Michelle Obama, April 2021.
Michelle Obama, April 2021.

News & Events

Spring 2021

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.


Colby College Posse Alumnus Victor Chen.

Spring 2017

A Posse Legacy of Paying It Forward

​When Victor Chen applied to Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, he may not have realized the potential impact of his decision to accept the full-tuition Posse Graduate School Fellowship for his MBA.

Vanderbilt Posse alum Carl Manalo is now a school principal in Queens.

Spring 2017

Posse Alum Leading from Within

As the principal at Queens High School for Information, Research, and Technology (QIRT) in New York City, Vanderbilt University Posse alumnus Carl Manalo works strategically to create a school culture where teachers and students feel safe and empower

Vanderbilt University Posse Alumna Shirley Collado.

Winter 2017

Posse Alumna Named President of Ithaca College

​Dr. Shirley Collado has been named the next president of Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York. A member of the inaugural Posse that matriculated at Vanderbilt University in 1989, Shirley is the first Posse alumna to become president of an institutio

Case Western Reserve's Adelbert Hall

Fall 2016

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.

Fall 2016

Daily Show’s Trevor Noah Performs at Gala

The Posse Foundation’s annual gala raised more than $2 million to support the program and its Scholars. The elegant evening, emceed by NBC News correspondent Harry Smith, recognized the 2016 Posse Stars for their leadership and featured a comedy pe

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