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Thurgood Marshall College Fund awards $16 million in grants to eight HBCUs to advance capacity building and innovation

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) recently announced that eight of its member institutions have been selected to receive $2 million each as part of the Project HBCU Capacity Building: Maximizing HBCU Institutional Performance through Investments in Research, Operations, and Innovation initiative, funded by Lilly Endowment Inc. The multi-year initiative represents a $25 million investment […]

New Data Reveals Disproportionately Low R&D Funds Awarded to HBCUs

Despite being powerhouses of economic mobility and innovative research, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) continue to receive a disproportionately low share of federal research and development funding. A new report published by the Center for American Progress and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) highlights disparities in federal research and development funding for HBCUs […]

Third-annual Black Thriving in America report dives deep into Black life experiences

A new report examines the wellbeing of Black Americans through decades of research and surveys. “Black Thriving in America: 2025” is a product of Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s (TMCF) Dr. N. Joyce Payne Research Center (Payne Center) partnership with the Gallup Center on Black Voices. The report officially releases on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 1 […]

Thurgood Marshall College Fund selects new chief development officer 

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) recently selected a new chief development officer after a national search.  Jonathan Sandville, who most recently served as a commissioner of the Legal Services Trust Fund Commission at the State Bar of California, will lead development activities at TMCF.  “After a comprehensive nationwide search, I’m delighted to welcome Jonathan […]

Thurgood Marshall College Fund partners with Google  to offer no-cost cloud and AI training to HBCU students 

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is partnering with Google to  bring its popular Google Career Launchpad program to students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), historically Black community colleges (HBCCs) and predominantly Black institutions (PBIs)  to help them develop in-demand cloud computing and generative AI skills.  “This is a phenomenal opportunity for our […]

Spelman College wins 7th annual Moguls in the Making entrepreneurial pitch competition

Spelman College students took top honors in the seventh annual Moguls in the Making entrepreneurial pitch competition, where 50 students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) developed innovative and impactful solutions to address economic mobility challenges in Detroit. The winning team will be featured on “The Jennifer Hudson Show” on Sept. 25 to speak […]