The 2012 Posse Alumni Report - The Posse Foundation

“Posse taught me that
where I grew up did
not determine where
I would end up.”
Jessica Starling
Grinnell College
Posse’s impact on scholars
“I am extremely grateful to Posse
because it gave me the opportunity
to experience a world beyond the
wall of Little Village, Chicago,
a mostly Mexican-American
community… I cannot ever stop
giving thanks to Posse for giving
me the opportunity to become a
true scholar and a philosopher, and
allowing me to attend a college that
made me into a critical thinker…
Today, I still have dreams and am
convinced that I can still make
a change in the world, and it is
because of Posse.”
Alberto Lara, Carleton College
“Posse has changed not only my life,
but my family’s trajectory in this
country. After seeing me receive
the Posse Scholarship, fellowships
at Carleton and study abroad, [my
mother] now regularly asks me
about fellowships like the Fulbright,
and programs like the Harvard
Kennedy School of Government.
These top institutions are now part
of her vocabulary. Being awarded
the scholarship has inspired not
only me, but my whole family to
dream bigger, that anything is
possible.”
Maureen Barradas, Carleton College
“It is this simple: without Posse, I
would not be able to look at my past
and know I am headed towards a
bright future.”
Courtney Laidlaw, Dickinson College
“I’m unsure if I would care about my
legacy as a human being and scholar
if I was not in a Posse.”
Carlo Lindo, Babson College
“There is a saying that steel
sharpens steel. This is true
intellectually as well, and my
Posse has made me that much
more intelligent.”
Antonio Mendez, Colby College
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