bit of a celebrity due to her short-stature, quiet demeanor, and strong dissents. Her educational career was also quite impressive and paved the way for her court accomplishments!

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