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.
Letter from President + Founder Deborah Bial on SCOTUS Affirmative Action Rulings
For more than 30 years, Posse has connected dynamic young people to highly selective colleges across the United States—without screening for race. Today’s ruling by the Supreme Court greatly expands our collective responsibility. Posse’s commitment to opening the gates of opportunity and also ensuring young people’s ability to walk through them, as leaders, has never been stronger.
30 Years of PossePlus Retreats
By creating a safe space for dialogue among students who may not ordinarily interact, the PPR has become an important tool for building community on campuses across the country.
Carleton Selects 10th Houston Class, Celebrates Partnership
The top-ranked liberal arts institution became a Posse partner in 2001 and has since welcomed more than 200 Posse Scholars to campus.
ValueAct Partner, Board Member Briana Zelaya Invests In Posse
Briana began her career at the investment firm in 2000. Now, as a partner, she sees her role on the Posse Board as a way to channel her passion for nonprofit work.
Bancel Foundation Awards Posse $10M to Support College Partnerships
The gift from the family foundation of Stéphane Bancel, the CEO of Moderna, and his wife, Brenda, will go towards Posse’s Century of Leaders Endowment Campaign.
UVA, Denison Scholars Receive Goldwater Awards
Dawn Ford and Monica Bradford were selected from a pool of nearly 5,000 sophomores and juniors across the country.
Bucknell Alum Launches Hiring Platform For Diverse Creatives
Nadia Sasso created the app in response to claims that talented creatives of color are hard to find.
Partner Colleges Award 884 Students Posse Scholarships Totaling $190M
This year’s winners include the inaugural Posse Puerto Rico cohorts for Cornell College and Lewis & Clark College.
Comic Relief US Awards Posse $410K Grant
The funding will support the implementation of Posse’s Pre-Collegiate Training Program at four Posse sites: Atlanta, Houston, Miami, and New Orleans.
DePauw University Celebrates 25 Years of Posse Partnership
Since 1996, DePauw has welcomed more than 400 Posse Scholars from New York and Chicago.