Inside American Express’s virtual mentorship program that’s helping low-income teens get into and pay for college
Alexander-Joseph Silva, 18, is a freshman studying computer science at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New...
Lifting up first-generation college students with dedicated, online guidance
First-generation college students too often lack the resources and support necessary for successful outcomes. But...
Ignite Your Imagination! What’s the Future of Work?
It feels like everywhere you look there is a new headline or statistic about the future of work. We know today’s...
American Express Announces $500,000 Commitment to Strive for College and UStrive Inc.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Express (NYSE: AXP) announced today that the company will join forces with...
NGPF Podcast: Tim Talks to Michael Carter, Founder of Strive for College
How can we get more first-generation students to consider college when they don't have parental role models...
RightStep Virtual Mentoring Program: Engaging Deloitte Professionals and Making an Impact
Deloitte is a people business—we care about supporting our talent while also cultivating future talent in our...
5 Ways To Increase Employee Engagement With Youth Mentoring
According to Deloitte’s Global Human Capital Trends 2016 report, employee engagement continues to be a challenge for...
Looking For the Fountain of Youth? Try Helping Students with College Admissions
She sent me an email asking for help. It was as simple as that.
It felt good.
Out of the blue, my niece, who...
The Cost of Being First
When Chris was accepted into the Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service, he didn’t think of himself as a...
The Undervaluing of School Counselors
Teenagers make bad choices. Honestly, who doesn’t? For adolescents, however, who are armed with new...
30 Under 30 Forbes Feature with Michael J. Carter
Carter founded Strive for College while a full scholarship freshman at Washington University in 2007. His idea was...
Realizing ambitions
Each year, 400,000 low-income students graduate from high school qualified for college but don’t enroll.
