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TMCF will continue to be strong advocates for the entire Black College Community and looks forward to continuing the productive working relationship with the Administration.

Overall, we need to be able to meet the needs of low income, first generation students and look at how we can foster a climate of success on our campus.”

Selected Scholars will participate in a 12-week internship during the summer of 2019, and will receive a need-based scholarship award that will be applied to the academic year immediately following their internship period.

This partnership will also give other HBCU students and TMCF-member schools the opportunity to participate through special immersion opportunities held at Boeing facilities to learn about the Boeing culture and career paths.|June 5, 2018

The investment with the nation’s largest organization exclusively representing the black college community hopes to help build a robust pipeline of diverse, early career talent with Boeing.

The investment will fund scholarships, internships and on-campus engagements for Howard University students.

The findings reveal that the type of sector of a higher ed institution — public, private or for-profit — doesn’t necessarily determine whether graduates will have success paying down loan debt after leaving.

FAMU College of Education students Tiyana Herring, De’Keria Hunter, Tanelia Walton and recent graduate Jenay Gurdon have been selected as 2018 Thurgood Marshall College Fund Teacher Quality and Retention Program Fellows.

This first group welcomed into the Capital Builders Center were identified from a pool of more than 300 applicants who were evaluated through the Gallup Business Profile 10 (BP10) that looks at 10 themes to become a successful entrepreneur.

It’s better for historically black colleges and universities to consider merging than to close in disgrace, argues Harry L. Williams.

Williams explained Monday that TMCF has long supported students at ECSU and its other member institutions. One notable example was in 2016 when ECSU announced a TMCF partnership with Apple to offer scholarships to students in certain tech- or science-oriented fields.

Organizations like TMCF thrive due to the generosity of individuals who believe in our work and want to expand our impact, through monthly and annual donations, as well as the legacy gift.

Although we are awaiting a final draft of the legislation, The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) applauds a number of provisions in the Act…

Dr. Harry L. Williams, president and CEO of TMCF, said a number of the provisions “would not only help to ensure that aspiring students have access to the schools that TMCF represents, but also allows students to persist and graduate from our member-schools… “

The program is a tremendous resource which has provided several publicly-supported HBCUs with access to low-cost loans to perform necessary repairs, renovate existing facilities and more.

During the six-day summit held July 22-28 in Houston, TX, participants engaged in professional development, educational enrichment, and STEM competition preparation workshops.

The $10,000 Thurgood Marshall College Fund Scholarship is one of five scholarships McDonald’s has agreed to sponsor throughout the year.

Legislation will award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Dr. Christine Darden for their work at NASA