College Access & Success Archives

The Power of Pivoting: One Alumnus’ College and Career Journey

In our students’ educational journeys, there’s immense power in recognizing when to make a pivot. Meet Mohammed F., a CollegeBound Initiative (CBI) alumnus whose journey…

Supporting National FAFSA Challenges with Persistence and Creativity

Our college access and alumni engagement teams have demonstrated tremendous flexibility this financial aid season, offering individualized guidance and emotional support to our families.

Alumni Voices: Peer Leader Gives Back to Help Others Succeed

Alumni Voices: Ermina C. is a Peer Leader with Student Leadership Network, where she supports the journeys of CollegeBound Initiative alumni in their first year…

CollegeBound: Congratulations to our 2024 QuestBridge and Posse Scholars

CollegeBound: The journey to college is often both an exciting and challenging process for our students. For those who will be the first in their…

Student Leadership Network Joins Collective of Education and Workforce Leaders Expanding Pathways for Student Success

Student Leadership Network is thrilled to join the Expanding Pathways Collaborative, an initiative bringing together high school counselors, education network leaders, and career training staff…

Alumni Days: CBI Tradition Bridges Knowledge Between Generations

Image above: Alumni returned to the Laboratory School of Finance and Technology to share advice with students about the transition from high school to college….

Student Perspectives: I applied to 23 colleges and wrote 50 essays. Here’s what I learned.

Student Perspectives: Alexander C. is a senior at Student Leadership Network’s CBI partner school, East Side Community High School. By Alexander C.Originally published in Chalkbeat…

Get Career Ready with the Future Success Symposium

Future Success Symposium Equips Alumni and Students with Tools for Professional Success Our fifth annual Future Success Symposium welcomed alumni and high school seniors to…

Student Feature: CBI Senior Unlocks Photography and His Own Leadership Potential

Image above: Daniel J. with one of his photos selected for exhibition at a Photoville festival in 2023 Student Feature: Bronx native Daniel J.’s love…

HEOP Works! Higher Education Opportunity Program Broadens College Choices

Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) admissions directors met with CBI students at the interactive event to answer questions about the colleges’ opportunity programs and to encourage them to apply.

Tripling Our Impact: College Access Programming Now in Six Buffalo Schools

Piloted last year with direct student services at two Buffalo public schools and district-wide capacity building and training for school leaders, Student Leadership has expanded its impact in 2023-2024 to partner with six high schools and impact 32,000 students across the district.