She holds many titles: mom, wife, daughter, college counselor, director of development, podcast aficionado, musical guru, lover of learning, and more.
Claire Mangrum officially joined the Bright Futures team in 2018. But she has been its biggest cheerleader ... Read More >
Meet DD Towler, Bright Futures' new essay specialist.
DD Towler Interview
What was important to you in high school?
In all honesty, it was baseball. My vision of the future was, "I'll play baseball until I'm a hall of fame player, then I'll retire." ... Read More >
On Wednesday, September 14, the Southside Civic Club sponsored a program called "College Bound", open both to students and parents. Dr. Beth Dennard was the featured speaker, joined by colleague Elana Denham.
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Higher Education M.Ed. alum Elana Denham presented her research at the 7th Annual Texas Higher Educational Symposium at The University of Texas (UT). Her research focused on Factors Affecting the Access, Retention, and Graduation of Black, Hispanic, ... Read More >
For more than 30 years, the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation has supported hundreds of top performing students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering or mathematics. This year, LSU physics major and former Bright Futures student Amy LeBleu
I met Sal Khan of Khan academy today. Sal is world famous and his company, non-profit, online tutoring website that is funded by Google and The Gates Foundation. I met him at the national NACAC conference in San Diego.
My big idea that I shared with ... Read More >
Students who plan to attend college next year (and current college students who file for financial aid in 2016) will see two major changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) beginning October 1, 2016.
FAFSA forms will be available ... Read More >
Recently, one of our College Consulting clients was featured in the Friendswood Journal. The article highlights her contributions to a project she started called the Big Project, where the idea is to get a sick person who is coming to a clinic or is in ... Read More >
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