What is NPEA? Launched in 2007, NPEA is a membership organization for programs committed to increasing educational opportunities for motivated underserved students across the United States. Member organizations work to provide underrepresented students with academic preparation, placement services and counseling, and ongoing support to ensure enrollment at and graduation from four-year colleges. Member organizations share a commitment to educational access and opportunity. NPEA is housed at The Steppingstone Foundation.
Why Join? As a member of NPEA, your organization will benefit from participation in a learning community of peers. Members will have access to professional development opportunities, such as an annual conference, topic conference calls, a member only online area called NPEA Connect, monthly e-newsletters, and more. To learn more, please see NPEA Member Benefits.
NPEA Annual Conference: Thank you for joining us at the National Partnership for Educational Access conference April 30-May 1, 2009. 200 participants from across the country gathered together for this inaugural conference. For highlights, pictures, and presentations, please see the NPEA Website.
Jean Transtamar, Amaka Izuchi '97
Carlos Alvarado, Andy Shin, Alison Glastein
John Katzman, Mike Danziger, Isabelle Loring
Keynote speaker Ron Fairchild
List of NPEA Members
NPEA Advisory Board
Download Membership Application
For additional details on membership benefits and to join, please visit the NPEA website or contact Karin Elliott, Director of NPEA at (617) 423-6300 x284 or kelliott@tsf.org.
NPEA Mission: NPEA is a membership organization for programs working to provide underrepresented students with academic preparation, placement services and counseling, and ongoing support to ensure enrollment at and graduation from four-year colleges. NPEA is dedicated to fostering quality, success, and growth amongst member organizations, partner schools, and communities committed to educational access.
The research and early implementation phases of NPEA have been made possible through the support of The Goldman Sachs Foundation, The Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund, and The J.C. Kellogg Foundation.
