In the wake of COVID-19, Jonathan Allen and Derrick Young Jr. were anxious to lend a helping hand. Both Allen and Young — two graduates of Grambling State University, a historically Black university in Louisiana — launched an online fund to provide small emergency grants to Boston-area college students displaced by coronavirus. “When crises arise, […]
Stimulus funds will help black colleges whose resources were stretched thin responding to the pandemic. Presidents of colleges and universities that primarily serve black students heaved a collective sigh of relief when they learned their institutions would be getting a special allocation as part of the stimulus package approved by Congress last month. That’s because, […]
by Dr. Harry L. Williams There is little question that higher education in general, and our historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in particular, have been greatly impacted by COVID-19, the likes of which we have not seen in our lifetime. Colleges and universities across the nation have had to scramble quickly to adapt to […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TMCF will continue to work with the Department of Education to get the supplemental funding to schools quickly WASHINGTON, DC (March 26, 2020) – The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) applauds both chambers of Congress and President Trump for acting in a strong, bi-partisan fashion and enacting the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TMCF thanks Congress for HBCU Assistance in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. WASHINGTON, DC (March 25, 2020) – The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) applauds Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for unveiling of a plan that would allocate approximately $1.05 billion […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TMCF urges Congress to allocate at least $1.5 Billion for HBCUs and MSIs WASHINGTON, DC (March 23, 2020) – The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) applauds Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s unveiling of a plan that would allocate $1.5 Billion in emergency Title III and Title V Aid to Historically Black Colleges and Universities […]