Student Stories
Forward Thinker: Hillary De La Cruz
Peer Leaders like Hillary De La Cruz inspire all students to be confident in their path to postsecondary success. This week, we celebrate Peer Leader Captain and Posse Scholar, Hillary, […]
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Peer Leaders power up at Fall Training Camps
As the fall semester winds down, Peer Leaders across the U.S. and Bermuda are powering up. PeerForward teams are tapping into their superpowers to make an impact on their classmates. […]
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Peer Leaders train to improve persistence at Cal State LA
Peer Leaders at California State University, Los Angeles serve first-year students by providing pivotal academic and social support. PeerForward in College trains and employs Peer Leaders to ease the high […]
Impact
Higher Education Equity Takes Pandemic Hit
As COVID’s impact on higher education has continued into the 2021-22 academic year, Black, Latinx, and low-income students are still bearing the brunt of drop-offs in educational attainment. As organizations […]
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PeerForward Teams Fired Up at Fall Training Camps
Fall is here, and just as the temperatures are getting cooler, PeerForward teams are turning up the heat on their college-going campaigns to encourage their peers to plan for life […]
Alumni
2019 Summer Workshops Were a Success!
This Summer, more than 300 students joined the PeerForward movement. Students traveled from California, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Texas, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia to spend four days transforming their […]
Impact
Inspiring New Peer Leaders Trained at 2019 Daemen College Summer Workshop
This August, our newest group of Peer Leaders took Daemen College by storm with great energy, passion, and leadership for their 2019 Summer Workshop. This incredible group of 76 rising high school seniors came together from 21 high schools in New York, […]
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Training the Next Wave of Peer Leaders at NOVA Southeastern University
Our newest wave of Peer Leaders brought the heat to NOVA Southeastern University in Florida this July for their 2019 Summer Workshop, and their energy and passion to create change […]
Spotlight
Deloitte Supports FAFSA Completion Success at PeerForward Schools
Deloitte has been a long-time supporter of PeerForward and our push to increase early FAFSA completion in PeerForward partner schools. This work is vital to increasing the number of students from low-income communities who […]