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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

HEROES ACT Provides $1.7 Billion in Emergency Aid to HBCUs, PBIs and other MSIs WASHINGTON, DC (May 12, 2020) – The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) extends its sincere thanks to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Leadership for introducing another important piece of legislation that responds to the particularized challenges that HBCUs, PBIs and other […]

HBCUS PROVIDE SO MANY STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO ACHIEVE GREATNESS. WE MUST PROTECT THESE INSTITUTIONS. When Soinknē “Sunny” Morant first visited Xavier University in New Orleans, she felt right at home. The leafy campus brimmed with bright, young Black scholars. “Nobody in my family has ever gone to college,” says Morant, a pre-med biology major […]

Jonathan Jones will graduate this spring from Florida A&M University (FAMU) with a double master’s degree in Business Administration and Supply Chain Management. He was awarded a $10,000 fellowship as part of the inaugural class of Hennessy Fellows has accepted a full-time position with Louis Vuitton as a distribution planning manager. Jones finishes his MBA […]

Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education will give an additional $1 billion in coronavirus relief to minority-serving institutions, including historically black and tribal colleges, as well as to select other schools that serve high shares of low-income students. The funds are part of the $14 billion in aid directed to colleges in the Coronavirus […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, DC (April 30, 2020) – The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) praised United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos for securing nearly $577 million in additional funding to help historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) continue to operate in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Today, Secretary DeVos consulted with the […]

The National Basketball Association has a tough question. How can the NBA profitably increase engagement of its fans in international markets where its games are televised outside of normal viewing hours? Fortunately for the $8-billion-a-year pro sports giant, three students from Morgan State University (MSU) have an intriguing answer: an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered application designed […]

“A deep sense of belonging is the cornerstone of Booz Allen’s culture. We invest in these events to be the place where you can be your authentic self now and well into the future.” -Anne Muindi-Shemenski, Multicultural Business Resource Group Leader April is Celebrate Diversity Month. But Booz Allen has been making inclusion a priority […]

Virtual Celebration Will Highlight the Achievements of HBCU Graduates Across the Country WASHINGTON, D.C., April 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis that has forced colleges and universities across the nation to postpone their commencement celebrations, a coalition of HBCU leaders, advocacy organizations, and corporate partners have come together to […]

In the wake of COVID-19, Jonathan Allen and Derrick Young Jr. were anxious to lend a helping hand. Both Allen and Young — two graduates of Grambling State University, a historically Black university in Louisiana — launched an online fund to provide small emergency grants to Boston-area college students displaced by coronavirus. “When crises arise, […]

Stimulus funds will help black colleges whose resources were stretched thin responding to the pandemic. Presidents of colleges and universities that primarily serve black students heaved a collective sigh of relief when they learned their institutions would be getting a special allocation as part of the stimulus package approved by Congress last month. That’s because, […]

by Dr. Harry L. Williams There is little question that higher education in general, and our historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in particular, have been greatly impacted by COVID-19, the likes of which we have not seen in our lifetime. Colleges and universities across the nation have had to scramble quickly to adapt to […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TMCF will continue to work with the Department of Education to get the supplemental funding to schools quickly WASHINGTON, DC (March 26, 2020) – The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) applauds both chambers of Congress and President Trump for acting in a strong, bi-partisan fashion and enacting the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TMCF thanks Congress for HBCU Assistance in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. WASHINGTON, DC (March 25, 2020) – The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) applauds Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for unveiling of a plan that would allocate approximately $1.05 billion […]