In The News
Creative Campaigns Improving College Chances
It takes commitment and ingenuity to run successful campaigns to get your friends and classmates to make an education plan for life after high school. PeerForward’s 100 teams of Peer […]
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Student Stories
Meet Moises: From Homeless to College and Financial Aid Advocate
Moises Urena, now a SUNY student, came to believe he could go to college after attending a PeerForward workshop. There, he was not only inspired to seek higher education, but […]
Student Stories
Meet Izzy: Of Peers and Pirouettes
Next fall, Izzy, a senior and Peer Leader at Lake Wales Charter High School, is heading to Randolph-Macon College in Virginia. She earned a tennis scholarship and looks forward to […]
In The News
PeerForward Featured in Stanford Social Innovation Review
We are honored to be featured in the prestigious Stanford Social Innovation Review for our recent work redeveloping our business model to serve more students. The article focuses on two […]
Spotlight
In Appreciation: Eugene Lang
PeerForward notes with great respect the passing of Eugene Lang, an investor who made a spontaneous promise to students in a Harlem school to pay for their college education. “Mr. […]
Spotlight
Volunteer Joseph Tavares
College Summit Volunteer Joseph Tavares recently shared why he travels from his work base of Jakarta, Indonesia to donate his time and talents assisting College Summit summer workshops each year. […]
In The News
FedEx Announces Investment in PeerForward’s Student-Driven College Access Program
As part of the FedEx Cares initiative, FedEx has provided PeerForward with a $50,000 grant to support its innovative program to assist students from low-income communities across America achieve their […]
Impact
Every Classroom Holds the Key to Creating a College-Going Culture
In reading the recent coverage around the college admission season it’s easy to think that there is one educational path whose most urgent obstacle occurs in the 12th grade, when high school seniors confront the daunting acceptance rates of the nation’s most elite colleges.
In The News
PeerForward Peer Leaders Attend Michelle Obama’s Beating the Odds Summit
In July, First Lady Michelle Obama’s Reach Higher initiative and Better Make Room campaign invited two College Summit Peer Leaders to join fellow college-bound students from across the country who have overcome substantial obstacles to reach a higher education. They were hosted at the White House on July 19.
