Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) President and CEO Dr. Harry L. Williams will speak at the Aegis Trust conference in Kigali, Rwanda on July 27. Dr. Williams will discuss TMCF’s efforts to support college education for descendants of slavery. TMCF administers the scholarship program created by the Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation, which awards up […]
Eleven Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) scholars recently graduated from the Boeing | TMCF Scholar program at a ceremony held in St. Louis, Missouri. The Boeing | TMCF Scholar Program is a unique opportunity that provides students with full college-to-career support, opening doors to a full-time career with The Boeing Company, a leading global aerospace […]
While the 2024 Paris Olympics are officially underway, two Olympians from Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) member-school Howard University will compete in Paris later this summer. Jessika Gbai represents Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) in the 200-meter dash in the 2024 Olympics, while Sydney Satchell is a member of the United States women’s sitting volleyball team […]
A national higher education trade publication recently highlighted the work and goals of the Dr. N. Joyce Payne Center for Social Justice. A Diverse: Issues in Higher Education story focused on the work of the Payne Center, with quotes and insight from Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) founder Dr. N. Joyce Payne, TMCF president & […]
“No presidential administration in our nation’s history has been more intentional about investing in HBCUs than the Biden administration. Over the course of the past three-and-a-half years, through the work of the Biden administration with the support of Congress, HBCUs have seen tremendous progress as it relates to increases in Title III discretionary funding, which […]
The following is a statement from Thurgood Marshall College Fund(TMCF) President & CEO Dr. Harry L. Williams: Today we mourn the loss of a longtime supporter of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), TMCF and Black Americans in general, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. Her more than 30 years in Congress is a case study in fighting for […]