HBCUs Are In Trouble, Are They About To Become Extinct?
Johnny Taylor, president of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, spoke with Roland Martin on NewsOne Now about the crisis HBCUs are going through toto find funding and keep their doors open for students.
TMCF President and HBCU Students Talk About STEM Programs
TMCF President and CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. sit with Angela Stribling and HBCU students to discuss STEM programs.
TMCF President tells the TMCF Story
TMCF President & CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. shares with the Washington, DC viewing audience the TMCF story.
The Importance of Thurgood Marshall Breaking the Color Line of the U.S Supreme Court
Bernie discusses the importance of Thurgood Marshall breaking the color line of the U.S Supreme Court and the legacy of his career with two special guests. The discussion features Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. the President and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Professor Stephen Saltzburg, a former law clerk of Thurgood Marshall, listen in as they take a deeper look at the impact Thurgood Marshall has had on America today, especially with redefining the U.S Supreme Court and the establishment of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
Student Loan Changes Squeeze Historically Black Colleges
President & CEO, Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. participated in a interview entitled “Student Loan Changes Squeeze Historically Black Colleges.”
The Unique Experience Show: WNAA 90.1 The Voice
TMCF President & CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. sits down for an interview with North Carolina A&T State University Journalism and Mass Communications student, Uniqua Quillins of The Unique Experience Show.
The Joe Madison Show interviews TMCF’s President & CEO, Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., on the issue with Parent Plus Loans
The Joe Madison Show on SiriusXM Channel 128 Daily interviews TMCF’s President & CEO, Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., on the issue with Parent PLUS Loans.
HBCU Students Adversely Impacted By Changes To The PLUS Loan Program
President & CEO, Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. speaks with Roland Martin about how HBCU student are impacted by PLUS Loan changes.
Tom Joyner Morning Show Speaks About Parent PLUS Loans
The Tom Joyner Morning Show with Roland Martin interviews TMCF’s President & CEO, Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., on the issue with Parent PLUS Loans.
Department of Education Report Confirms Parent PLUS Loan Program Changes Negatively Impacted Historically Black Colleges and Universities
The recently released Department of Education report on the tightened credit standards for the Parent PLUS Loan, “Changes in Financial Aid and Student Enrollment at Historically Black Colleges and Universities after the Tightening of PLUS Credit Standards”, demonstrates a clear disproportionate impact on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) finds this report disturbing, although not surprising.
Thurgood Marshall College Fund Partnering with Apple to Inspire the Next Generation of Talent
Today, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and Apple announced a partnership to identify, develop and harness talent from the nation’s community of Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs). The over $40 million multi-year commitment from Apple is the largest and most comprehensive corporate investment ever given exclusively for students and faculty of four-year HBCUs.
Thurgood Marshall College Fund Congratulates Howard University Alumna Taraji P. Henson on NAACP Image Award
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) congratulates Taraji P. Henson on her recent NAACP Image Award as Entertainer of the Year. Henson received this high honor for her starring role in the new drama “Empire”, which airs weekly on Fox.
Thurgood Marshall College Fund Applauds Obama Administration for $25 Million in Funding for Cybersecurity Education at HBCUs
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) applauds the Obama Administration on its selection of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to receive $25 million in funding for Cybersecurity Education, announced TMCF President & CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr.
HBCU Advocacy and Relevance Remains the Priority in Washington – TMCF Helps Launch New HBCU Caucus
Last week (TMCF) helped to launch the new Bipartisan Congressional HBCU Caucus, chaired by Representatives Alma S. Adams (D-NC) and Bradley Byrne (R-AL). The Caucus was officially approved by the Committee on House Administration in the 114th Congress.
TMCF CEO on Financing College
TMCF President & CEO Johnny C. Taylor Jr. speaks about planning for college and getting scholarship money on Healthy, Wealthy and Wise on Philadelphia’s WURD radio station. Johnny speaks about TMCF member-schools – but also more broadly about college readiness in general.
TMCF President & CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. and WSJ Columnist Jason Riley Discuss the Future of The Black Community
This was the concluding panel of the symposium “Prospects for Black America: The Moynihan Report Turns 50,” held at the National Press Club to mark the 50th anniversary of then-Assistant Labor Secretary Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s study on the causes of black poverty in America.
What do struggling historically black colleges like SC State need to do to survive?
Students graduating from South Carolina State are no different from most recent grads: diploma in hand, they look forward to a bright future. But their alma mater’s future is more uncertain. The historically black college is facing mounting financial troubles and falling enrollment. Gwen Ifill discusses these challenges with Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., president of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
The U.S. Government’s Predatory-Lending Program
Michael Grunwald of Politico tells the story of the Parent PLUS Loan. America earns $3 billion a year charging strapped college parents above-market interest, but that’s not the only problem. TMCF President & CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. highlights the detrimental effects poorly thought-out revisions to the program have had on HBCUs.