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SENATE DEMOCRATS START NEW PUSH TO PASS THE FUTURE ACT

Sen. Doug Jones and Sen. Jon Tester are making a renewed push for the U.S. Senate to pass the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act, bipartisan legislation – introduced by Jones and Sen. Tim Scott – to renew mandatory federal funds to minority serving institutions for two years. The funds expired […]

ALLY, BIG SEAN AND HBCUS ADDRESS ECONOMIC MOBILITY WITH MOGULS IN THE MAKING

Ally Financial found itself with a unique opportunity to diversify its talent pipeline and increase economic mobility opportunities for students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The Detroit-based digital financial services company teamed up with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and the Sean Anderson Foundation — founded by Detroit rapper Big Sean — to […]

THE THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND RAISES OVER $5.8 MILLION IN ONE WEEKEND

Earlier this month the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) hosted its 32nd Anniversary Awards Gala in Washington, DC. The Gala’s purpose is to raise money to continue to provide scholarships to students that attend an Historically Black College or University (HBCU). The goal was to raise at least $100 thousand by the end of the […]

HONDA VP APPOINTED TO THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND BOARD WILLIAM WALTON, LEADER OF HONDA POWER EQUIPMENT DIVISION, IS AN HBCU GRADUATE

October 29, 2019 — Alpharetta, Ga. William Walton, vice president of the Honda Power Equipment division of American Honda Motor Co., Inc., has been appointed to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Board of Directors. The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is the nation’s largest organization representing publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) through scholarships, […]

THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND (TMCF) ADDS THREE NEW CORPORATE LEADERS TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Washington, DC (October 28, 2019) – Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Board Chairman Charles Merinoff announced today, the appointment of three new corporate executives from MillerCoors, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Honda, to the TMCF Board of Directors. “The strength of our dynamic Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Board of Directors can be found in the […]

FAMU GRADUATE STUDENTS WIN $28,000 FROM HENNESSY

Three Florida A&M University School of Business and Industry graduate students won $28,000 in a community project competition sponsored by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and Hennessy. Jonathan Jones, Brianna Collins and Jonas Laboo from Tallahassee won a total of $28,000 in grant funds. Jones and Laboo were each awarded $10,000 and Collins $8,000. […]