College Access and Leadership Development
Founded in 1989, Posse identifies public high school students with extraordinary academic and leadership potential who may be overlooked by traditional college selection processes. Posse extends to these students the opportunity to pursue personal and academic excellence by placing them in supportive, multicultural teams—Posses—of 10 students. Posse partner colleges and universities award Posse Scholars four-year, full-tuition leadership scholarships.
A worthwhile investment
For 20 years, Posse partner colleges and universities have welcomed Posse Scholars onto their campuses. They have awarded an incredible $334 million in leadership scholarships to these young people and have seen their success not only as leaders on campus, but in these students’ 90 percent graduation rate. Posse’s incredible partners are investing time, energy and resources in the promotion of equity in education and social justice. They believe in the intelligence, talent and dreams of young people who might not always show up on their radar screens, and are giving them a chance to excel.
From the President + Founder and Chair
Dear Friends,
Twenty years ago, the first Posse packed their bags in New York City and got on a Greyhound bus headed for Nashville, Tennessee. These five students and their mothers spent 26 hours in anticipation. The trip they started that day was really the beginning of an incredible journey for the thousands of young people and their families who would follow—and an incredible journey for Posse. Read Full Message
Where is Posse?
Posse has sites in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C. This past fall, we opened our seventh site in Miami.
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President Obama Donates Portion of Nobel Peace Prize Money to Posse
Posted March 12, 2010The Posse Foundation is one of only 10 organizations selected by President Barack Obama to receive a portion of the president’s $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize award money. News that Posse will receive a generous gift of $125,000 came via a White House announcement. Read More
Pepperdine Signs On and Hamilton Expands
Posted September 15, 2009Pepperdine University has become Posse’s newest partner institution. In addition, longtime partner Hamilton College, already paired with Posse Boston, has expanded its partnership to become the third partner school for newly launched Posse Miami. Read More
Mount Holyoke, Penn, UCLA Join Posse, Bucknell Expands Partnership
Posted August 07, 2009Mount Holyoke and The University of Pennsylvania (Penn) have partnered with Posse to recruit students from Miami. The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and existing partner Bucknell University have also signed on with the Los Angeles chapter. Read More