In his dissent of the Regents of Southern California v. Bakke case (1978), Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall wrote, “The position of the Negro today in America is the tragic but inevitable consequence of centuries of unequal treatment. Measured by any benchmark of comfort or achievement, meaningful equality remains a distant dream for the Negro.” […]
Washington, DC (July 31, 2023) – Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and Delaware State University (DSU) announced the creation of the TMCF-DSU Joint Center for HBCU Non-Traditional Completion, to be housed at DSU. The Joint Center will use lessons learned from a three-year pilot program for near completers and adult learners funded by grants from […]
“We, at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, are immensely troubled by the cuts proposed in the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies (Labor-H) Appropriations Bill by the House majority. The proposed bill takes the extreme measure of eliminating both the Federal supplemental Equal Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) Program and the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 18, 2023) – Wells Fargo will serve as the presenting sponsor for the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s Leadership Institute, the organization’s premier signature professional development program serving students attending Historically Black Colleges andUniversities (HBCUs), and Predominately Black Institutions (PBIs). Wells Fargo has served in this role for more than ten years. The […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Thurgood Marshall College Fund is hosting its highly-acclaimed Teachers, Quality & Retention Program (TQRP) in Washington, D.C. from Monday, July 10 through Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at the Fairmont Hotel. TQRP is a five-year fellowship that develops new and aspiring educators in high-need urban and rural communities. TQRP fellows have access to […]
WASHINGTON, DC – In his dissent in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978), a landmark affirmative action case which found that the school’s special admissions program with slots set-aside based on race alone was unlawful, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall wrote: “In light of the sorry history of discrimination and its devastating […]