Abilene Christian University announced the selection of 29 students to participate in the first-ever Summer Scholars, a study abroad opportunity for rising high school sophomores and juniors. Summer Scholars offers the high school students a week-long college experience in England, including attending the grand opening of ACU’s Oxford campus and visits to Oxford City Centre, … Continued
Over the last decade, student loan debt has moved closer and closer to the front of the national conversation. Even before the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, commentators, politicians, and policy-makers had been raising alarms about the startling rate at which student debt was increasing—which, so far, has peaked at almost $1.7 trillion held by … Continued
Abilene Christian University saw a record number of students and recent alumni apply to the prestigious Fulbright grant competition this year – 15 – and nine of those have been named semifinalists, which is also a record for ACU. Each year a cohort of current seniors and recent graduates utilize ACU’s Office of Major Scholarships, … Continued
Guest speakers, a prayer walk, a lecture series and several student activities are slated for February as part of Black History Month at Abilene Christian University. Feb. 1 – An outdoor prayer event organized by the Carl Spain Center on Race Studies and Spiritual Action will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first Black students … Continued
Singer-songwriter and Abilene Christian University alumnus Aaron Watson will headline a concert at ACU Nov. 7 as the first event of Christmas Around the World, a two-week-long celebration sponsored by the Student Government Association and the International Students’ Association. The Nov. 7 kick-off event will include food trucks, vendors, photo spots and displays showcasing a … Continued
Students at Abilene Christian University are managing a now-multi-million-dollar investment fund that is part of the university’s endowment. The Student Trading and Research (STAR) Fund gives students first-hand experience with investing and financial management, and their success led to the fund reaching a new high of $2 million at the start of the 2021-22 academic … Continued
The year 2020 will forever be trademarked by COVID-19. It not only brought heartbreaking health challenges, record-breaking case numbers and months of lockdown, but also an economic recession that affected thousands upon thousands of employees across a vast number of industries. This left people out of jobs and trying to navigate a new professional world, … Continued
The modern workforce is fluid enough to make transferable skills vital to success. After all, projections from Forrester Research suggest that today’s youngest professionals will hold between twelve and fifteen different jobs before retiring. While in-depth training is valuable for gaining a much-needed step up in a competitive workforce, it’s also important to develop and … Continued
Selecting a college major is often a challenging task. As many as 30 percent of students will change their major at least one time during their undergraduate program. This uncertainty does not disappear once people graduate. Earning an undergraduate degree can provide you with the tools you need to get started in your career. It … Continued