Students

Though we are a network meant for educators specifically, our ultimate objective is to increase the educational opportunity and success for all students. And those students have a major asset that can assist us in this work… their stories. That’s why we call these students involved, both directly and indirectly, with The Pivotal Network our ‘Pivotal Messengers’.

Who better to give us insight on how to improve support systems for students than the students themselves? The student narrative has the potential to inform teaching practices and offer insight to the cultural competency needed to better serve underrepresented students throughout the college application process. 

These same narratives have the power to also shape the way institutions provide support and senses of belonging to students as well. By listening and providing an outlet for the stories of Pivotal Messengers, we can use the student message as a resource to alleviate undermatching in higher education.