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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Thurgood Marshall College Fund: tmcfpress@tmcf.org Washington, DC (August 5, 2019) – The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) celebrated the 10 year anniversary of the Teacher Quality and Retention Program (TQRP) Summer Institute at its annual two-week conference in Houston, TX with 92, aspiring new teachers representing 28 of TMCF’s 47 […]

Sen. Kamala D. Harris on Friday became the latest Democratic presidential candidate to highlight the importance of historically black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, when she proposed a policy to dedicate $60 billion to STEM programs and infrastructure for those institutions. Harris is the only HBCU graduate on the roster of Democratic candidates, and her […]

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University will welcome students — both new and returning — for the 2019–20 academic year during its 2019 Black and Gold Convocation ceremony. Chancellor Sheri Everts will give the opening remarks at the ceremony. Appalachian faculty, staff and students, as well as the public, are invited to attend this free […]

Two Alabama A&M students recently received TMCF/McDonald’s Scholarships. Only six of these are awarded nationally each year. According to A&M, Joshua Baker and Ariana Griggs each received a $10,000 scholarship, an all-expense paid trip to the Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour, behind-the-scenes access to tour talent, one-on-one interaction with local McDonald’s owner/operators, front row concert seats, […]

New York, NY – (July 29, 2019) – Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and Hennessy announced today, the selection of the inaugural cohort of the newly formed Hennessy Fellows. The Hennessy Fellows are hand selected MBA graduate students from America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The Hennessy Fellows is an annual graduate program for […]

WASHINGTON – Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and Hennessy announced today, the selection of the inaugural cohort of the Hennessy Fellows. Three of the 10 hand-selected participants are MBA graduate students from Howard University. The Fellows will spend a week in New York City for an intense executive boot camp experience where they will focus […]