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@metronyu.bsky.social’s Dr. Leigh Mccallen leads a team sharing new #research detailing the challenges low-income students face during the #collegeapplicationprocess, & the value of “#nearpeer” advisors in urban schools. Read more here: bit.ly/4mZMBWl
Image captures square shaped graphics with text, images, and logos all over. The top text banner for the graphic reads, "Credible Messengers and Cultural Guides: How Near-Peers Expand Access to College Advising in Urban High Schools."To the left of the text box is a headshot of Dr. Leigh McCallen, author of this new research. Below her photo is the Urban Education journal, the journal where this new research is published. To the right of those images, is another photo of a high school student working on his college application., He wears a grey hoodie and eye-glasses, as he earnestly reads a book on the table before him. At the bottom right of the graphic we find both the NYU Metro Center logo, as well as the small text box that reads, "New Research".
October 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM