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Public Historically Black Colleges Unite to Launch Student Success Coaching Network

Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Ed Advancement embark on four-year initiative to help thousands of students of color chart pathways to and through college WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 23, 2022) — Thousands of current and former students at public Historically Black Colleges and Universities will receive one-on-one success coaching and support, thanks to a new initiative announced […]

TMCF President and CEO Dr. Harry L. Williams has released the following statement on President Biden’s FY ‘24 Budget proposal

Through his FY 2024 budget proposal, President Biden and his administration have once again shown their commitment to investing in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and their students. The President’s FY’24 recommended budget proposes a $820 increase in the maximum Pell award to $8,215, setting it on a path to meet the President’s goal […]

TMCF Has Played a Leading Role In Addressing the Nation’s Teacher’s Shortage with TQRP Program

By ROB KNOX, TMCF Senior Director of Strategic Communications WASHINGTON, D.C. – From its first Summer Institute in 2009, Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s Teacher Quality and Retention Program (TQRP) has provided high-caliber training and mentoring to aspiring, pre-service and new teachers from publicly-supported HBCUs and PBIs across the country.  The result of lessons learned from a […]

STATEMENT FROM TMCF ON THE PASSING OF THOMAS DORTCH, JR.

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund mourns the passing of Thomas Dortch, Jr., a trailblazer, and community leader. He served as the chairman of 100 Black Men of America. He was instrumental in helping to strengthen the partnership between TMCF and the Black Men of America. We express our condolences and send prayers to the entire […]

TMCF CONGRATULATES HOWARD UNIVERSITY FOR BEING SELECTED TO LEAD THE FIRST UNIVERSITY AFFILATED RESEARCH CENTER (UARC) AT AN HBCU

WASHINGTON, DC (January 25, 2023) – The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) congratulates TMCF member-school Howard University for being selected to lead a consortia of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to establish the first University-AffliatedResearch Center (UARC) funded by the Department of Defense (DoD) at an HBCU.  The UARC at Howard University will focus […]

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund Partners with MasterClass to Provide Free Annual Memberships to all HBCU Students

In celebration of Black History Month, HBCU students can sign up for access to 180+instructors, thousands of lessons, hands-on tutorials and more with MasterClass WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) today announced a partnership with MasterClass, the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world’s best across a wide range of […]