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This week, Senate Democrats were entangled in a political fight with their Republican counterparts over the funding of the Futures Act, a $255 million program that bolsters science, technology, and math programs or STEM. Republicans objected to restoring expiring funding for Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs), including Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and […]

Y’all know we love artists who give back! Hip Hop legend Nasir “Nas” Jones has partnered with Hennessy and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) to promote a $10 million scholarship program for students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Black Enterprise reports. The Hennessy Fellows Program will “award high-achieving graduate students from HBCUs with curated corporate development

Is college a different world? A world of new faces and places, independency, structure, and new opportunities. When thinking of post secondary education, there is a mindset of being successful at achieving on the next level and having experiences that will afford you the career you are wanting. When it comes to choosing a higher

WASHINGTON – Congressional negotiators have failed to galvanize support for restoring federal funding to minority-serving colleges and universities as part of a bill to keep the government running, dealing another blow in an ongoing fight to help schools with limited resources. House Democrats introduced legislation Monday evening to forestall a government shutdown, a plan that

Award-winning Leadership Institute, Hennessy Fellows, and Wells Fargo partnership featured in HBCU Times Magazine

New York, NY (November 13, 2019) – iHeartMedia’s The Breakfast Club announced that this year’s all-day #Change4Change radiothon will benefit the newly created The Breakfast Club HBCU Scholarship which will be awarded through the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), the nation’s largest organization exclusively representing the Black College Community. The need-based scholarship will grant $5,000 to recipients for the 2020-2021 academic year. The #Change4Change radiothon will

Brandon Veal, of Western Branch, has followed an unconventional career path and taken as many opportunities as he can along the way. This summer, that journey led to him being chosen as one of just 10 Hennessy Fellows, a partnership between Thurgood Marshall College Fund and cognac-maker Hennessy. Veal attended the Fellows Boot Camp in

Five Miles College scholars were selected to attend the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Leadership Institute in Washington, D.C., last month, a first for the institution. The delegation included; Carlisha Harris, sophomore, a computer information sciences major; Hailie Bozman, sophomore, computer information sciences major; Nyesha Reece, junior, management information systems major; Katara Gaymon, senior, business administration

Sen. Doug Jones and Sen. Jon Tester are making a renewed push for the U.S. Senate to pass the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act, bipartisan legislation – introduced by Jones and Sen. Tim Scott – to renew mandatory federal funds to minority serving institutions for two years. The funds expired

Ally Financial found itself with a unique opportunity to diversify its talent pipeline and increase economic mobility opportunities for students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The Detroit-based digital financial services company teamed up with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and the Sean Anderson Foundation — founded by Detroit rapper Big Sean — to

Earlier this month the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) hosted its 32nd Anniversary Awards Gala in Washington, DC. The Gala’s purpose is to raise money to continue to provide scholarships to students that attend an Historically Black College or University (HBCU). The goal was to raise at least $100 thousand by the end of the

October 29, 2019 — Alpharetta, Ga. William Walton, vice president of the Honda Power Equipment division of American Honda Motor Co., Inc., has been appointed to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Board of Directors. The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is the nation’s largest organization representing publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) through scholarships,