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WASHINGTON, DC – In his dissent in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978), a landmark affirmative action case which found that the school’s special admissions program with slots set-aside based on race alone was unlawful, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall wrote: “In light of the sorry history of discrimination and its devastating […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) will depart on its second annual capacity-building mission to Israel on July 7-15, 2023. TMCF President & CEO Dr. Harry L. Williams will lead the delegation, including presidents and chancellors from five historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The trip aims to forge relationships with Israeli institutions of higher […]

The Foundation Will Partner with Thurgood Marshall College Fund to Provide Scholarships to Descendants of Jesuit and Catholic Slaveholding WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation today announced the creation of an educational advancement program in partnership with Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) to provide educational advancement opportunities to Descendants of Jesuit and Catholic slaveholding […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vanessa Nnaji of North Carolina A&T University did not interrupt the tears of joy streaming down her face. She turned her head slightly toward a back wall at the front of the room and continued letting happiness flow.  Nnaji finally composed herself as she fully comprehended the magnitude of standing in front of […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Thurgood Marshall College Fund announced today, that it has added six Historically Black Community Colleges (HBCC) to its membership. This decision reflects the organization’s firm belief that its diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts should recognizealternative pathways to degree attainment and skill development.  TMCF President & CEO Harry L. Williams announced the following […]

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – THE PITCH™ competition didn’t disappoint. The annual intra and entrepreneurial training featuring 197 students from 43 Historically Black Colleges and Universities hosted by Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s (TMCF) Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) team featured exciting and creative presentations along with dynamic speakers, engaged partners who also served as judges, and plenty of […]