2025

Third-annual Black Thriving in America report dives deep into Black life experiences

A new report examines the wellbeing of Black Americans through decades of research and surveys. “Black Thriving in America: 2025” is a product of Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s (TMCF) Dr. N. Joyce Payne Research Center (Payne Center) partnership with the Gallup Center on Black Voices. The report officially releases on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 1 […]

Thurgood Marshall College Fund selects new chief development officer 

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) recently selected a new chief development officer after a national search.  Jonathan Sandville, who most recently served as a commissioner of the Legal Services Trust Fund Commission at the State Bar of California, will lead development activities at TMCF.  “After a comprehensive nationwide search, I’m delighted to welcome Jonathan […]

Thurgood Marshall College Fund partners with Google  to offer no-cost cloud and AI training to HBCU students 

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is partnering with Google to  bring its popular Google Career Launchpad program to students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), historically Black community colleges (HBCCs) and predominantly Black institutions (PBIs)  to help them develop in-demand cloud computing and generative AI skills.  “This is a phenomenal opportunity for our […]

Spelman College wins 7th annual Moguls in the Making entrepreneurial pitch competition

Spelman College students took top honors in the seventh annual Moguls in the Making entrepreneurial pitch competition, where 50 students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) developed innovative and impactful solutions to address economic mobility challenges in Detroit. The winning team will be featured on “The Jennifer Hudson Show” on Sept. 25 to speak […]

TMCF lauds additional support for historically Black colleges and universities by Trump administration 

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) extends its sincere appreciation to President Trump, Secretary McMahon and the Trump administration for declaring their intention to deliver an additional $435 million in Title III funding for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in FY25 over last year’s funding. This allocation reinforces the administration’s commitment to the sustainability […]

Thurgood Marshall College Fund President & CEO Dr. Harry L. Williams statement on HBCU bomb threats

We stand in solidarity with the historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) targeted today after violent threats were directed at their campuses. Unfortunately this has become an all-too common occurrence in recent years, causing disruption, chaos and forcing evacuations and closures. While these criminal incidents are extremely disturbing and temporarily disruptive to our campus communities, […]