Announcing Posse Arts: Michelle Obama Celebrates New Posse Collaboration with Lin-Manuel Miranda
The Posse Foundation has launched a new arts initiative in partnership with Lin-Manuel Miranda and the Miranda Family Fund, with CalArts as the first institutional partner. Former First Lady Michelle Obama announced the program.
Case Western Reserve, Wellesley Sign On
Recruiting their first Posses this fall, Case Western will select from New Orleans and Wellesley from Houston as part of the Posse STEM Program, an initiative for students majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Hamilton Alumnus Receives Fulbright Fellowship
Posse Miami alumnus Gabe Rivas, a recent graduate of Hamilton College, was awarded a prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Germany.
Pre-Med Scholar Attends Howard U. Summer Program
Theodore Michaud, a second-year STEM Scholar at Pomona College, was selected for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Summer Medical and Dental Education Program at Howard University.
Hamilton Alumna Headed to Harvard Law
Denise Ghartey, a 2012 graduate of Hamilton College, was awarded a full scholarship to attend Harvard Law School.
Academic Immersion Helps Prepare Scholars to Succeed
Part of Posse’s eight-month Pre-Collegiate Training program, Academic Immersion Day offers Scholars a preview of college academic life and helps them feel more prepared for the transition from high school.
Puget Sound Scholar Researches at California Academy of Sciences
Mauricio Mendez partnered with a senior microbiologist to study infectious diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans.
First New Orleans Posses Graduate from College
In June, Posse New Orleans celebrated its first graduating class of Scholars at Alumni Induction. Graduates from Bard College and Tulane University were welcomed into the national Posse Alumni Network.
Tulane Scholar Named Presidential Fellow
Scholar Kayla Jackson was named a Presidential Fellow at Tulane University. She will study strategies to improve campus diversity through admissions and recruiting, and research programs and initiatives that can be quickly implemented.
Illinois Wes. Signs On, BU Doubles Partnership
Illinois Wesleyan University will recruit its first Posse from New Orleans this fall, and Boston University, already recruiting from Atlanta, will select its first Posse from the Bay Area.
Colleges Award $126 Million to Class of 2020
Posse’s partner colleges and universities selected 718 Scholars for the Class of 2020, awarding them $126 million in four-year, full-tuition leadership scholarships.