Posse Foundation
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| Founded | 1989 |
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| Founder | Deborah Bial |
| Location(s) | |
Region served | United States |
| Website | www |
The Posse Foundation is a nonprofit organization that partners with colleges and universities in the United States to provide student scholarships and leadership training. Posse has partnered with 64 U.S. colleges and universities.[1][2] The organization is centered on a cohort-based model that admits students to attend college as part of a "Posse" of 10 peers.[3]
History
[edit]Posse was founded in 1989 by Deborah Bial,[4][5] first partnering with Vanderbilt University. After initially recruiting students solely from New York City, the program has expanded to 20 U.S. cities.[6][7] The foundation finds diverse groups of students with academic achievements and helps to recruit and enroll in top schools.[5][8] The founder, Deborah Bial, received the MacArthur "Genius" Grant in 2007 for her work with Posse.[9] In March 2010, the foundation was one of ten organizations chosen by President Barack Obama to receive a portion of his $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize award money.[10]
In 2021, Posse announced the launch of the Posse Arts Program, a new initiative with the stated goal of supporting students in creative arts, conceived in collaboration with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Luis A. Miranda Jr., and the Miranda Family Fund.[11]
Awards and grants
[edit]In 2013, Google awarded Posse a Global Impact Award with a $1.2 million grant to launch the organization's Posse Veterans Program, an initiative to support post-September 11 attacks U.S. veterans in higher education and beyond.[12]
In June 2020, Netflix selected Posse for a $350,000 grant; the company donated $5 million to organizations for Black people.[13]
In December 2020, Posse received a $10 million gift from writer and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.[14][15]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Rana Abdelhamid, former congressional candidate, founder of Malikah – Middlebury College Posse alumna[16][17][18]
- Koby Altman, President of Basketball Operations, Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA) – Middlebury College Posse alumnus[19][20][21]
- Shirley Collado, CEO, College Track; Ithaca College president emerita – Vanderbilt University Posse alumna[22][23]
- Kameisha Jerae Hodge, writer – Lafayette College Posse alumna[24]
- Darius Scott, musician and songwriter known professionally as DIXSON (2022 Academy Award nominee, "Be Alive") – College of Wooster Posse alumnus[25]
- Amanda Septimo, New York State Assembly member – Vanderbilt University Posse alumna[26]
- Erica Spatz, professor and cardiologist, Yale School of Medicine – Vanderbilt University Posse alumna
- Robin Wonsley, Minneapolis City Council member – Carleton College Posse alumna [27]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Posse: College Partners". Posse Foundation. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ↑ "Posse: Partner College and University Profiles". Posse Foundation. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ↑ "Deborah Bial of the Posse Foundation: Success Isn't Always About You". The New York Times. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ↑ "Keeping up with McGraw Prize Winners: Deborah Bial, President and Founder of The Posse Foundation | Penn GSE". Penn Graduate School of Education. September 6, 2021. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- 1 2 Hay, Bryan (2024-05-19). "The power of Posse". News. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ↑ Posse: Mission and History
- ↑ "Posse Scholars program celebrates 30 years of impact at Vanderbilt". news.vanderbilt.edu/. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ "Posse Foundation Founder and President Named 2019 Convocation Speaker | Harvard Graduate School of Education". www.gse.harvard.edu. 2019-04-25. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ↑ "Alum Awarded MacArthur Fellowship". Harvard Graduate School of Education. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ↑ "How Obama spent his $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize". Los Angeles Times. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ↑ "'Hamilton' Creator Partners With Posse Foundation to Mentor Arts Students". wsj.com. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ↑ "Global Impact Award to improve veterans' higher education". blog.google. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ↑ "Netflix Pledges $5 Million to Support Black Creators, Youth and Black-Owned Businesses". yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ↑ "MacKenzie Scott Gives Away $4.2 Billion, and Colleges Rejoice". insidehighered.com. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ↑ "Six HBCUs Receive Major Donations From Wife of Amazon Founder". The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. 2020-07-31. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ↑ "Middlebury grad teaches Muslim empowerment". Burlingtonfreepress.com. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ↑ Weiss, Suzannah. "How This 22-Year-Old Is Helping Muslim Women". Bustle.com. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ↑ Murray, Christian (2022-06-02). "Astoria Progressive Bows Out of Congressional Race Due to Redistricting". Jackson Heights Post. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
- ↑ Rigas, Andrew. "From Midd to Cleveland, Koby Altman '05 Rises to GM of Cavs". Middleburycampus.com. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ↑ Cohen, Ben (23 August 2017). "The GM Behind the Biggest Trade of the NBA Season". Wsj.com. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ↑ "Cleveland Cavaliers' Koby Altman agrees to contract extension, new title, sources say". ESPN. 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ↑ "At Ithaca College, a President Focused on Diversity". The New York Times. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ↑ "College Track Names Dr. Shirley M. Collado New President & CEO". collegetrack.org. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ↑ "Expressing Herself" (PDF). Lafayette. 2009. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ↑ "Wooster alumnus DIXSON nominated for Oscar with Beyoncé". College of Wooster. 2009. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
- ↑ "Bronx Assemblywoman candidate and returning undergraduate student Amanda Septimo leads with compassion". vanderbilthustler.com. 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ Wonsley, Robin (May 6, 2020). "The Revolution is My Boyfriend". Minneapolis Interview Project. Retrieved 27 September 2022.