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MADISON, Wis. -- Ascendium Education Group is announcing the first two grants of a $10 million initiative to allow postsecondary education networks and membership organizations to continue engaging their members in reform work amid the challenges posed by the COVID-19 health crisis.

The Maintain Momentum for Student Succes...

Madison, WI — Four Madison-area nonprofit organizations working to advance racial justice will receive $50,000 each from Ascendium Education Group.

Earlier this month, Ascendium's leaders asked its more than 250 employees to nominate Madison-based nonprofits that are providing an identifiable and meaningful response to add...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Coalition on Student Debt is excited to announce its partnership with Ascendium Education Solutions to create the ​Wisconsin Student Loan Help Hotline ​to help student loan borrowers during the pandemic.

The new dedicated toll free number is 833-589-0750.

The current COVID-19 crisis has highl...

Madison, WI— Ascendium Education Group has launched a new website for its philanthropy (https://www.ascendiumphilanthropy.org) centered around the four focus areas announced last year.

Over the past year, Ascendium’s grantmaking team has been listening, learning and strategizing about specific investment priorities and des...

MADISON, WIS. (April 8, 2020)—Ascendium Education Group, Inc. on behalf of its guaranty agency affiliate Ascendium Education Solutions (AES) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Educational Credit Management Corporation (ECMC) to utilize ECMC’s technology platform in a Software as a Service (SaaS) mode...