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In fact, President Barack Obama recently said in an interview in The Chronicle of Higher Education, “One of this year’s MacArthur awardees—the ‘genius’ awards—is an innovator named Deborah Bial. She proposed a model to identify promising students from disadvantaged urban backgrounds using an alternative set of qualities as predictors of success in college. …The students that are selected form a ‘Posse’ and are provided with extra supports, and end up graduating from selective colleges with a very high success rate.”

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President Obama Donates Portion of Nobel Peace Prize Money to Posse

Posted March 12, 2010 Posse Press

The 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

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Pepperdine Signs On and Hamilton Expands

Posted September 15, 2009 Posse Press

Pepperdine 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

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Mount Holyoke, Penn, UCLA Join Posse, Bucknell Expands Partnership

Posted August 07, 2009 Posse Press

Mount 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

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Miami Becomes Posse’s Seventh Site

Posted July 30, 2009 Posse Press

The Posse Foundation has opened its seventh site in the city of Miami, Florida, the fourth largest school district in the country. With over 350,000 students that make up a richly diverse public school system and community, Miami is an ideal home for Posse’s newest chapter. Read More

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First Science Posse Excels at Brandeis University

Posted May 06, 2009 Posse Press

Ten Scholars from New York headed to Brandeis University in Massachusetts last fall as members of the first Science Posse. Read More

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430 Students in Six Cities Win $43 Million in Scholarships

Posted January 16, 2009 Posse Press

This year, from a pool of over 9,000 nominees, 430 new Posse Scholars in six cities around the country were awarded $43 million in full-tuition leadership scholarships from Posse’s elite partner colleges and universities. Read More

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UC Berkeley Partners with Posse

Posted December 15, 2008 Posse Press

University of California, Berkeley—the country’s highest-ranked public university according to U.S. News & World Report—has joined Posse’s growing roster of partner colleges and universities. Partnered with Los Angeles, Berkeley will welcome its first Posse at the start of the 2009 academic year. Read More

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Bill Clinton Taps Posse for Global Initiative

Posted December 09, 2008 Posse Press

At the 2008 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting—a gathering of a diverse community of heads of state and nonprofit, business and religious leaders from around the world—Posse President and Founder Deborah Bial weighed in on the state of education in the United States. Read More

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Lawrence Scholar Alfredo Duque Featured on CNN

Posted April 26, 2010

Alfredo Duque, Lawrence Posse 4, is a senior at Newcomers High School in Long Island City, New York. He was recently featured on CNN in a story about the school’s success. Read More

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U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is a Fan of Posse

Posted April 23, 2010

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan responded to a question about college persistence from Posse Atlanta Director Charisse Williams at a recent town hall meeting on education. “Like the president, I’m a huge fan of Posse,” he said. Read More

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2010 Posse Boston Power of 10 Event

Monday, October 4, 2010
InterContinental Boston
6–8 p.m., reception with brief program
Honoree: Diane B. Patrick, First Lady of Massachusetts and Posse National Board Member

510 Atlantic Avenue
Boston, MA 02210

Please join Posse Boston at its second annual Power of 10, an unforgettable celebration of diversity and equity in higher education and the workforce, community leadership and the growth of our Alumni Network. At this year’s event—hosted by Posse Boston Alumni—we will welcome more than 200 guests, including local corporate, philanthropic, and community leaders, and will honor First Lady of Massachusetts Diane Patrick for her outstanding work in the community.

2010 Posse Chicago Power of 10 Event

Wednesday, October 27, 2010
The Ivy Room
Cocktails 6 p.m.
Program 7:30 p.m.
Honorees: Robert and Penelope Steiner

12 E. Ohio Street
Chicago, Illinois

Posse Chicago’s signature event is the annual Power of 10. Each year, Posse Chicago welcomes over 250 guests in celebration of diversity and equity in education and to honor a philanthropic leader in education.

Sixth Annual Posse Chicago Golf Outing

Monday, September 13, 2010
Skokie Country Club
Shotgun start 12:30 p.m.
Reception 6 p.m.

500 Washington Avenue
Glencoe, IL 60022

Play at one of the top 10 golf courses in Illinois and one of the top 100 classic courses in the nation.

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