Northwestern University is ending a long-running scholarship program for promising students from diverse backgrounds.
On Monday, The Daily Northwestern reported and Inside Higher Ed independently confirmed that the university is shutting down its Posse Scholars program, which awards merit-based full-tuition scholarships to students from several major cities across the country. For the past decade, NU has worked with the Posse Foundation—whose mission is to “expand the pool from which top colleges and universities can recruit outstanding young leaders from diverse backgrounds”—to select 10 scholars a year from the greater Los Angeles area. That cohort, or “posse,” of students are paired with a faculty adviser and meet weekly to facilitate their adjustment to college life.
Current scholars won’t be affected by the program cancellation, but NU will enroll its final Posse cohort this coming fall.
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