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Thurgood Marshall College Fund raised nearly $5 million at Leadership Institute and Anniversary Gala 

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) recently raised $4.7 million during the 25th-annual Leadership Institute and 38th Anniversary Gala. The Anniversary Gala is TMCF’s largest fundraising event and brings together corporate executives, government officials and philanthropists to honor the organization’s impact in supporting HBCUs while advancing access, opportunity and economic mobility for their students.   “As […]

Leadership Institute concludes with a call to rise to leadership

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Leadership Institute concluded with a call to action: rise into leadership and be the transformation.  The final day began with an interview power hour and led to a morning plenary, sponsored by Ally Financial, about understanding the total value of the offers scholars received from corporate partners.  Following the […]

Scholars focus on career readiness on day three of Leadership Institute

Day three of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Leadership Institute focused on career readiness for the attending scholars, starting with a morning power hour for interviews, a huddle for career conversations with talent coaches and the continuation of the recruitment fair. Groups not attending the recruitment fair on day three attended speed branding sessions.  […]

GED to engineering degree: the rise of a first-generation Thurgood Marshall College Fund scholar

One Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) scholar attending the 25th-annual Leadership Institute took an unconventional path to higher education and career success.  Marcus McClean, a senior mechatronics engineering major at Morgan State University (Morgan), is a first-generation college student from Atlanta. As a trailblazer for his family, he made his own path to a degree.  […]

From Flint water crisis to fiscal reprieve: a Thurgood Marshall College Fund scholar’s path to success

As one Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) scholar attending Leadership Institute put it, growing up in Flint, Michigan meant that bottled water was often stacked higher than opportunity. Brandon J. Poplar, a senior law studies major at Delaware State University, was born in Pontiac, Michigan and raised in Flint during the water crisis. “It shaped […]

First-generation Thurgood Marshall College Fund scholar turned setback into service and success

One Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) scholar attending the 25th-annual Leadership Institute landed a coveted internship at Google after his first year at Alabama A&M University (Alabama A&M) but the experience didn’t end as he’d hoped. Riley Roberts, a senior computer science major, is direct in his assessment of how he felt after the internship.  […]