2020

TMCF TO CONVENE OVER 400 HBCU AND PBI STUDENTS, HBCU LEADERSHIP AND FACULTY VIRTUALLY FOR 20th ANNUAL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

Washington, DC, August 4, 2020—Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) will convene the largest, most exclusive, talent and professional development recruiting conference for students attending publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs) at the award-winning 20th Annual Leadership Institute presented by longtime supporter of HBCUs and TMCF, Wells Fargo. Because of […]

Red Roof® Supports the Thurgood Marshall College Fund under its Room in Your Heart Purpose Campaign

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Red Roof welcomes The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) under the company’s Room in Your Heart umbrella campaign. The TMCF is the nation’s largest organization exclusively representing the Black College Community. Named for the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, known for his support for education and equal […]

Pandemic ushers in ‘new normal’ for historically underfunded HBCUs

“We are scared to death. It is not safe. The cases are rising. I am worried sick. I have not had a good night’s sleep since March,” Benedict College’s president said. When South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, a Republican, issued an order in early March to close all public schools to slow the spread of […]

Entrepreneur Talks Business, Leadership, and How He’s Helping Students from Historically Black Colleges

After graduating from Morehouse College having studied international relations and business, at just 35, Andrew Welburn is already the owner and operator of seven McDonald’s franchise stores spread across the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina. As the son of Craig and Diane Welburn of Welburn Management, at an early age the young Welburn knew that […]

TMCF Selected as One of 116 Organizations Driving Change by MacKenzie Scott

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is greatly pleased to have been recognized by MacKenzie Scott to be among 116 organizations “driving change” in America, and to have received a generous donation from her in support of our efforts to empower and provide transformational opportunities to students attending the Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU) […]

Thurgood Marshall College Fund And United Negro College Fund Partner With Testing For America To Help Safely Reopen HBCUs

WASHINGTON, July 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) today announced partnerships with the nonprofit Testing for America to support historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in their COVID-19 testing plans for students, faculty and staff to help safely reopen campuses. It is especially important […]