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New Orleans Posse chapter opens with Tulane’s help

Already home to 33 Posse scholars, Tulane will welcome 20 new students from the 2012 New Orleans Posse class.

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Hoping to increase college-bound students from the city’s public schools, Tulane partners with the Posse Foundation to establish a Posse chapter in New Orleans. (Illustration by Melinda Viles)

January 26, 2012

Mike Strecker
mstreck@tulane.edu

Tulane University has partnered with the Posse Foundation to establish a Posse chapter in New Orleans designed to increase the number of graduates of the city’s public high schools who enroll at Tulane. The partnership is made possible with the help of a $200,000 grant from the Edward G. Schlieder Educational Foundation. More...

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New Orleans Posse chapter opens with Tulane’s help