Posse Celebrates 25 Years of Success
In 2014, The Posse Foundation celebrated 25 years of successfully connecting talented public high school students to top-tier colleges and universities around the country.
News & Events
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.
670 Students Win $108 Million in Scholarships
In January, The Posse Foundation welcomed 670 new Scholars at Awards Ceremonies in nine cities across the country.
Denison Alum Wins Prestigious CDC Fellowship
Beza Ayalew, previously a McNair Scholar and a Fulbright Scholarship recipient, is now an APTR public health practice and policy fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia.
Vanderbilt’s 25th Posse Preparing to Lead
This fall, the 25th Posse from New York City will matriculate at Vanderbilt University—Posse’s first institutional partner, which adopted the untested program in 1989. The newest class of Vanderbilt Scholars will join a rich tradition of leade
PossePlus Retreats Explore Social Movements
For more than 20 years, the annual PossePlus Retreat (PPR) has been an integral component of the Posse Campus Program.
Posse Thanks Outgoing Wheaton VP for Commitment to Diversity
For 15 years Posse Scholars from New York have flourished at Wheaton College, a first-rate liberal arts institution in Norton, Massachusetts.
Gap Helps Prepare Scholars for Career Success
The Posse Foundation is grateful for the support of Gap Foundation, which has supported Posse for more than six years.
Posse Scholars Win Prestigious 2014 Truman Scholarships
In recognition of their outstanding leadership and commitment to public service, Posse Scholars Rana Abdelhamid and Karimah Shabazz won prestigious scholarships from the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation.
Posse President, Scholars Attend White House Summit
The Posse Foundation was represented by its president and founder, Deborah Bial, at a White House summit in Washington, D.C., on January 16, 2014. At the summit, President Obama and the First Lady called on higher education leaders to make a commi
STEM Program Grows with Four New Partners
At a White House summit on January 16, 2014, The Posse Foundation announced that it is increasing the number of colleges and universities committed to supporting science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) Posses, bringing the total number of to