Posse Foundation

The Posse Foundation is a national nonprofit organization that provides scholarships for students to attend partner colleges and universities in the United States.[1]

The Posse Foundation
Founded1989 (1989)
FounderDeborah Bial
Location
Area served
United States
Websitewww.possefoundation.org

History

Posse was founded in 1989, with the idea of "sending a group of students together to college,"[2] and initially first partnered with Vanderbilt University.[2] The Posse Foundation's founder, Deborah Bial, received the MacArthur Fellowship in 2007 for her work with Posse.[3][4] In March 2010, the Posse Foundation was one of ten bodies to which President Barack Obama donated a portion of his $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize award money.[5][6]

High school students must be nominated by their high school or a local community organization in order to participate.[7]

Partner Colleges

Posse has partnered with mix of research universities and liberal arts colleges through dedicated regions in the U.S.[8][9]

Atlanta region

Bay Area region

Boston region

Chicago region

D.C. region

Houston

Los Angeles region

Miami region

New Orleans region

New York region

Puerto Rico

Veterans region

Virtual Programs

There are a number of virtual programs.[8][9]

Specific regions

For Charlotte, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Memphis, Newark, Philadelphia, and Phoenix.

Indiana

Minnesota

Virginia

Notable Posse alumni

References
  1. Deborah Bial of the Posse Foundation: Success Isn’t Always About You
  2. Posse: Mission and History
  3. "MacArthur Foundation". Macfound.org. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  4. "Alum Awarded MacArthur Fellowship". Harvard Graduate School of Education. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  5. "Obama Donates Portion of Nobel Peace Prize Money to Posse". Retrieved on March 12, 2010
  6. "How Obama spent his $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  7. Posse: The Nomination Process
  8. "Posse: College Partners". Posse Foundation. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  9. "Posse: Partner College and University Profiles". Posse Foundation. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  10. "Rana Abdelhamid – Amnesty International USA". Amestyusa.org. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  11. "Middlebury grad teaches Muslim empowerment". Burlingtonfreepress.com. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  12. Weiss, Suzannah. "How This 22-Year-Old Is Helping Muslim Women". Bustle.com. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  13. Rigas, Andrew. "From Midd to Cleveland, Koby Altman '05 Rises to GM of Cavs". Middleburycampus.com. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  14. Cohen, Ben (23 August 2017). "The GM Behind the Biggest Trade of the NBA Season". Wsj.com. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  15. "At Ithaca College, a President Focused on Diversity". Nytimes.com. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  16. "Expressing Herself" (PDF). Lafayette. 2009. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
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