Posse Scholars Intern with U.S. Senator Gillibrand
Four Posse Scholars from three different partner colleges served as summer interns in the New York City office of Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator for New York.
News & Events
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.
Service Comes Full Circle for Dartmouth Vet Scholar
Zachary Jaynes interned with the finance committee for State Representative James Smith’s campaign for governor of South Carolina this past winter.
New Vanderbilt Graduate Recognized as Outstanding Senior
Recent Vanderbilt University Posse graduate Christine Lim was recognized as a Top 20 Outstanding Senior for demonstrating leadership, academic excellence and for making a positive contribution to the campus.
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
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
Scholars, Alumni Win 60 Major Fellowships
This year, Posse Scholars and alumni won 60 competitive national and international fellowship awards.
Vanderbilt Alum Wins Ainslie Achievement Award
Posse alumna Mia Howard, the founder and executive director of Intrepid College Prep Charter School in Nashville, Tennessee, is the 2015 winner of Posse’s Ainslie Alumni Achievement Award in recognition of her commitment to providing deserving youn
Posse New York Welcomes 133 Extraordinary New Scholars
Harlem’s historic Apollo Theater in New York City lent its famous stage for the 2015 Posse New York Awards Ceremony where more than 130 new Scholars celebrated winning Posse Scholarships worth more than $23 million.
Vanderbilt Alumna Makes Strides in Public Health
Vanderbilt University Posse alumna Elizabeth Linton is a clinical research coordinator in the department of emergency medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. She is also pursuing a master’s of public health at Columbia University.
Miami U. Prof., Posse Alum Studies Success of Latino Students
Vanderbilt University Posse alumnus Dr. David Pérez II is an assistant professor in the department of educational leadership at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.