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Thurgood Marshall College Fund eyes the entrepreneurial life after graduation

A recent Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) graduate is not a stranger to entrepreneurship. She started a lawn care business, Dacia’s Cutz, at an early age and also intends to scale her clothing brand, Moodies Closet, into a nationally recognized brand. Those are only the beginning, she said.  Dacia Hindsman recently graduated from TMCF member […]

Thurgood Marshall College Fund president pens joint op-ed in Diverse: Issues In HigherEducation

Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) President & CEO Dr. Harry L. Williams recently penned an op-ed with members of the HBCU Transformation Project about an era of transformation for HBCUs. “Our students need more than degrees. They need meaningful pathways to jobs, leadership and advancement,” Dr. Williams said in the publication. “This work ensures our […]

Hampton University and Hinds Community College at Utica join the Thurgood Marshall College Fund as member schools

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) has added Hampton University (Hampton) in Virginia and Hinds Community College at Utica (Hinds CC) in Mississippi to its member schools, now totaling 57 institutions consisting of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), predominantly Black institutions (PBIs) and historically Black community colleges (HBCCs).

Thurgood Marshall College Fund SOAR program to host 10 residential programs this summer

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Seeking, Observing and Achieving Results (SOAR) program will conduct 10 week-long residential programs this summer on the campuses of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and historically Black community colleges (HBCCs) in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Texas and Virginia. 

Thurgood Marshall College Fund Board of Directors add two new member schools

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Board of Directors met April 29-30 in Montgomery, Alabama on the Alabama State University campus and completed several action items, including the addition of two new member schools and the appointment of a new board director. 

One Thurgood Marshall College Fund scholar hopes to make a difference in higher education

A Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) scholar hopes to become a university president and make a difference for low-income and first-generation students.