Complex and expensive interventions to close the college degree attainment gap between higher-income students and lower-income students have not yet succeeded. Could it be that a crucial and powerful tactic – the power of peer influence – has been overlooked for far too long? Inside Higher Ed recently featured an article by PeerForward’s CEO and Co-founder Keith Frome that made this convincing argument and urged colleges to become more involved in identifying and cultivating peer leadership networks to help students get and stay on the path to higher education. Read the article here.
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