Head of College-Access Program Gets ‘Genius Grant’
Deborah Bial, the founder of the Posse Foundation, which aims to increase student diversity at selective U.S. colleges, has been named one of this year’s 24 MacArthur Fellows by the Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
The so-called “genius grant” amounts to a no-strings-attached award of $500,000 over five years.
“It feels so mind-boggling to be honored with that,” said Ms. Bial, who also serves as the president of the...
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