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ACA UPDATE: House Passes Student Aid Bill: Includes Loan Forgiveness for Counselors!Jul 13, 2007|3 min readThis week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed sweeping legislation that would make some of the biggest changes in student-aid policy in a generation by slashing nearly $19-billion in government subsidies to lenders and using the savings to ...
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Four Students Win Free Conference Registrations!Jul 12, 2007|1 min read
Four ACA Student members won a free registration to the 2008 ACA Annual Conference & Exposition in Honolulu. ACA's Professional Liability Insurance carrier, HPSO, sponsored three of the free registrations and ACA sponsored the fourth.
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ACA Foundation announces the winners of the 2007 Graduate Student Essay contestJul 5, 2007|1 min read
More than 120 graduate students across the country submitted essays on topics designed to explore timely issues facing them as future counseling professionals. After weeks of deliberation, here are the winners of the 2007 Graduate Student Essay contest.
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When It Feels Like Your Family Is Making Your Depression Worse
Published April, 2026 on WebMD
Criticism from family members on the care of loved ones with depression can worsen a care giver’s own depression. ACA President Elect Victoria Kress and Shari Moody, discuss how care givers can manage their depression and how they can deal with family members. Read the Full Article
AI & U: Taking Your Chatbot on a Dinner Date
Published February 16, 2026 on NBC News New York
AI developers are creating opportunities to explore relationships with chatbots and to use AI technology to search for human companionship. However, results from a new survey of over 700 ACA counselors show concern about developing unhealthy dependencies on chatbots. Watch the Video
AI & U: How Artificial Intelligence is Leading to Anxiety in the Workforce
Published February 13, 2026 on NBC News New York
There’s growing concern about the ability of AI to displace humans in the workforce. ACA’s AI Work Group co-chair, Russell Fulmer, talks with NBC News about what counselors are hearing from their clients. Watch the Video
AI & U: Could ‘Grief Bots’ Be a Source of Comfort, or a Mental Health Risk?
Published February 11, 2026 on NBC News New York
Emerging AI technology is making it possible to create AI versions of deceased loved ones. But in a new survey of ACA counselors, 89% says that these new grief bots interrupt the grieving process. Watch the Video
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