HBCU students prepare for life after college through Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Citi Foundation partnership
Forty students from 11 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) recently converged on New York City to prepare for life after college.
Thurgood Marshall College Fund CEO Impact Awards event raised more than $400,000 to support HBCUs
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and its Board of Directors recently hosted the second-ever CEO Impact Awards event in Washington, D.C. to honor the influence and actions of an outstanding role model to the Black collegiate community. The event raised more than $400,000 to support deserving students and is part of the ongoing Impact Now campaign.
Leadership Institute scholar decided he couldn’t be quiet forever
One Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Leadership Institute scholar decided he wasn’t going to let a speech impediment silence his voice.
Thirteen Thurgood Marshall College Fund member schools recognized as Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders
The U.S. Department of State recently announced its Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders for the 2023-24 academic year. Thirteen of the 19 honorees are Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) member schools.
Inaugural research institute cohort completes summer internships and graduate school prep
The first cohort of the Applied Research Institute (ARI) for Mathematical and Computational Sciences HBCU Undergraduate Research Internship Program have completed summer internships.
Thurgood Marshall College Fund member schools recipients of historic gift from the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative
Two Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) member schools are the recipients of a historic $600 million gift from the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative to bolster the endowments of the nation’s four historically Black medical schools.
Thurgood Marshall College Fund Hamptons summer brunch event results in generous $200,000 pledge
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Impact Now: Hamptons Summer Brunch brought more than 100 attendees together to learn more about the non-profit organization and resulted in a generous $200,000 pledge from Dr. Mark Frohman.
TMCF board chair and director to host summer brunch in the Hamptons
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) board chair and director are partnering to host a summer brunch in the Hamptons to celebrate the organization’s more than 37 years of representing students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), historically Black community colleges (HBCCs) and predominantly Black institutions (PBIs).
TMCF scholar aspires to uplift HBCU students
A Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) alumnus in the information technology (IT) industry hopes to move up the ladder and uplift historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) students along the way. Nicholas Darby, a Grambling State University graduate with a degree in computer information systems, is a three-time Leadership Institute (LI) attendee and scholarship winner […]
Thurgood Marshall College Fund leads the effort to implement a strengths-based approach to HBCU campuses
Through funding from the HBCU Transformation Project, Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is leading the effort to implement a strengths-based approach to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Last fall, Dr. Paquita Yarborough, vice president of capacity building, and Dr. Cheresa Simpson, director of capacity building, presented a case to the Investment Review Board of […]
Cohort IV graduates Boeing | TMCF Scholar program
Eleven Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) scholars recently graduated from the Boeing | TMCF Scholar program at a ceremony held in St. Louis, Missouri. The Boeing | TMCF Scholar Program is a unique opportunity that provides students with full college-to-career support, opening doors to a full-time career with The Boeing Company, a leading global aerospace […]
Thurgood Marshall College Fund president will speak at conference in Kigali
Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) President and CEO Dr. Harry L. Williams will speak at the Aegis Trust conference in Kigali, Rwanda on July 27. Dr. Williams will discuss TMCF’s efforts to support college education for descendants of slavery. TMCF administers the scholarship program created by the Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation, which awards up […]
Cohort IV graduates Boeing | TMCF Scholar program
Eleven Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) scholars recently graduated from the Boeing | TMCF Scholar program at a ceremony held in St. Louis, Missouri. The Boeing | TMCF Scholar Program is a unique opportunity that provides students with full college-to-career support, opening doors to a full-time career with The Boeing Company, a leading global aerospace […]
Two Olympians from Thurgood Marshall College Fund member-school Howard University to watch in Paris
While the 2024 Paris Olympics are officially underway, two Olympians from Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) member-school Howard University will compete in Paris later this summer. Jessika Gbai represents Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) in the 200-meter dash in the 2024 Olympics, while Sydney Satchell is a member of the United States women’s sitting volleyball team […]
Dr. N. Joyce Payne Center for Social Justice featured in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
A national higher education trade publication recently highlighted the work and goals of the Dr. N. Joyce Payne Center for Social Justice. A Diverse: Issues in Higher Education story focused on the work of the Payne Center, with quotes and insight from Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) founder Dr. N. Joyce Payne, TMCF president & […]
TMCF President and CEO Dr. Harry L. Williams has released the following statement on President Biden exiting the 2024 campaign for president
“No presidential administration in our nation’s history has been more intentional about investing in HBCUs than the Biden administration. Over the course of the past three-and-a-half years, through the work of the Biden administration with the support of Congress, HBCUs have seen tremendous progress as it relates to increases in Title III discretionary funding, which […]
Thurgood Marshall College Fund mourns the loss of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee
The following is a statement from Thurgood Marshall College Fund(TMCF) President & CEO Dr. Harry L. Williams: Today we mourn the loss of a longtime supporter of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), TMCF and Black Americans in general, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. Her more than 30 years in Congress is a case study in fighting for […]
Audit shows a strong financial position for Thurgood Marshall College Fund
Its fiscal year 2023 audit shows Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) improved its financial position. TMCF’s fiscal year begins Jan. 1 and ends Dec. 31. “I’m proud of our CFO Aisha T. Brown, the finance team and all TMCF staff for ensuring a smooth audit in FY23,” Dr. Harry L. Williams, president & CEO of TMCF, said. “Our financial position […]