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Supporting young people growing up in diverse, underserved communities to gain access to educational opportunities that prepare them to lead successful lives.

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From the Archives: Your CV is not just a written record of your credentials. It’s an argument in favor of you. Draft it with that in mind.
8 Tips to Improve Your CV
It’s not just a written record of your credentials. It’s an argument in favor of you. Draft it with that in mind.
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October 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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TEXT: SAT Reading and Writing Practice Animal researcher Amalia P.M. Bastos led a 2021 study about a wild kea parrot that used small stones as tools to preen its feathers. Skeptical colleagues had initially suggested to Bastos that the kea's interactions with the stones might simply be but Bastos and her team showed that the kea was using the stones deliberately. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? A) intriguing B) obvious C) accidental D) observable
October 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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🌟 Ready to turn your passion into your profession? Apply to CUNY Spring Forward for a paid internship this spring! 💼 Deadline: Oct. 13 👉 cuny.edu/SpringForward
CUNY Spring Forward graphic promoting paid internships for CUNY students in marketing, STEM, community services, and healthcare. Benefits include $20/hour, 15 hours weekly from March to May, resume experience, and networking. Apply by Oct. 13. Photo shows two students outside a building.
September 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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📅 Create a balanced schedule that includes time for classes, studying, and activities you enjoy. A well-planned schedule sets you up for success! cuny.edu/survivalguide
Illustration promoting CUNY, showing a notebook with 'Plan your schedule Wisely' written on it, next to a character looking at the notebook. Text suggests creating a balanced schedule for study, classes, and extracurricular activities.
September 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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🎓 Happy #CollegeBoundMonth!

We’re proud to celebrate the 4,021 CollegeBound Initiative (CBI) students graduating this June, a powerful milestone on their path to college and beyond. #CollegeBound #EquityinEducation
June 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Alex, a senior at a CBI partner school, is headed to NYU! 🎓 He’s earned college credits at BMCC + volunteers at Hamilton-Madison House, supporting his community. We’re proud to celebrate him this #CollegeBoundMonth! @nyupress.bsky.social
Learn more: bit.ly/3H2NSwi #EquityinEducation
A student wears a black NYU t-shirt while posing with two small purple NYU signs.
June 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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We’re celebrating Student Leadership Network graduate Amy, a @fredoniau.bsky.social student who recently received the prestigious SUNY McConney Award for Student Excellence! As a peer mentor, she is making a lasting impact. Support students like Amy: bit.ly/3HKvnIX
Amy poses with the SUNY Fredonia president while holding an award.
May 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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10th graders at TYWLS Brooklyn recently visited Sony HQ to explore careers in the #musicindustry! Professionals at Sony offered valuable #careeradvice: Turn a no into a ‘no but’ or a ‘yes and.”

Read more: bit.ly/3Zo4Tra #EquityinEducation
Students participate in small group discussions at the Sony headquarters. Students participate in small group discussions at the Sony headquarters. Four Sony employees sit in front of a room filled with students and speak on a panel discussion. A group of TYWLS students pose with employees at Sony in front of a white screen with the Sony logo and the Student Leadership Network logo.
May 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Congratulations to Neveah, a senior at YWCP Rochester, on becoming the first in school history to earn an @ncaa.bsky.social DII Track & Field scholarship! She’s heading to D’Youville University this fall. Let’s go, Neveah! 🎓 Read more: bit.ly/3H2NSwi #CollegeBoundMonth
Neveah sits on a set of blocks that say “2025” while wearing a white shirt that says “Seniors.”
May 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Live in Staten Island? Have a career you love? Volunteer with us at TYWLS of Staten Island on Wed 5/21 from 8:30–11AM! Inspire students by sharing your story & helping them explore new career paths. Sign up: bit.ly/3Zjfun9 #CoolCareers #Volunteer
A volunteer stands at the front of a classroom and talks to students. A volunteer stands at the front of a classroom and talks to students. A volunteer sits at a table and talks to students. A group of students and volunteers pose in the hallway at Cool Careers, Potential Paths.
May 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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We’ll be sharing #collegedecisions from the #Classof2025 all month long! Congrats to Cajmier, Maurice, and Vas, who are headed to Buffalo State, @binghamtonu.bsky.social, & Niagara University! Stay tuned for more #CollegeBoundMonth stories. 🎓 #EquityinEducation
A student poses and holds an eagle-shaped sign that says “Niagara University.” A student stands before a wall of college pennants and holds a green sign that says “Binghamton University.” A student poses while holding an orange sign that says “I am #BuffaloState Bound.”
May 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Congrats to TYWLS Manhattan alumna Kara Young on her record fourth consecutive @thetonyawards.bsky.social nomination! Kara won the Tony for Best Featured Actress in a Play in 2024 for her role in Purlie Victorious, and is now starring in the Broadway play Purpose. bit.ly/4iR8R2k
TYWLS Alumna Kara Young's Record Fourth Consecutive Tony Award Nomination - SL Network
Alumna Kara Young is nominated for a record fourth consecutive Tony Award for Featured Actress in a Play.
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May 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Happy #SchoolPrincipalsDay! 📚

