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.
University of Michigan Becomes Posse Partner
The University of Michigan is the latest top institution to partner with The Posse Foundation’s science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) program. In 2016, the renowned public university will admit its first Posse from Chicago, Illinois.
701 Students Win College Scholarships Worth $118 Million
This year, a record 701 new Scholars were welcomed to the Posse community at Awards Ceremonies in nine cities.
Tulane Pres. Emeritus Chairs New Orleans Advisory Board
Tulane University President Emeritus and Distinguished University Professor Dr. Scott S. Cowen is a powerful voice for the City of New Orleans, public education and The Posse Foundation.
PossePlus Retreats Discuss Crime and Punishment
This spring, nearly 5,000 Scholars, students and faculty members from 48 of Posse’s partner colleges and universities attended PossePlus Retreats entitled, “Crime and Punishment.”
Scholar Co-Heads Community Outreach Program
Sophomore Tayler Butler is co-head of Building Up Hudson, a community outreach program at Bard College that is designed and implemented by college students to serve high school students in a town close to Bard’s campus.
Summer Leadership Awards Enable Scholars to Explore Careers
This year’s recipients of Posse Summer Leadership Awards interned at government agencies; traveled abroad to Haiti, Italy and Mongolia; and volunteered with nonprofit organizations focused on tropical conservation, poverty alleviation, and strength
Brandeis Scholar Facilitates Campus Vigil, Town Hall Meeting
In the wake of the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, Brandeis University asked sophomore Justin Cates to co-lead an administrative council and help spearhead the planning for a campus vigil and town hall meeting.
Mount Holyoke Scholar Seeks Out Cross-Cultural Experiences
Arielle Derival, a second-year student at Mount Holyoke College, is majoring in Africana studies and Spanish and pursuing a minor in law, public policy, and human rights.
Dartmouth Partners with Vets Program, Posse to Recruit 12 Top Institutions for Program
The Posse Foundation will expand its Veterans Program to include a total of 12 top colleges and universities as partners over the next five years. As part of this expansion commitment, The Posse Foundation has partnered with Dartmouth College in Hano
Enrollment AVP Brings Diverse Perspectives to Bucknell
For more than 30 years Mark D. Davies has played an instrumental role in shaping the student body of Bucknell University, a tri-city Posse partner institution.