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HBCUs TAKE A GAMBLE — The stakes were high for historically Black colleges and universities this semester. The institutions had to weigh fears about coronavirus spread for an especially vulnerable group of people against the fear that students would take a semester off, never to return and be saddled with debt without a degree to […]

While it hasn’t gotten much attention, Biden’s campaign pledge to deal with the long-standing disparity in research grants encourages HBCUs. For decades, and really for as long as historically Black colleges and universities have existed, those running and doing research at the institutions have been angered that the deck has been stacked against their getting

(based on HBCU FB posts) CONGRESS Rep. Alma S. Adams. North Carolina’s 12th District. North Carolina A&T Rep. Joyce Beatty, Ohio 3rd District. Central State University Rep. Cori Bush, 1st Black Woman to represent Missouri in Congress. Harris Stowe State University Rep. G.K. Butterfield, re-elected to represent North Carolina 1st Dist. North Carolina Central Univ.

Santa Monica, CA – November 11, 2020 – Universal Music Group’s Task Force for Meaningful Change (UMG TFMC) announced today a partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), the nation’s largest organization exclusively representing the Black college community, to launch the “UMG Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs) Internship Program.” The UMG HBCU Internship

Officials say their schools are well-equipped to address the pandemic for their communities in light of a history of abuses by the medical establishment. James Hildreth, president of Meharry Medical College, hopes the coronavirus vaccine under investigation by his historically Black institution in Nashville will help bring an end to a virus that is disproportionately

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 2, 2020 Washington, DC—The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is pleased to serve as a cosponsor of Delaware State University’s Center for Global Africa’s 2nd Annual Pan-African Development Conference. “This conference represents our ongoing commitment to the Center’s great work in building a community of learning as a foundation for the

#RISE HC2K20 Included Appearances By 2 Chainz, Lil Baby, T.I, Shaquille O’Neal and Deion Sanders Washington, DC, Oct. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), a national organization providing support to publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs), celebrated the longstanding legacy of HBCUs Homecoming with #RISE

#RISE HC2K20 to Include Musical Performances and HBCU Homecoming DJ Sets Washington, DC, Oct. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), a national organization providing support to publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs), is continuing to celebrate the long standing legacy of HBCUs Homecoming with a

The Covid-19 pandemic has placed a spotlight on the deepening digital divide in the U.S. as students move to online learning. For Black college students, the unequal access to digital literacy has a direct impact on their job prospects upon graduation. In an effort to bridge the digital skills gap, Google announced on Tuesday a

CHICAGO, Oct. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — McDonald’s USA, through its Black & Positively Golden movement, is excited to announce the expansion of its longstanding efforts to support students and alumni of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Building on the recently announced $500,000 Black & Positively Golden HBCU scholarship fund, the company and its owner/operators

Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), bringing together leading Criminal Justice researchers at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), has been awarded a two-year, $1 million grant by the National Collaborative for Gun Violence Research to investigate the reasons that young Black males ages 15-24 pick up and carry guns. TMCF’s study is among more than

DETROIT, Oct. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Moguls in the Making, a business plan pitch competition that offers Historically Black College and University (HBCU) students an opportunity to learn and practice vital skills, will take place virtually Oct. 8-11, 2020. This second annual competition is presented by Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY), Thurgood Marshall College Fund