We’re excited to celebrate the school principals across our network who make our work possible.

Their commitment to their students enables us to do the work that we do - advancing education for girls and gender-expansive youth and college access and success. ✨
The Bronx Envision Academy principal stands in front of a classroom and talks to students. The Heritage High School principal stands outside the school building, talking to students. Six TYWLS principals pose together.
May 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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This month, 43 students from 14 CollegeBound Initiative schools visited Lafayette College and Franklin & Marshall College for our first-ever network-wide Posse Foundation and college exposure trip! Read all about it in our blog: bit.ly/437lBx7 #CollegeBound #CollegeAccess
Four Directors of College Counseling pose in a hallway together at Lafayette College. A large group of CBI students look up and pose while holding Franklin & Marshall College bags. Two students sit on a bus and hold Lafayette College bags. A large group of CBI students look up and pose while holding Lafayette College bags.
April 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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TYWLS Manhattan alumna Talia Scott was recently honored with the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial Scholarship from the New York Bar Association for her work creating the Legally BLK Fund! Read more about it: www.studentleadershipnetwork.org/harlem-nativ...
Harlem Native Honored With Ginsburg Scholarship for Helping Black Women Access Law School - SL Network
New York State Bar Association honored Student Leadership Network alumna Talia Scott with its prestigious Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial Scholarship.
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April 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Zoe, a senior at BLYSW, a Young Women’s Leadership affiliate school, was recently awarded a full-tuition scholarship to @mcdanielcollege.bsky.social! Read all about it in @baltimoresun.bsky.social: bit.ly/44tUNIB #CollegeBound #CollegeAccess #Scholarship
Baltimore Affiliate School Student Wins Full-Tuition College Scholarship - SL Network
Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women (BLSYW) student is awarded McDaniel College scholarship. BLSYW is an affiliate of Student Leadership Network.
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April 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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14 students recently attended a fireside chat with Ursula Burns, the first Black woman CEO of a Fortune 500 company for #WomensHistoryMonth. Thank you to Citi for making this special event possible for our students! Read more about it: bit.ly/4iYkqpo #EquityinEducation #Leadership
Ursula Burns and Andy Sieg sit together on stage for a fireside chat. A group of students sit at a table and talk to an employee at Citi. A student poses with Ursula Burns. A group of students pose on stage with Ursula Burns and Andy Sieg.
April 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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At #WGENC2025, we honored leaders making a difference in #girlseducation - educators from Kansas City Girls Prep Academy & Ivy Prep Academy, as well as our partnership with The Estee Lauder Companies. Read more in our blog: bit.ly/42v7CQr #GirlsEd #EquityinEducation
Award winner stands on stage to receive an award at the WGENC conference. Award winner poses at a podium at the WGENC reception. Award winner poses at a podium at the WGENC reception. A group of WGENC attendees and award honorees pose together at the WGENC reception.
April 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Starting college or know someone who is? 🎓 Our College Persistence team is here to support you with in-person & virtual events, peer mentors, & more. You don’t have to do it alone! Learn more about our College Persistence work: bit.ly/4jfBo2m #CollegeLife #HigherEd
Two Peer Leaders lead an icebreaker activity for students. The College Persistence team poses with a group of students wearing matching T-shirts at the CollegeSendOff. Students talk to representatives from various summer opportunity programs at the Future Success Symposium. The College Persistence team presents to a group of students at the Future Success Symposium.
April 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Excited for @studentleadnet.bsky.social's WholeGirl+ conference! Our very own Jill Frutkin will be leading a session where participants will experience first-hand how Funny Girls use improv games to connect to key leadership skills. See you there!

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March 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM