Nyjal Drayton

The more than 500 students attending the 2025 Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Leadership Institute quickly experienced the dynamic energy of the four-day event for students of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The opening ceremony and initial sessions took place on Wednesday, Oct. 1.  TMCF yard ambassadors led participants in a roll call of […]

Wells Fargo proudly continues its enduring support as presenting sponsor of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s (TMCF) Leadership Institute, the organization’s signature professional development program serving students attending historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Wells Fargo has served in this role for more than a decade. The 2025 Leadership Institute will take place from Oct.

A member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Board of Directors was recently recognized as one of Fortune’s most powerful women. Toni Townes-Whitley, the CEO of SAIC, was named to the list and rose in the rankings from the previous year. Townes-Whitley is one of only two Black women in the CEO role of

The U.S. Department of State recently announced its Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders for the 2024-25 academic year. Fourteen of the 20 honorees are Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) member schools.  Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders are selected based on their engagement with the Fulbright program. The initiative was established to recognize and commend the strong partnership

One student attending the upcoming Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) 2025 Leadership Institute first learned about the organization on social media. Her commitment to pursue opportunities through TMCF led to financial relief and career prospects.  Grace Ogunmodede, a senior majoring in information science and systems at Morgan State University, first learned about TMCF during her

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) recently announced that eight of its member institutions have been selected to receive $2 million each as part of the Project HBCU Capacity Building: Maximizing HBCU Institutional Performance through Investments in Research, Operations, and Innovation initiative, funded by Lilly Endowment Inc. The multi-year initiative represents a $25 million investment

Despite being powerhouses of economic mobility and innovative research, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) continue to receive a disproportionately low share of federal research and development funding. A new report published by the Center for American Progress and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) highlights disparities in federal research and development funding for HBCUs

A new report examines the wellbeing of Black Americans through decades of research and surveys. “Black Thriving in America: 2025” is a product of Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s (TMCF) Dr. N. Joyce Payne Research Center (Payne Center) partnership with the Gallup Center on Black Voices. The report officially releases on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 1

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) recently selected a new chief development officer after a national search.  Jonathan Sandville, who most recently served as a commissioner of the Legal Services Trust Fund Commission at the State Bar of California, will lead development activities at TMCF.  “After a comprehensive nationwide search, I’m delighted to welcome Jonathan

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is partnering with Google to  bring its popular Google Career Launchpad program to students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), historically Black community colleges (HBCCs) and predominantly Black institutions (PBIs)  to help them develop in-demand cloud computing and generative AI skills.  “This is a phenomenal opportunity for our

Spelman College students took top honors in the seventh annual Moguls in the Making entrepreneurial pitch competition, where 50 students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) developed innovative and impactful solutions to address economic mobility challenges in Detroit. The winning team will be featured on “The Jennifer Hudson Show” on Sept. 25 to speak

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) extends its sincere appreciation to President Trump, Secretary McMahon and the Trump administration for declaring their intention to deliver an additional $435 million in Title III funding for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in FY25 over last year’s funding. This allocation reinforces the administration’s commitment to the sustainability