2020

TMCF Statement on Police Brutality and Racism in America

Statement by Dr. Harry L. Williams President and CEO, Thurgood Marshall College Fund Since our founding in 1987, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) has prided itself on being laser-focused on helping all of the students who attend our 47 publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs) find their voice […]

Historically black colleges work to help students amid virus

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ja’nayla Johnson worked hard in high school with the dream of being the first in her family to graduate from college, but she started to doubt herself as several colleges rejected her. Then Bennett, a small historically black women’s college in North Carolina, saw Johnson’s potential and offered her a full […]

More than 20 Black leaders across arts, government, music, business and sports join in to celebrate HBCU grads during “Show Me Your Walk HBCU Edition” Presented by Chase

Former President Barack Obama will participate in the May 16 event, hosted by Kevin Hart, featuring Debbie Allen, Steve Harvey, Chris Paul, Wyclef Jean, Chase Consumer Banking CEO Thasunda Brown Duckett, and others NEW YORK, May 13, 2020 – Like most academic institutions around the country, Historically Black Colleges and Universities have been forced to […]

THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND APPLAUDS HOUSE CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PACKAGE

HEROES ACT Provides $1.7 Billion in Emergency Aid to HBCUs, PBIs and other MSIs WASHINGTON, DC (May 12, 2020) – The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) extends its sincere thanks to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Leadership for introducing another important piece of legislation that responds to the particularized challenges that HBCUs, PBIs and other […]

HBCUs Are Our Future

HBCUS PROVIDE SO MANY STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO ACHIEVE GREATNESS. WE MUST PROTECT THESE INSTITUTIONS. When Soinknē “Sunny” Morant first visited Xavier University in New Orleans, she felt right at home. The leafy campus brimmed with bright, young Black scholars. “Nobody in my family has ever gone to college,” says Morant, a pre-med biology major […]

FAMU SBI Hennessy Fellow Earns Two Master’s Degrees, Accepts Louis Vuitton Position

Jonathan Jones will graduate this spring from Florida A&M University (FAMU) with a double master’s degree in Business Administration and Supply Chain Management. He was awarded a $10,000 fellowship as part of the inaugural class of Hennessy Fellows has accepted a full-time position with Louis Vuitton as a distribution planning manager. Jones finishes his MBA […]