2026

Thurgood Marshall College Fund board chair shared financial expertise with national media outlets

The chair for the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Board of Directors recently shared her deep expertise in finance with Bloomberg and MS NOW.  Racquel Oden, chair of the TMCF board and HSBC’s head of international wealth and premier banking, and head of global private banking, spoke about corporate earnings driving the market on Bloomberg’s […]

Thurgood Marshall College Fund SOAR program set to begin on 16 campuses 

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) SOAR (Seeking, Observing and Achieving Results) program expanded to 16 campuses this summer, with activities beginning on the last day of May and continuing through July. SOAR began in 2024 on the campuses of four historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).   The SOAR program provides high school juniors and […]

Thurgood Marshall College Fund president spoke at Fortune’s Workplace Innovation Summit

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) was well represented at the recent Fortune Workplace Innovation Summit in Atlanta.   Dr. Harry L. Williams, president & CEO of TMCF, was a panelist at the conference for a session about AI, entry-level jobs and the new frontier of jobs.  Other panelists included Cristina Mancini, CEO of Black Girls […]

Turning Thurgood Marshall College Fund opportunities into a career: Jarrett Davis’ journey

Jarrett Davis did not just attend the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Leadership Institute. He turned it into a launchpad for his career. A native of Mobile, Alabama, Davis studied mechanical engineering at Alabama A&M University before building a career at Caterpillar, where he now works as an autonomy and automation safety engineer. His path […]

From Thurgood Marshall College Fund to the big screen: Jayven Jean-Louis turns access into a creative career

For Jayven Jean-Louis, involvement with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) became more than a campus experience; it helped shape his journey into the entertainment industry. Jean-Louis, a 2025 graduate of Prairie View A&M University, earned a degree in computer science and was part of the inaugural cohort of TMCF’s yard ambassador program in 2022. […]

Thurgood Marshall College Fund officials applaud the introduction of the IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act

Officials at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) commend the introduction of the bipartisan Institutional Grants for New Infrastructure, Technology, and Education (IGNITE) for HBCU Excellence Act. The IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act, which is co-sponsored by each of the co-chairs of the Bipartisan HBCU Caucus, Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.), Rep. Alma Adams (D-N.C.), Sen. Tim […]