2019

African Americans Are Held Back the Most by Student Loan Debt. Here’s a Solution.

Harry L. Williams is the president & CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and is a past president of Delaware State University.

White House Initiative on HBCUs Selects TMCF Member-school Students As 2019 Competitiveness Scholars

“It is wonderful to see so many Competitiveness Scholars coming from TMCF member-schools. I have no doubt they will represent us well as national ambassadors for HBCU excellence.”

Terrence J Interview on “the Come Up” at the Pitch 2019

National Ambassador Terrence J shares the early days of becoming an entrepreneur on Ashia Skye’s #TheComeUp

Harris Campaign Boosts Efforts To Enhance Her Longtime Connection To Historically Black Colleges

She addressed issues of sustainability and competitiveness of HBCUs with representatives of TMCF’s 47 member institutions.

Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge Introduces Parent PLUS Loan Improvement Act to Amend the Higher Education Act

“The Parent Plus Loan Act, if passed and signed by the President, has the potential to make college more affordable and attainable for students attending our nation’s HBCUs

Brotherhood, debt, and the black college rising

In the intersection of national debates about reparations and college debt lie the HBCUs – historically black colleges and universities. As these institutions help students overcome disadvantage, what else is being done?