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Op-Ed in Diverse Issues: HBCU’s Beacons of Opportunity

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are safe spaces for personal development. Attending HBCUs provide intentional, intrusive, and focused resources dedicated to its students’ academic success and mental well-being. HBCUs expose students to experiences that can’t be imitated, accepting students as they are—nurturing and inspiring the whole person for academic and career readiness. And they […]

TMCF Honoring Impactful Trio, Including NBA Champion Shaquille O’Neal, During Leaders & Legends Awards Gala

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Thurgood Marshall College Fund is proud to announce the distinguished honorees for its upcoming 36th Anniversary Leaders and Legends Awards Gala at the Washington Hilton on Saturday, September 23, 2023. This highly anticipated event marks the culmination of an impactful week for TMCF, including the Wells Fargo-sponsored Leadership Institute from September 20-23. During […]

Dr. Williams Participated on HBCU Transformation Project Panel At NABJ

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Thurgood Marshall College Fund president & CEO, Harry L. Williams’ passion was on full display with each word he spoke during the HBCU Transformation Project Luncheon panel at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Conference at the Westin Hotel on Friday, August 4. Addressing a room full of journalists, Williams was fired up […]

TMCF Supports Alpha Phi Alpha’s Decision to Pull Its Convention from Florida

In his dissent of the Regents of Southern California v. Bakke case (1978), Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall wrote, “The position of the Negro today in America is the tragic but inevitable consequence of centuries of unequal treatment. Measured by any benchmark of comfort or achievement, meaningful equality remains a distant dream for the Negro.” […]

Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Delaware State University Announce the Joint Center for HBCU Non-Traditional Completion

Washington, DC (July 31, 2023) – Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and Delaware State University (DSU) announced the creation of the TMCF-DSU Joint Center for HBCU Non-Traditional Completion, to be housed at DSU. The Joint Center will use lessons learned from a three-year pilot program for near completers and adult learners funded by grants from […]

TMCF President and CEO Dr. Harry L. Williams has released the following statement on the proposed cuts to funding for low- income students in the House Labor-H Appropriations Bill:

“We, at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, are immensely troubled by the cuts proposed in the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies (Labor-H) Appropriations Bill by the House majority. The proposed bill takes the extreme measure of eliminating both the Federal supplemental Equal Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) Program and the […]