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LTX Quest welcomes PeerForward
LTX Quest, hosted by LTX Connect, is “the largest hybrid multi sector, multi-generational gathering of Latinx professionals.” PeerForward CEO, Gary Z. Linnen, and Peer Leader, Erica […]
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Good Day Rochester showcases PeerForward at Nazareth College
In July of 2022, Fox Rochester interviewed PeerForward CEO Gary Linnen to highlight the organization’s partnership with Nazareth College. As the new home base for PeerForward’s annual summer workshops, the […]
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Congress Increases Maximum Pell Grant, but Falls Short of Goal to Double Pell
Under pressure from the national campaign to #DoublePell, Congress passed an omnibus spending bill in March 2022 featuring a 6.2% increase to the maximum Pell Grant. PeerForward is among a […]
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PeerForward Stands with the Movement to #DoublePell
PeerForward stands with over 1,200 organizations urging Congress to double the maximum Pell grant. Created in 1972, Pell grants are distributed federally to over 7 million students, or 40% of undergraduates, every year. They […]
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PeerForward Launches CTE Course in Partnership with ESG Pathways Initiative
PeerForward is proud to partner with a new Education Strategy Group (ESG) initiative, Building Awareness of Pathways to Success. The initiative, which ESG outlines in a recent blog post, is […]
Impact
Former PeerForward President E. Kinney Zalesne reflects on PeerForward’s impact in Christian Science Monitor feature
“Nearly everyone who has ever participated in a PeerForward workshop has said it was one of the most profound experiences of their life. Working shoulder to shoulder with each other […]
Impact
PeerForward partners with BetterHelp and Dell Foundation to provide free therapy sessions
Thanks to the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, PeerForward is thrilled to be able to offer our college students free therapy sessions with BetterHelp this academic year! Eligible students may […]
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Gary Z. Linnen on ‘Great.com Talks With…”
Earlier this summer, Great.com interviewed PeerForward about helping individuals attain their education goals through positive peer influence Josh Rhodes from Great.com interviewed PeerForward as part of their ‘Great.com Talks With…’ […]
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Peer-to-Peer Persistence to a Degree
In the 2016-2017 School year, PeerForward began exploring a novel intervention to one of higher education’s most pressing problems: student persistence. The numbers tell a grim story. According to the […]