June 25, 2020 09:02 AM Eastern Daylight TimeNEWARK, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today marks one month since the death of George Floyd, which has brought the longstanding inequities faced by African Americans and all people of color even more starkly into focus. Those inequities extend to higher education where, too often, minority and underserved students face significant obstacles […]
Powered by the company’s Black & Positively Golden movement, McDonald’s is also furthering its investment in the next generation of women leaders in partnership with ESSENCE Girls United We value our partnership with Vanguard and the generous donation $100,000 to our TMCF COVID-19 HBCU Emergency Fund in support to fuel the hopes and dreams of […]
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have a lengthy and proud legacy of serving the underserved. HBCUs disproportionately enroll low-income, first-generation and academically under-prepared college students – precisely the very students that our country most needs to obtain college degrees. More than 75% of students attending HBCUs rely on Pell Grants and nearly 13% rely […]
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is pleased to announce that Amazon has made a $1 million contribution to our organization and is very appreciative of Amazon’s recognition of the impactful work that TMCF does with its member-schools and their students. TMCF was among 11 organizations specifically recognized by Amazon for our work in the […]
Statement by Dr. Harry L. Williams President and CEO, Thurgood Marshall College Fund Since our founding in 1987, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) has prided itself on being laser-focused on helping all of the students who attend our 47 publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs) find their voice […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ja’nayla Johnson worked hard in high school with the dream of being the first in her family to graduate from college, but she started to doubt herself as several colleges rejected her. Then Bennett, a small historically black women’s college in North Carolina, saw Johnson’s potential and offered her a full […]