Fifty Years After Thurgood Marshall Joined the Supreme Court
A new biopic on Thurgood Marshall has revived interest in the man who almost 50 years ago was confirmed as the first African American Supreme Court Justice. It has also served as a reminder of how far America has come — and, in these seemingly racially fraught times, how far we still have to go.
BizBash Selects TMCF’s 30th Anniversary Awards Gala as One of Washington’s Top 100 Events
TMCF’s Annual Awards Gala is acknowledged as one of the most powerful events making an impact in Washington, DC.
TMCF STATEMENT ON SAM CLOVIS’ NOMINATION TO SERVE AS UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS
Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) applauds President Trump’s intent to nominate, friend to TMCF and the Black College Community, Dr. Samuel H. Clovis, Jr., to serve as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics.
Wells Fargo Invests $115,000 Into TMCF’S Teacher Quality And Retention Program And Institute
Wells Fargo makes $115,000 investment for The Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s Teacher Quality And Retention Program Summer Institute (TQRP) in Houston, TX to better equip Fellows with the knowledge and skills needed to prepare for, enter and succeed in competitive and challenging teaching environments.
The Sam Clovis factor: Scientist? No. Skilled in the science of influencing Trump? Yes.
“Shortly after the election results were announced, Dr. Clovis began meeting with TMCF to develop an action plan to deepen the USDA’s relationship with our agriculture schools in order to help them build capacity, infrastructure and career paths for their graduates,” said Johnny Taylor Jr., President & CEO of TMCF.
Trump Struggles to Find a Leader for White House Initiative on Black Colleges
Johnny C. Taylor Jr., President & CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, told The Chronicle that he was impressed that the administration was considering Mr. Carter. “That is a highly unusual candidate,” he said. “If they’re considering someone like that, good for them. That means they’re doing their homework.”
Trump pick to head USDA education will help historically black colleges
HBCU agriculture schools remain a centerpiece of black college value to the nation and to the world.
Benedict College Announces Next President
TM2 Executive Search, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, successfully supported the Benedict College Board of Trustees in identifying and selecting Dr. Roslyn Artis to become the 14th President of Benedict College.
The Truth About the HBCU Presidential Search
TM2 Executive Search President Chris Braswell joins us to discuss the difficult truths, challenges, and opportunities in HBCU presidential search culture.
Recruiters often overlook historically black colleges and universities
“Companies should work with departments at the school and develop relationships with them — similarly to how Google is working with computer science departments.”
Thurgood Marshall College Fund Deepens Corporate Diversity Recruitment
“As an organization that partners with businesses to create pipelines of diverse talent, we understand that addressing diversity over the long run requires sustained commitment and support, and TMCF is uniquely positioned to work with corporations to efficiently move beyond the “usual suspects” to engage a deeper pool of talent because America’s HBCUs can be part of the solution.”
AP Interview: DeVos says she didn’t decry racism enough
“The reality is that people who decided that one statement, an error, is a statement about her commitment and knowledge about HBCUs — it’s not realistic, it’s not fair.”
LOWE’S CONTINUES SUPPORT OF THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND WITH $500,000 DONATION TO HBCU GAP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The Thurgood Marshall Fund (TMCF) received $500,000 from Lowe’s for the TMCF | Lowe’s Gap Scholarship, which has provided over $1.2 million to graduating seniors at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) since 2012.
National Hbcu Pre-law Summit Presents Game-changing Opportunity for Hbcu Students and Alumni Interested in Law School
“The event will showcase informative panel discussions on critical topics for aspiring lawyers including law school admission, the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), the law student experience, the different career paths for those with a law degree, and Black lawyers and entrepreneurship. Also planned are sessions on financing legal education and writing the law school personal statement and diversity statement.”
THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND STATEMENT ON THE 2017 HBCU WEEK CONFERENCE POSTPONEMENT
Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) supports the decision of Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and the White House to postpone, not cancel, the 2017 National HBCU Week Conference.
WSSU economic center gains grant indirectly from Koch-affiliate groups
The WSSU grant is funneled through the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s Center for Advancing Opportunity, which for decades has supported the nation’s historical black college and universities.
TMCF K-12 Pipelines Work to Build STEM Capacity, Teacher Quality
HBCU Digest Jarret Carter talks with Dawna Taylor-Thornton- Executive Director, Principal Investigator for the TMCF VBM STEM Initiative, and Amber Feight Rowe- Senior Director of Teacher Quality and Retention Program, about the connections between HBCUs and secondary education.
The White House Should Postpone Its HBCU Conference
Our students and our leaders deserve more than to be a catalyst for liberal or conservative groups to use the conference as an agenda amplifier; especially when HBCUs have hard work ahead in securing partnerships to promote and to bolster institutional strengths in STEM, national defense, public health, secondary education, entrepreneurship and business management.