Tailored specifically for Posse graduates, The Update features important dates, Posse news, and select alumni highlights.
Alumni Reform Public Education at University of Chicago Charter School
Pomona College Posse alumnus Alix Coupet and DePauw University Posse alumnus Landon Jones have spent the past two years working at the University of Chicago Charter School, an initiative of the Urban Education Institute (UEI) tasked with creating
Deloitte Principal Joins Chicago Advisory Board
Sarah Cuthill, a principal in global employer services at Deloitte, was inspired by Posse's impact across the country and wanted to join the movement in Chicago.
Bucknell, Sewanee Scholars Selected as Breakthrough Teachers
Five Posse D.C. Scholars have been selected to participate in a teaching residency through Breakthrough Collaborative, an organization that prepares underserved middle-school students for college and trains a new generation of urban teachers throu
Winter Programs Energize Scholars’ Professional Development
Posse D.C. organized four interactive professional development workshops to help Scholars position themselves for success in the workforce.
Pepco Partnership Supports D.C. Scholars
The Posse Foundation has benefited from the generous support of Pepco Holdings, which has supported Posse D.C. with more than $25,000 in event sponsorships and in-kind donations to date.
Scholar Wins Grinnell College Community Engagement Award
Yesenia Ayala, a first-year Scholar at Grinnell College, recently won an extremely competitive award given to only three students on campus who show the ability to make Grinnell, along with the Iowa community as a whole, a better place.
Berkeley Scholar Examines Youth Culture, Rural Development in Honduras
Rajan Hoyle researched youth perceptions of Garifuna communities of Honduras and presented his findings to peers and faculty at Berkeley.
New Scholars Draw Career Inspiration from Posse Alumni
Posse Los Angeles Scholars read and reflected on the profiles of accomplished Posse alumni who are leaders in business, education, medicine, the arts, consulting, advertising, entrepreneurship and social justice.
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.
Brandeis STEM Scholar Studies Medicine in Denmark
Rabab Ayoub, an adventurous third-year Brandeis University STEM Posse Scholar majoring in biology, is studying abroad at the Danish Institute of Study Abroad Medical Practice and Policy Program in Copenhagen, Denmark