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Riding Into College with Your Posse, February 27, 2008
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, by Clarence V. Reynolds
5 Bronx students get scholarships, February 17, 2008
New York Daily News, by Carrie Melago

Posse scholarship pays for college, February 13, 2008
The Queens Courier, by Christina Santucci
Mattapan teen gets boost from Posse, January 13, 2008
The Boston Herald, by Michael Givens

Posse to the rescue, January 6, 2008
The Baltimore Sun, by Susan Gvozdas

'Need My Posse' to Conquer College, December 25, 2007
Chicago Sun-Times, by Maudlyne Ihejirika

Nobel Street Charter School Student Wins Full College Scholarship, December 24, 2007
Chicago Tribune, by Stephanie Banchero

Barack Obama mentions Posse in a Q&A with The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Campaign U.: Higher education and the 2008 candidates, November 12, 2007
The Chronicle of Higher Education, by Sara Hebel

Posse program makes Centre more diverse, October 11, 2007
Centre College News Archive

Alum Awarded MacArthur Award, September 28, 2007
Harvard Graduate School of Education Newsletter

CBS News Spotlights Lafayette's Posse Scholars, May 4, 2007
Lafayette College News and Events

Posse Foundation ‘mutually beneficial’, February 28, 2007
The Wheaton Wire, by Samantha Gluck

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Aid for student leaders: $100,000 Scholarships to College Offered, September 12, 2006
The Washington Post

Deasy urges high school seniors to capitalize on scholarship, September 12, 2006
The Maryland Gazette, by Guy Leonard
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Posse in the Press (Click to download the PDF file)
- People are talking about Posse. This is a compilation of several articles written about The Posse Foundation, Inc. from 2003–2004.

A new Posse rides into Grinnell, December 2, 2004
The Des Moines Register, by Madelaine Jerousek
- The second wave of outstanding Los Angeles high school graduates are succeeding at Grinnell College with the support of their Posse.

Learning to Survive in Education With a Posse, April 13, 2004
The Washington Post, by Jay Mathews
- Describes the history and purpose of the successful Posse Program through the stories of two Los Angeles students who attend Grinnell College
Women Who Run With The Ideas, September, 2003
Oprah Magazine, by Brett Martin
- Highlights Deborah Bial, President and Founder of the Posse Foundation
Middlebury to graduate first Posse of inner-city kids, April 24, 2003
The Addison Independent, by Carolyn Wilsey
- Spotlight on the first group of Posse Scholars to graduate from Middlebury
The Composition of Carleton, Winter 2003
Voice, by Mary Lahr Schier
- Highlights how the Posse program has helped to diversify Carleton's student body
Commencement 2002. Success from start to finish: first Posse will graduate in May, April 30-June 17, 2002
The Brandeis Reporter, by Marjorie Lyon
- Profiles of several Brandeis Posse Scholars graduating this year
Lumina Foundation For Education 2002 Annual Report, 2002
Lumina
Stand by Me: Posse Students Find Strength in Numbers, Spring 2002
Middlebury Magazine, by Jennifer Sutton
- A close look at the impact Posse Scholars have had on Middlebury College
Posse: Transforming Leadership Culture, Summer 2001
Community Youth Development Journal, by Erika Smith
- A look at how Scholars are choosen, Posse's impact on campus life and profiles of two Posse Scholars
Posse pursues urban students for colleges, October 3, 2000
Chicago Sun-Times, by Frederick H Lowe
- Interview with Posse Chicago Director Andrew Williams about the selection process
Power of the Posse, March 22, 2000
Education Week, by Julie Blair
- In-depth study of the organization's start, the selection process and Posse's impact on campus
Posse retreat: ´awesome!´, Spring 1999
The Justice, by Dana Kaplan
- Reactions from participants of Brandeis's Posse Plus retreat
United they stand to learn: Kids take their Posse on the road to college, August 9, 1998
Daily News, by Carolina Gonzalez
- News story following scholars leaving for Depauw, Brandeis and Vanderbilt
The ´A´ Teams, May 7, 1998
The New York Times, by Bob Herbert
- Praise from the NY Times for Posse's educational mission