For Norfolk State University (Norfolk State) student A’lauren Gilchrist, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) turned a dream into reality and then went above and beyond to make it happen. The aspiring reporter and broadcast journalist recently had the opportunity to shadow TMCF staff during the organization’s annual Leadership Institute, working hands-on with the media […]
Tennessee State University (TSU) senior Christopher Brown says the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) didn’t just help him dream, it helped him to achieve. “I always believed I could reach my goals,” Brown said. “But TMCF allowed me to actually touch them.” Brown, a graduating senior and TMCF yard ambassador, has earned an internship and […]
Headlines in recent weeks have indicated a flurry of philanthropic activity from a well-known donor: MacKenzie Scott. More than $300 million was invested by Scott to the historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) community. Alabama State University, Alcorn State University, Clark Atlanta University, Howard University, Morgan State University, Spelman College, University of Maryland Eastern Shore […]
A definitive new report from the Dr. N. Joyce Payne Research Center (Payne Center) at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) reveals that America’s public historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are indispensable engines of national strength, yet their potential is capped by systemic underfunding. The report, “The American Dividend: Public HBCUs Powering National Strength […]
More than 100 scholars from across the country gathered in Washington, D.C. to discuss building research capacity at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) during the Dr. N. Joyce Payne Research Center (Payne Center) and HBCU Transformation Project Faculty Research Seminar. The conference focused on building research capacity for HBCUs aiming to achieve Research-1 (R1) […]
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) recently raised $4.7 million during the 25th-annual Leadership Institute and 38th Anniversary Gala. The Anniversary Gala is TMCF’s largest fundraising event and brings together corporate executives, government officials and philanthropists to honor the organization’s impact in supporting HBCUs while advancing access, opportunity and economic mobility for their students. “As […]