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THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND RAISES MORE THAN $5.8M FOR HBCU STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT

Donors in the room and online raised $109,000 at the 32nd Anniversary Awards Gala Washington, DC (October 22, 2019) – Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) 32nd Anniversary Awards Gala, and TMCF Board Chairman, Charles Merinoff announced today that more than $5.8M was raised over the weekend as part of the 32nd Anniversary Awards Gala, presented […]

BEYA WINNER IS NEW CEO OF BOEING GLOBAL SERVICES

Ted Colbert, chief information officer and senior vice president of IT & Data Analytics for The Boeing Company, has been appointed CEO of Boeing Global Services. Colbert, standing right alongside Tyrone Taborn, Career Communications Group CEO and BEYA Chairman, at the Information Technology Senior Management Forum (ITSMF) Technology Achievement ceremony on March 8, 2019, was […]

THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND PARTNERS WITH TIKTOK FOR CREATIVE NEW HBCU SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST

IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: tmcfpress@tmcf.org WASHINGTON, DC (October 21, 2019) – In celebration of the pursuit of higher education and to support the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) experience, Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), and TikTok have teamed up for a new scholarship contest for HBCU students to win at least 20 scholarships worth […]

TMCF STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF CONGRESSMAN ELIJAH CUMMINGS

WASHINGTON, DC (October 17, 2019) – It is with a heavy heart that I extend my sincere condolences to Mrs. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings and the entire Cummings family on the untimely passing of Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD). Not only was Congressman Cummings a lion of the U.S. House of Representatives and a consistent champion for […]

HBCU STUDENTS LEARN FINANCIAL LITERACY AT LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

As a sophomore, Jonathan Jones hit an academic rough patch. He almost gave up on his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering. Now he’s a graduate student at Florida A&M University pursuing a double master’s in business administration and supply chain management, while running an event planning business on the side. He also just won $10,000 […]

GRAMMY-NOMINATED SINGER KENNY LATTIMORE TO HEADLINE THE THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND 32ND ANNIVERSARY AWARDS GALA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: tmcfpress@tmcf.org Washington, DC (October 15, 2019) – Hit song maker and chart-topping Grammy-nominated singer Kenny Lattimore will be the featured entertainment at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) 32nd Anniversary Awards Gala thanks to entertainment partner Honda USA, Saturday, October 19, 2019, at the historic Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. […]

HBCUS PLAN CUTS AFTER CONGRESS MISSES FUNDING DEADLINE

The Senate’s failure to renew $255 million in annual mandatory funding for historically black colleges is already having consequences on campuses, wrote Harry L. Williams, president and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, in a letter to lawmakers Monday. The group, which represents public historically black colleges, had called on the Senate to pass the FUTURE […]

FUNDING FOR HBCUS HANG IN THE BALANCE

After stalling in a Republican Senate, funding for Minority-Serving Institutions has lapsed on Sept. 30, leaving many schools without a safety net. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) is among the HBCUs with funding hanging in the balance. The Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act provides funding for Minority-Serving institutions. The […]

Six MVSU students to attend TMCF Leadership Institute

ITTA BENA, Miss.— Six Mississippi Valley State University students will be attending the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s 19th Leadership Institute on Oct. 16-20 in Washington, D.C. The leadership institute is an award-winning program aimed to develop students’ leadership skills, create a community of scholars, provide companies’ access to a talented and diverse student population and […]

KAMALA HARRIS OBJECTS WHEN SENATE GOP BLOCKS FUNDING FOR HBCUS

Washington, D.C. – Senator Kamala Harris adamantly objected when Senate Republicans blocked passage of the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Acton Thursday, September 26, 2019. The bi-partisan legislation previously supported in both legislative chambers was supposed to reauthorize funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other Minority-Serving Institutions for […]

14 WSSU STUDENTS ATTEND TMCF LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

Fourteen Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) students were selected to attend the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s (TMCF) 19th annual Leadership Institute. The students attended sessions on financial literacy, personal branding and skill development. A signature component of the institute is a recruitment fair where major companies in all sectors, government agencies and graduate schools are present […]

DETERMINED STUDENT LEARNS THE CODE TO LIFE, PAYS IT FORWARD

Even as a kid, Jasmon Cooley had a passion for technology. She was always on the computer and even played the role of the lead technician, fixing any small technology issue that came up around the house. But growing up in Memphis, Tennessee, Cooley says she didn’t have a lot of role models in that […]

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS UNITE TO SUPPORT THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND 32ND ANNIVERSARY AWARDS GALA

Washington, DC, Oct. 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) President & CEO, Harry L. Williams, announced today, the 2019 Honorary Congressional Host Committee for 32nd Anniversary Awards Gala, presented by Ally Financial Inc., Saturday, October 19, 2019, Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC. The TMCF Anniversary Awards Gala always […]

MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS POISED TO LOSE $255M IN FEDERAL FUNDING

Although historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs) are chronically underfunded, gridlock in Congress may further drain their coffers. For more than a decade, Congress has allocated $255 million each year to MSIs under the Higher Education Act. The funding can be used for a variety of purposes, though most of […]

THE SECRET’S OUT

For those in the know, Claflin University has always been a bright spot in a landscape of bad news about dwindling resources, decreased state funding and declining enrollment at many colleges that predominantly serve black students. To the uninformed, the private liberal arts institution in Orangeburg, S.C., is just one of many small, indistinguishable historically black colleges, or HBCUs, struggling […]

TMCF HOSTS EXCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP AND JOB RECRUITMENT CONFERENCE FOR OVER 400 HBCU STUDENTS IN WASHINGTON DC

The 19th Annual Leadership Institute is presented by Wells Fargo WASHINGTON, DC (October 1, 2019) – Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) will convene the largest, most exclusive, talent and professional development recruiting conference for students attending the publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs) at the award-winning 19th Annual Leadership […]

THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND STATEMENT ON U.S. SENATE INACTION ON THE FUTURE ACT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: tmcfpress@tmcf.org Washington, DC (September 26, 2019) – “The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is sincerely disappointed by U.S. Senate Health, Labor, Education and Pensions Chairman Lamar Alexander’s decision to object, again, to the passage of the FUTURE Act and, in so doing, allow $255 million in critical funds for Historically […]

FUTURE ACT HALTED IN SENATE, HIGHER EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADERS DISMAYED

U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander is standing in the way of the passage of Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act. Alexander’s decision to stall the legislation means that $255 million of funding for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs) will expire Sep. […]