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.
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.
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
450 Scholars Graduate from Posse Partner Colleges
This spring, at top colleges and universities across the country, 450 Posse Scholars from eight cities completed their bachelor’s degrees. As these new college graduates begin their professional journeys, they have the support of an impressive n
Illinois Wes. Signs On, BU Doubles Partnership
Illinois Wesleyan University will recruit its first Posse from New Orleans this fall, and Boston University, already recruiting from Atlanta, will select its first Posse from the Bay Area.
Ubben Ends Successful Tenure as Board Chair
Under Jeff Ubben's leadership, Posse opened four new chapters, added 47 college and university partnerships, and launched specialized initiatives to serve U.S. veterans and students majoring in STEM fields.
Colleges Award $126 Million to Class of 2020
Posse’s partner colleges and universities selected 718 Scholars for the Class of 2020, awarding them $126 million in four-year, full-tuition leadership scholarships.
Entrepreneur Brings ‘Her Agenda’ to White House
Posse alumna Rhonesha Byng, founder of successful digital media platform HerAgenda.com, represented millennial women at a summit hosted by The White House.
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.
Scholar Leads as TAMU Senator, Club President
Josh Lewis, who will be a senior this fall at Texas A&M University, is a student senator, president of the Black Student Alliance Council, an ambassador for the Department of Multicultural Services, and marketing director for Aggies United.
Infor Expands Posse Support Nationally
Led by CEO Charles Phillips, Infor has invested heavily in Posse’s success and is currently a multicity career partner, event sponsor, and program funder.