Texas Southern University announced plans to established Center for Justice Research through a $2.7 million grant from the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s Center for Advancing Opportunity, a $26 million initiative established by TMCF, the Charles Koch Foundation and Koch Industries.
Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and The Coca-Cola Foundation partnered to donate $50,000 to Fayetteville State University (FSU) that will be used for scholarships for first-generation college students.
Texas Southern University and its leadership announced establishment of the Center for Justice Research, which is an initiative supported by funding from the Charles Koch Foundation and Koch Industries to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund
Many of the leaders we honor and recognize are products of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). As the President & CEO of Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), it is important to me that our HBCUs are also honored not just for the role they played in the past, but the role, impact and influence they have today.
This year, Dr. Harry L. Williams began his tenure as the new President and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF). On January 16th, Dr. Williams and his team visited my D.C. office to discuss their plans to continue to support Historically Black Colleges and Universities and minority serving institutions.
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund is appreciative of the Trump Administration making our nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) a point of emphasis by preserving level funding in the President’s FY 2019 budget. Despite these positive developments, TMCF is concerned about those proposed cuts which could have a detrimental impact on our students’ ability to persist and graduate from HBCUs.