Vanderbilt Expands Partnership to Recruit Five Cohorts Annually
By quintupling its investment in Posse, Vanderbilt becomes the program’s largest partnership and sets a new benchmark for recruiting and supporting the next generation of leaders.
Brandeis Professor, Administrator Champions STEM Program
Dr. Irv Epstein helped pilot the Posse STEM Program that supports Scholars majoring in science, technology, engineering and math. The program recruits 100 Scholars from five cities per year for 10 colleges and universities.
Power of Language Examined at PossePlus Retreats
Close to 5,000 students and administrators from 50 colleges and universities convened at PossePlus Retreats titled “Sticks + Stones: Language and Speech in a Diverse Society.”
10 College Scholarships Awarded at Bay Area Ceremony
Ten incredible high school seniors—the first Posse Scholars selected from the Bay Area—received four-year, full-tuition college scholarships from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington.
60 Miami Students Awarded $12 Million in College Scholarships
New Scholars from the Miami-Dade and Broward County public school systems were selected through a competitive process to receive more than $12 million in four-year, full-tuition merit scholarships from top colleges and universities.
Pomona Biology Major Represents STEM Program
A member of Pomona College’s first STEM Posse, Zhaoqi Huang is majoring in biology, with an economics minor, and is a lab assistant in the microbiology lab.
New Orleans Students Win $3.9 Million in College Scholarships
Twenty-one new Scholars joined the Posse New Orleans family, earning four-year, full-tuition scholarships from Tulane University and the University of Notre Dame.
Tulane Senior Prepares for Medical School
This spring Tulane University senior and aspiring doctor Melissa Huynh is gaining valuable clinical experience as a medical assistant for Internal Medicine Specialists, a private practice in Uptown New Orleans.
Posse Los Angeles Welcomes 90 Outstanding New Scholars
In January, Posse Los Angeles welcomed 90 new Scholars from the Greater Los Angeles, who were awarded $16.9 million in four-year, full-tuition leadership scholarships from Posse’s partner colleges and universities.
Awards Ceremony Honors 61 D.C.-Area Youth Leaders
In January, 700 people filled the historic Lincoln Theatre to welcome 61 new Scholars who were awarded more than $10 million in four-year, full-tuition merit scholarships.
Largest Class of Scholars Begins Posse Journey
In January, Posse Chicago honored 121 young leaders who collectively won $21.4 million in leadership scholarships from 12 top-tier colleges and universities.