Kamina Griffin, a Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) scholar and Innovation and Entrepreneur (I&E) Studentpreneur recently launched SECURE, an app that uses the power of AI technology to help find tailored scholarships, craft the perfect class schedule and provide other resources and guidance to support students throughout their academic journey. Griffin is a rising junior […]
“We, at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, are immensely concerned by the cuts proposed in the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies (Labor-H) FY-25 Appropriations Bill by the House majority. The proposed bill takes the extreme measure of cutting the funding in half for both the Federal Supplemental Equal Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) program and […]
Donations from purchases drive impactful financial and professional support for the Black College Community and students attending publicly supported HBCUs. Chipotle Mexican Grill has partnered with Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) to drive real, meaningful change for the Black college community and students attending publicly supported HBCUs. From June 17 to June 30, guests in the United States can round-up […]
Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) recently boosted its already stellar Charity Navigator rating to 99% from 96% in November 2023. Charity Navigator, the leading non-profit accountability group, updates ratings multiple times per year, with the most recent release earlier this month. TMCF has consistently achieved the highest rating of four stars since 2014. The overall score is calculated […]
On Thursday, June 13, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) will honor Lowe’s chairman and CEO Marvin Ellison with the TMCF CEO Impact Award. Ellison will be recognized during the inaugural CEO Impact fundraising breakfast at 8:30 a.m. at the Lowe’s Tech Hub in Charlotte, North Carolina. TMCF is proud to recognize Ellison for his dedication […]
In May of 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered the opinion on Brown v. Board of Education, concluding separate educational facilities for Black and white students were inherently unequal. Thurgood Marshall, whose name the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) rests, argued the case along with the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund. While the task of desegregating schools was […]