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In fact, President Barack Obama recently said in an interview in The Chronicle of Higher Education, “One of this year’s MacArthur awardees—the ‘genius’ awards—is an innovator named Deborah Bial. She proposed a model to identify promising students from disadvantaged urban backgrounds using an alternative set of qualities as predictors of success in college. …The students that are selected form a ‘Posse’ and are provided with extra supports, and end up graduating from selective colleges with a very high success rate.”

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Posse Launches Veterans Program with Vassar as First Partner

Posted April 10, 2012 Posse Press

In an effort to increase the college-going and graduation rates of veterans at selective colleges and universities across the country, The Posse Foundation recently announced its Veterans Posse initiative, a new college scholarship program for veterans. Vassar College is the first institution to partner with the Foundation to enroll specialized Veterans Posses. Read More

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Northwestern University Joins Posse Program

Posted January 01, 2012 Posse Press

Northwestern University has signed on to become Posse’s newest partner institution and will begin recruiting students from Posse Los Angeles next fall. Read More

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Posse Opens in New Orleans, Bard, Tulane Become First Partners

Posted September 01, 2011 Posse Press

Posse has launched its eighth program site in New Orleans, Louisiana. The city’s 128 public schools support 65,000 students who represent the rich cultural mix of The Big Easy. Read More

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Syracuse Signs On as Tri-City Partner, Middlebury Expands

Posted May 16, 2011 Posse Press

Syracuse University has signed on to recruit students from three Posse chapters—Atlanta, Los Angeles and Miami—starting this fall. Additionally, longtime partner institution Middlebury College has expanded its partnership to annually recruit a second cohort from Posse’s Chicago chapter. Read More

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Greater Washington Catalogue for Philanthropy Honors Posse

Posted March 02, 2011 Posse Press

The Posse Foundation is proud to be featured in the 2010–2011 Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington. This year, a panel of 100 expert reviewers from area foundations, corporate giving programs, giving circles and peer nonprofits selected Posse among the 70 nonprofits included Read More

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USC Signs On, UW-Madison Expands, Brandeis Sets Sights on Atlanta

Posted October 22, 2010 Posse Press

The University of Southern California has signed on as Posse’s newest partner institution and will recruit the first class of Posse Scholars from New York City this fall. Additionally, The University of Wisconsin-Madison and Brandeis University have expanded their partnerships to recruit students from additional Posse sites. Read More

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President Obama Donates Portion of Nobel Peace Prize Money to Posse

Posted March 12, 2010 Posse Press

The Posse Foundation is one of only 10 organizations selected by President Barack Obama to receive a portion of the president’s $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize award money. News that Posse will receive a generous gift of $125,000 came via a White House announcement. Read More

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Pepperdine Signs On and Hamilton Expands

Posted September 15, 2009 Posse Press

Pepperdine University has become Posse’s newest partner institution. In addition, longtime partner Hamilton College, already paired with Posse Boston, has expanded its partnership to become the third partner school for newly launched Posse Miami. Read More

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Mount Holyoke, Penn, UCLA Join Posse, Bucknell Expands Partnership

Posted August 07, 2009 Posse Press

Mount Holyoke and The University of Pennsylvania (Penn) have partnered with Posse to recruit students from Miami. The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and existing partner Bucknell University have also signed on with the Los Angeles chapter. Read More

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Miami Becomes Posse’s Seventh Site

Posted July 30, 2009 Posse Press

The Posse Foundation has opened its seventh site in the city of Miami, Florida, the fourth largest school district in the country. With over 350,000 students that make up a richly diverse public school system and community, Miami is an ideal home for Posse’s newest chapter. Read More

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Annual Posse Gala 2012

Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers

23rd Street and West Side Highway
New York City
6:30 p.m. Cocktails
7:30 p.m. Dinner

Each year the Posse Gala honors individuals and organizations that have made an extraordinary difference in the field of education or have been incredible role models for young people.

Eighth Annual Posse Chicago Golf Outing and Dinner Reception

Monday, September 10, 2012
Skokie Country Club

500 Washington Avenue
Glencoe, Illinois 60022
12 p.m. Shotgun start
6 p.m. Dinner Reception

Play golf at one of the top 10 golf courses in Illinois and one of the top 100 classic courses in the nation. This exclusive event accommodates a limited number of foursomes on the course.

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