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Student Leadership Network
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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.

https://www.studentleadershipnetwork.org/
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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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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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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