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Johnny Taylor Jr., president of The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), and CIA Director John Brennan said they had agreed to make increasing the number of African Americans at the agency a priority.

Autumn A. Arnett, of Diverse Issues in Higher Education, covers the 27th Annual TMCF Awards Gala, highlighting the best parts of the evening including student testimonials.

TMCF raised over $4.8 million in a sold-out room at its Annual Awards Gala on November 16 in Washington, DC, with Fox News Anchor and Political Analyst Juan Williams as Gala Host and 1,500-plus attendees – all supporting the nation’s 47 publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund announces the award of a $5.7 million multi-year grant from the U.S. Army to engage K-12 students from underrepresented and disadvantaged populations in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math education. The award will support the launch of the Vivian Burey Marshall STEM Program, a four-year pilot designed to support middle school students with year-round, out-of-school-time activities.

In Maryland, a lawsuit over the desegregation of historically black colleges and universities has people in the state and those who watch higher education wondering: Did HBCU advocates ask for too much? Did the state give too little? TMCF President & CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. provides insight.

Johnny C. Taylor Jr., President and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, will receive the Higher Education Leadership Foundation Trailblazer Award. Taylor was selected for his work in pushing for “favorable policies and advocating for increased funding” for HBCUs.