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GRAMMY-NOMINATED SINGER KENNY LATTIMORE TO HEADLINE THE THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND 32ND ANNIVERSARY AWARDS GALA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: tmcfpress@tmcf.org Washington, DC (October 15, 2019) – Hit song maker and chart-topping Grammy-nominated singer Kenny Lattimore will be the featured entertainment at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) 32nd Anniversary Awards Gala thanks to entertainment partner Honda USA, Saturday, October 19, 2019, at the historic Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. […]

HBCUS PLAN CUTS AFTER CONGRESS MISSES FUNDING DEADLINE

The Senate’s failure to renew $255 million in annual mandatory funding for historically black colleges is already having consequences on campuses, wrote Harry L. Williams, president and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, in a letter to lawmakers Monday. The group, which represents public historically black colleges, had called on the Senate to pass the FUTURE […]

FUNDING FOR HBCUS HANG IN THE BALANCE

After stalling in a Republican Senate, funding for Minority-Serving Institutions has lapsed on Sept. 30, leaving many schools without a safety net. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) is among the HBCUs with funding hanging in the balance. The Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act provides funding for Minority-Serving institutions. The […]

Six MVSU students to attend TMCF Leadership Institute

ITTA BENA, Miss.— Six Mississippi Valley State University students will be attending the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s 19th Leadership Institute on Oct. 16-20 in Washington, D.C. The leadership institute is an award-winning program aimed to develop students’ leadership skills, create a community of scholars, provide companies’ access to a talented and diverse student population and […]

KAMALA HARRIS OBJECTS WHEN SENATE GOP BLOCKS FUNDING FOR HBCUS

Washington, D.C. – Senator Kamala Harris adamantly objected when Senate Republicans blocked passage of the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Acton Thursday, September 26, 2019. The bi-partisan legislation previously supported in both legislative chambers was supposed to reauthorize funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other Minority-Serving Institutions for […]

14 WSSU STUDENTS ATTEND TMCF LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

Fourteen Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) students were selected to attend the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s (TMCF) 19th annual Leadership Institute. The students attended sessions on financial literacy, personal branding and skill development. A signature component of the institute is a recruitment fair where major companies in all sectors, government agencies and graduate schools are present […]