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(Princeton, N.J. and Washington, D.C. – January 7, 2020) – ETS and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund® (TMCF) are joining forces to bolster opportunities for extraordinary students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Beginning in the 2020–2021 academic year, TMCF will administer the prestigious ETS Presidential Scholarship, using its unparalleled presence within the HBCU […]

On behalf of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, we mourn the loss of former NBA Commissioner, David Stern who was a founding member of the TMCF Board of Directors for 32 years. His tireless commitment to higher education and our nation’s publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) was truly inspirational. From the David J. […]

David Stern, the former commissioner of the National Basketball Association widely credited with leading the league through a period of tremendous growth, died Wednesday. He was 77. In a statement, the NBA said Stern had died “as a result” of a brain hemorrhage he suffered Dec. 12. At the time, ESPN reported that Stern underwent […]

Washington, DC, Dec. 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), today announced that a total of over $708,000 was raised during iHeartMedia’s The Breakfast Club’s third annual #Change4Change radiothon held on Thursday, November 21, 2019. Proceeds will benefit the newly created The Breakfast Club HBCU Scholarship which will be awarded through […]

Contact: Speaker’s Press Office,202-226-7616 Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks at the bill enrollment for H.R. 5363, the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act. The FUTURE Act restores urgently-needed mandatory funding for Minority-Serving Institutions, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI), […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE I have signed groundbreaking legislation to support America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and to simplify the Federal financial aid application for millions of American families. President Obama and the Obama Administration were unable to get this done. I got it done. I wish to thank the leaders who helped pass […]