Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) applauds President Trump’s intent to nominate, friend to TMCF and the Black College Community, Dr. Samuel H. Clovis, Jr., to serve as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics.
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“Shortly after the election results were announced, Dr. Clovis began meeting with TMCF to develop an action plan to deepen the USDA’s relationship with our agriculture schools in order to help them build capacity, infrastructure and career paths for their graduates,” said Johnny Taylor Jr., President & CEO of TMCF.
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Johnny C. Taylor Jr., President & CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, told The Chronicle that he was impressed that the administration was considering Mr. Carter. “That is a highly unusual candidate,” he said. “If they’re considering someone like that, good for them. That means they’re doing their homework.”
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HBCU agriculture schools remain a centerpiece of black college value to the nation and to the world.
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“Companies should work with departments at the school and develop relationships with them — similarly to how Google is working with computer science departments.”
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“As an organization that partners with businesses to create pipelines of diverse talent, we understand that addressing diversity over the long run requires sustained commitment and support, and TMCF is uniquely positioned to work with corporations to efficiently move beyond the “usual suspects” to engage a deeper pool of talent because America’s HBCUs can be part of the solution.”
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“The reality is that people who decided that one statement, an error, is a statement about her commitment and knowledge about HBCUs — it’s not realistic, it’s not fair.”
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The Thurgood Marshall Fund (TMCF) received $500,000 from Lowe’s for the TMCF | Lowe’s Gap Scholarship, which has provided over $1.2 million to graduating seniors at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) since 2012.
“The event will showcase informative panel discussions on critical topics for aspiring lawyers including law school admission, the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), the law student experience, the different career paths for those with a law degree, and Black lawyers and entrepreneurship. Also planned are sessions on financing legal education and writing the law school personal statement and diversity statement.”