The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Board of Directors chair was recently recognized as one of Barron’s 100 most influential women in U.S. finance. Racquel Oden, HSBC’s head of international wealth and premier banking, and head of global private banking, serves as TMCF’s board chair and is consistently recognized as a leader in her field. […]
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) president & CEO was recently named the spring commencement speaker of the Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) ceremony on Saturday, May 9. Dr. Harry L. Williams, president & CEO of TMCF, will provide remarks to the PVAMU graduates. Nearly 1,000 graduates will receive a diploma between the Friday and […]
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) will host its annual Presidents & Chancellors Fly-In (Fly-In) on March 24 in Washington, D.C. The Fly-In is a pivotal event for presidents and chancellors from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), historically Black community colleges (HBCCs) and predominantly Black institutions (PBIs). The event facilitates engagement with key stakeholders, […]
For decades, the narrative around historically Black college and university (HBCU) leadership has been defined by a single statistic: the average presidential tenure of fewer than five years. What has been missing is the story of what happens after year five—and what we can learn from the presidents who get there. A landmark new report […]
Ryan Travers, a junior majoring in computer science at North Carolina A&T State University, attended the Verizon HBCU Immersion Program with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund last year, an experience she said helped shape her professional goals. “I was able to walk away knowing how to better my brand and make myself stand out when […]
For Norfolk State University junior Ayomide Olafusi, earning a college degree without placing a financial burden on his family was not just a goal but a promise. A cybersecurity major and the son of Nigerian immigrant parents, Olafusi said he was determined to find opportunities that would allow him to pursue higher education while easing […]