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The primary responsibilities of the Director are to represent the youth focused mission of the program, manage the financial operations and the development goals of the site, maintain strong university partner relationships, work closely with a local advisory board to raise the annual budget, and to recruit and manage a team that ensures the coordination of all program operations.
Summer 2023
Ubben Fellows Program Awards Summer Executive Internships to Posse Foundation Scholars.
Summer 2023
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.
Summer 2023
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.
Summer 2023
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.
Summer 2023
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.
Summer 2023
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.
Summer 2023
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.
Summer 2023
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.
Summer 2023
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.