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In commemoration of Juneteenth, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and the Savings Collaborative today announced an ambitious new partnership to launch a comprehensive National Financial Resilience Program at the nation’s public historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). This groundbreaking initiative builds on initial research findings that revealed both the financial challenges and aspirations of […]

Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have seen record increases in applications and enrollment in recent years, with students preferring a more inclusive environment over predominantly white institutions (PWIs).  Underrepresented minority and low-income students face a disproportionately higher burden of unmet financial need, negatively affecting their retention in the first two years of college. Student […]

The Thugood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) officials expressed disappointment in the Trump administration’s decision to recommend Congress cut more than $12 billion in federal education investment in its FY26 budget request. The administration recommended in its budget request that federal TRIO programs and the Federal Supplemental Equal Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) be eliminated and requested a […]

The chair of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Board of Directors is featured on the digital media platform Her Agenda. According to its website, the platform bridges the gap between ambition and achievement for millennial women.  Racquel Oden, also serving as HSBC US Head Of Wealth, Premier And Global Private Banking, spoke with Her […]

Fifty Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) students participating in the Citi HBCU Career Incubator Program attended Hamilton on Broadway and were invited to meet the cast backstage by actor Jared Dixon, who portrays Aaron Burr in the performance.   The participants were attending Hamilton as part of a planned outing during downtime of the Citi program, […]

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) executive search firm, TM² Executive Search (TM²), was recently featured on The Crossman Conversation podcast with John Crossman. Dr. Dakota Doman, president and managing principal of TM², spoke to Crossman about the role of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in shaping future leaders. Doman and Crossman discussed the […]