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April 3, 2026

🔥 Huron Consulting Group recognizes Nearpeer as an innovator in the student experience

Nearpeer is proud to be included in Huron’s EdTech Rise 40 as one of the global leaders in transforming recruitment, retention, and career readiness.🥇
March 14, 2026

Defying the Enrollment Cliff (On-Demand Webinar Replay)

Watch this live, one-on-one conversation with Dr. Javier Garza, Vice President of Enrollment Management at Tarleton State University. Tarleton is a Nearpeer partner, founding member of the Texas A&M System and the fastest-growing public university in Texas, achieving a record 49% enrollment growth in 3 years.
February 19, 2026

Improving Connections Between Students is Key to Boosting College Completion

Students don’t reach graduation simply because campuses set targets or track metrics. For too many—especially the fast-growing first-generation, military, working, transfer, and student-parent populations in higher education—the difference between persisting and dropping out comes down to something harder to measure: whether they feel connected to their college community.
January 23, 2026

Helping New Students Persist & Succeed (on-demand replay of live webinar)

Helping New Students Persist & Succeed (on-demand replay of live webinar)
December 4, 2025

Pop in to Nearpeer’s Sept. 25 open house 🏠 Learn what works, why, Q&A

Stop by our virtual open house & get your questions answered.
June 4, 2025

Meaningful Student Connection via Social Apps (on-demand replay of live webinar)

Learn how Southern Utah University improves Gen Z summer melt, transition, and more
March 11, 2025

WITH INSIDE HIGHER ED…Belonging: The Proven Path To Recruit & Retain More Students (on-demand replay of live webinar)

Watch this insightful panel discussion that over 1,000 campus leaders sign-up for!
January 27, 2025

Inspirations for 2025: Innovative ways campuses are welcoming students to Nearpeer

Creative student outreach and communications fosters greater Nearpeer engagement, belonging, and success. Learn from peer institutions.
November 4, 2024

Nearpeer hosts “Belonging Before Beginning” panel discussion with Cal Poly Pomona, Athabasca University, and UCCS leaders at AACRAO SEM Conference in Boston

Leaders at three institutions across North America come together to discuss how to foster greater belonging and enrollment outcomes in strategic partnership with Nearpeer.
September 25, 2024

UC Colorado Springs discusses their Nearpeer success in student newspaper

“New app that helps incoming students form connections sees success in first month.” By: Joseph Impellitteri On: September 25, 2024
April 2, 2024

Nearpeer receives “Best in Education” award

EdTech Chronicle, the online publication covering education and education technology, today announced Nearpeer as a winner of the inaugural, 2023 “Best in Education” awards – The Besties.
February 5, 2024

Butler University, Nearpeer Announce “Belonging Before Arriving” Community of Practice to Improve Student Connection & Well-being

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Nearpeer, the leading peer-to-peer student platform for universities, today announced a new partnership with Butler University’s Institute for Well-Being to establish a working Community of Practice for higher education leaders to collaborate on data-driven approaches to creating a foundation for new student success with a focus on intentionally fostering a greater student sense of belonging early in their college journey. The Community of Practice comes at a pivotal time for the U.S. as it faces record levels of youth and young adults reporting anxiety, depression, isolation, and loneliness.
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