SENATORS JONES, SCHUMER FIGHT FOR HBCU FUNDING WHILE BLASTING REPUBLICANS FOR BLOCKING FUTURES ACT
This week, Senate Democrats were entangled in a political fight with their Republican counterparts over the funding of the Futures Act, a $255 million program that bolsters science, technology, and math programs or STEM. Republicans objected to restoring expiring funding for Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs), including Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and […]
NAS PARTNERS TO PROMOTE THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND’S $10 MILLION HBCU SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Y’all know we love artists who give back! Hip Hop legend Nasir “Nas” Jones has partnered with Hennessy and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) to promote a $10 million scholarship program for students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Black Enterprise reports. The Hennessy Fellows Program will “award high-achieving graduate students from HBCUs with curated corporate development […]
REECE SISTERS MAKE NAME FOR THEMSELVES AT COLLEGE
Is college a different world? A world of new faces and places, independency, structure, and new opportunities. When thinking of post secondary education, there is a mindset of being successful at achieving on the next level and having experiences that will afford you the career you are wanting. When it comes to choosing a higher […]
MINORITY-SERVING COLLEGES DEALT ANOTHER BLOW IN FUNDING FIGHT
WASHINGTON – Congressional negotiators have failed to galvanize support for restoring federal funding to minority-serving colleges and universities as part of a bill to keep the government running, dealing another blow in an ongoing fight to help schools with limited resources. House Democrats introduced legislation Monday evening to forestall a government shutdown, a plan that […]
TMCF FEATURED IN FALL ISSUE OF HBCU TIMES MAGAZINE
Award-winning Leadership Institute, Hennessy Fellows, and Wells Fargo partnership featured in HBCU Times Magazine
IHEARTMEDIA’S THE BREAKFAST CLUB MORNING SHOW TO HOST THIRD ANNUAL #CHANGE4CHANGE RADIOTHON WITH 2019 SPOTLIGHT ON HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS)
New York, NY (November 13, 2019) – iHeartMedia’s The Breakfast Club announced that this year’s all-day #Change4Change radiothon will benefit the newly created The Breakfast Club HBCU Scholarship which will be awarded through the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), the nation’s largest organization exclusively representing the Black College Community. The need-based scholarship will grant $5,000 to recipients for the 2020-2021 academic year. The #Change4Change radiothon will […]
WESTERN BRANCH RESIDENT SELECTED AS ONE OF 10 HENNESSY FELLOWS
Brandon Veal, of Western Branch, has followed an unconventional career path and taken as many opportunities as he can along the way. This summer, that journey led to him being chosen as one of just 10 Hennessy Fellows, a partnership between Thurgood Marshall College Fund and cognac-maker Hennessy. Veal attended the Fellows Boot Camp in […]
MILES COLLEGE STUDENTS SELECTED FOR THURGOOD MARSHALL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
Five Miles College scholars were selected to attend the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Leadership Institute in Washington, D.C., last month, a first for the institution. The delegation included; Carlisha Harris, sophomore, a computer information sciences major; Hailie Bozman, sophomore, computer information sciences major; Nyesha Reece, junior, management information systems major; Katara Gaymon, senior, business administration […]
SENATE DEMOCRATS START NEW PUSH TO PASS THE FUTURE ACT
Sen. Doug Jones and Sen. Jon Tester are making a renewed push for the U.S. Senate to pass the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act, bipartisan legislation – introduced by Jones and Sen. Tim Scott – to renew mandatory federal funds to minority serving institutions for two years. The funds expired […]
ALLY, BIG SEAN AND HBCUS ADDRESS ECONOMIC MOBILITY WITH MOGULS IN THE MAKING
Ally Financial found itself with a unique opportunity to diversify its talent pipeline and increase economic mobility opportunities for students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The Detroit-based digital financial services company teamed up with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and the Sean Anderson Foundation — founded by Detroit rapper Big Sean — to […]
THE THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND RAISES OVER $5.8 MILLION IN ONE WEEKEND
Earlier this month the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) hosted its 32nd Anniversary Awards Gala in Washington, DC. The Gala’s purpose is to raise money to continue to provide scholarships to students that attend an Historically Black College or University (HBCU). The goal was to raise at least $100 thousand by the end of the […]
HONDA VP APPOINTED TO THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND BOARD WILLIAM WALTON, LEADER OF HONDA POWER EQUIPMENT DIVISION, IS AN HBCU GRADUATE
October 29, 2019 — Alpharetta, Ga. William Walton, vice president of the Honda Power Equipment division of American Honda Motor Co., Inc., has been appointed to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Board of Directors. The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is the nation’s largest organization representing publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) through scholarships, […]
THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND (TMCF) ADDS THREE NEW CORPORATE LEADERS TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Washington, DC (October 28, 2019) – Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Board Chairman Charles Merinoff announced today, the appointment of three new corporate executives from MillerCoors, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Honda, to the TMCF Board of Directors. “The strength of our dynamic Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Board of Directors can be found in the […]
FAMU GRADUATE STUDENTS WIN $28,000 FROM HENNESSY
Three Florida A&M University School of Business and Industry graduate students won $28,000 in a community project competition sponsored by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and Hennessy. Jonathan Jones, Brianna Collins and Jonas Laboo from Tallahassee won a total of $28,000 in grant funds. Jones and Laboo were each awarded $10,000 and Collins $8,000. […]
STUDENT NOTEBOOK
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund selected 34 N.C. A&T students to attend the 19th annual Leadership Institute presented by Wells Fargo. A&T’s participants included: Ke’Shawn Alexander, Dymon Atkinson, Reese Bearden, Destiny Ann Brooks, Essence Cain, Tyreak Carr, Fabiana Constable, Cameron Dinkins, Adrienne Douglas, Simone Douglas, Kemauri Dunn, Marvin Edge, Zaria Henry, Zariya Howie, Alexandria Irish, […]
Funding Stream for STEM Programs at Minority Serving Institutions in Limbo
Edit Efforts to extend a program that provides $255 million annually in grants to Minority Serving Institutions, including for STEM programs, has stalled amid a broader debate over the Higher Education Act (HEA), which governs federal support for universities. The program’s funding is part of the federal “mandatory” budget, meaning it is automatically provided outside of the […]
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES SAID TO BE “BLINDSIDED” BY TRUMP’S TRIP TO HBCU
As President Trump heads to historically black Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina, Friday, state-based outlets report that Democratic candidates felt “blindsided,” and current Benedict students have shared “mixed reviews” about the president’s participation in the criminal justice forum. The weekend-long event — co-hosted by Benedict and the 20/20 Bipartisan Justice Center — will focus on the next steps that should […]
TRIBUTES POUR IN FOR ELIJAH CUMMINGS
Elijah Cummings, a warrior for justice, a soldier for equality, and a champion of his people, will soon be laid to rest. But the longtime Maryland congressman who died Oct. 17 at the age of 68, won’t soon be forgotten, evident by the tributes that continue to pour in from colleagues, presidents and others who […]