Entrepreneur Talks Business, Leadership, and How He’s Helping Students from Historically Black Colleges
After graduating from Morehouse College having studied international relations and business, at just 35, Andrew Welburn is already the owner and operator of seven McDonald’s franchise stores spread across the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina. As the son of Craig and Diane Welburn of Welburn Management, at an early age the young Welburn knew that […]
TMCF Selected as One of 116 Organizations Driving Change by MacKenzie Scott
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is greatly pleased to have been recognized by MacKenzie Scott to be among 116 organizations “driving change” in America, and to have received a generous donation from her in support of our efforts to empower and provide transformational opportunities to students attending the Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU) […]
Thurgood Marshall College Fund And United Negro College Fund Partner With Testing For America To Help Safely Reopen HBCUs
WASHINGTON, July 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) today announced partnerships with the nonprofit Testing for America to support historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in their COVID-19 testing plans for students, faculty and staff to help safely reopen campuses. It is especially important […]
A $35M gift to 11 colleges continues investment trend in HBCUs
Eleven historically Black colleges in four states will receive a combined $25 million over six years from Dominion Energy, the company announced late last week. Another $10 million will support scholarships across the company’s service area. Recipients include Hampton University, in Virginia, Claflin University, in South Carolina, and Wilberforce University, in Ohio. The gift follows […]
MEDTRONIC FOUNDATION COMMITS $16M IN HEALTH AND EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS TO ADDRESS RACIAL DISPARITIES AND ADVANCE SOCIAL JUSTICE IN BLACK COMMUNITIES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Medtronic Foundation Commits to First-of-Its-Kind National Partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, and to Minneapolis with Support of the Northside Achievement Zone, People’s Center Clinics & Services, Among Others Medtronic Plans Day of Action for Racial Equity Progress to Help the More than 90,000 Medtronic Employees Globally Learn More About Advancing […]
Thurgood Marshall College Fund Statement on the Passing of Congressman John Lewis
Washington, DC (July 18, 2020) – It is with great sadness that all at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) recognize the passing of American civil rights icon and moral compass, Congressman John Lewis. A stalwart of the civil rights movement and former leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Congressman Lewis was an […]
Monterey Jazz Festival Presents Virtual 2020 Festival September 25-27, Featuring Historic Archival and Exclusive New Content
The Monterey Jazz Festival announced today that it will present a virtual version of its 63rd festival, September 25-27, 2020. Musical content from the Festival’s archives will be featured over three days, including legendary contemporary and historic performances. The Virtual Festival’s content will be streamed online each day beginning at 5PM Pacific Time on the […]
Alpha Phi Alpha signs historic MOU with Thurgood Marshall College Fund
It is with extreme pride and pleasure to announce the signing of a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF). It is especially gratifying that we are partnering with an organization named in honor of our illustrious Brother U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall on this, his 112th birthday. The […]
Thurgood Marshall College Fund Awarded Grant to Help HBCUs Provide Mental Health Support to Students
Washington, DC (June 30, 2020) – Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), in partnership with META, is pleased to announce it has received a $270,000 grant from ECMC Foundation to make mental health services available to students via the META platform. The grant will provide all Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with free access through […]
When It Comes to Reopening, HBCUs Face a Common Dilemma — With Higher Stakes
By Katherine Mangan JUNE 26, 2020 David A. Thomas is the president of Morehouse College, a historically Black college in Atlanta that is among the last HBCUs to announce whether it will reopen for in-person instruction in the fall. When the state of Georgia reopened for business in late April despite rising numbers of Covid-19 […]
Vanguard Announces Support Of Historically Black Colleges And Universities Impacted By Global Pandemic
VALLEY FORGE, PA (June 26, 2020)—Vanguard announced today an effort that began in early May to support Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), which have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. The firm contributed $100,000 to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s COVID-19 HBCU Emergency Fund, which provides resources to ensure students and faculty have access to […]
Sallie Mae Commits $4.5 Million Over Three Years to Promote Diversity in Higher Education and Advance Social Justice
June 25, 2020 09:02 AM Eastern Daylight TimeNEWARK, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today marks one month since the death of George Floyd, which has brought the longstanding inequities faced by African Americans and all people of color even more starkly into focus. Those inequities extend to higher education where, too often, minority and underserved students face significant obstacles […]
McDonald’s USA Launches $500,000 Scholarship Fund to Help HBCU Students Return to School Amidst COVID-19 Crisis
Powered by the company’s Black & Positively Golden movement, McDonald’s is also furthering its investment in the next generation of women leaders in partnership with ESSENCE Girls United We value our partnership with Vanguard and the generous donation $100,000 to our TMCF COVID-19 HBCU Emergency Fund in support to fuel the hopes and dreams of […]
Our HBCUs Need Additional Congressional Support
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have a lengthy and proud legacy of serving the underserved. HBCUs disproportionately enroll low-income, first-generation and academically under-prepared college students – precisely the very students that our country most needs to obtain college degrees. More than 75% of students attending HBCUs rely on Pell Grants and nearly 13% rely […]
Thurgood Marshall College Fund Thanks Amazon for its Generous $1 Million Gift
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is pleased to announce that Amazon has made a $1 million contribution to our organization and is very appreciative of Amazon’s recognition of the impactful work that TMCF does with its member-schools and their students. TMCF was among 11 organizations specifically recognized by Amazon for our work in the […]
TMCF Statement on Police Brutality and Racism in America
Statement by Dr. Harry L. Williams President and CEO, Thurgood Marshall College Fund Since our founding in 1987, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) has prided itself on being laser-focused on helping all of the students who attend our 47 publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs) find their voice […]
Historically black colleges work to help students amid virus
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ja’nayla Johnson worked hard in high school with the dream of being the first in her family to graduate from college, but she started to doubt herself as several colleges rejected her. Then Bennett, a small historically black women’s college in North Carolina, saw Johnson’s potential and offered her a full […]
More than 20 Black leaders across arts, government, music, business and sports join in to celebrate HBCU grads during “Show Me Your Walk HBCU Edition” Presented by Chase
Former President Barack Obama will participate in the May 16 event, hosted by Kevin Hart, featuring Debbie Allen, Steve Harvey, Chris Paul, Wyclef Jean, Chase Consumer Banking CEO Thasunda Brown Duckett, and others NEW YORK, May 13, 2020 – Like most academic institutions around the country, Historically Black Colleges and Universities have been forced to […]