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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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The inaugural cohort of Hennessy Fellows is comprised of 10 MBA students from HBCUs, who were recently invited to New York City to engage with executive leaders at Hennessy and other national corporations as part of the program. The intensive Boot Camp welcomed students from Florida A&M University, Howard University, North Carolina […]

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tmcfpress@tmcf.org Jeffrey J. Brown, Kay Coles James, and Dr. Harold L. Martin to be honored Washington, DC (September 24, 2019) – Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), Gala Chairman Charles Merinoff, announced today, the names of three distinguished individuals who will be honored for their exemplary corporate, education and legal careers at […]

The African Women on Board (AWB) will on Thursday at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York launch its global movement to project the advancement of women of African heritage. The meeting will bring together female entrepreneurs, professors, medical doctors, farmers, mothers, activists, artists and scientists of African heritage, the non-profit organisation. AWB […]