Articles from The Thurgood Marshall College Fund

Washington, D.C., Jan. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) has received a substantial grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to increase capacity at the organization and for the historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that are its member schools.

Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) will host a press conference on Friday, Jan. 24 at 10 a.m. ET at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania to announce a substantial grant program forthcoming for its member schools. The event will also be livestreamed on the TMCF YouTube channel. 

Washington, D.C., Jan. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) will host its inaugural Workforce Development Summit in Birmingham, Alabama from Jan. 29 through Feb. 1 at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel.

Washington, D.C., Dec. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) joins the nation in mourning the loss of President Jimmy Carter, while celebrating his legacy as an advocate for education and equality. That legacy includes his profound impact on historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), which he supported as critical institutions in the pursuit of equity and opportunity. He was the first U.S. president to issue an executive order to increase the federal government’s engagement with HBCUs and established the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Washington, D.C., Nov. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- One currently serving president of our nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) has a rise to success with ties to Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s (TMCF) Leadership Institute. 

Washington, D.C., Nov. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- “We at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) congratulate President-elect Donald J. Trump on his election and Republicans in both the United States Senate and House of Representatives for gaining and retaining their respective majorities for the 119th Congress. 

Washington, D.C., Sept. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) will present Rip Rapson, president and CEO of The Kresge Foundation, with the TMCF CEO Impact Award. Rapson will be recognized during the TMCF CEO Impact Award Breakfast on Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 8 a.m. at the Marygrove Conservancy in Detroit.

Washington, D.C., Sept. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- More than 500 students are attending the 24th-annual Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Leadership Institute. The opening ceremony and first day of sessions took place on Wednesday, Sept. 11. During the Wells Fargo plenary session, the presenting sponsor of Leadership Institute, the company presented a donation of $1.9 million to TMCF.   

Washington, D.C., Sept. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) hosted a presidential debate watch party and panel discussion for more than 500 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) students in the nation’s capital on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at the Marriott Marquis Washington, D.C. The event was open to attendees of TMCF’s Leadership Institute, a separate and unaffiliated event from the presidential debate watch party.

Washington, D.C., Sept. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 24th-annual Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Leadership Institute will live up to the legacy of previous iterations of the conference, with a packed schedule that features entertainment and scholarly debate.

Washington, D.C., Aug. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following is a statement from Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) President & CEO Dr. Harry L. Williams:

Washington, D.C., Aug. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) will host its second CEO Impact Award event with dinner on Sept. 12 in Washington, D.C. Toni Townes-Whitley, chief executive officer of SAIC, will receive the prestigious Thurgood Marshall College Fund CEO Impact Award for her noteworthy and significant accomplishments as a role model for HBCU students and permanently improving lives across the country.

Washington, D.C., Aug. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Given the absence of protections under the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the growing number of states (26) that have made voter registration more restrictive, there is an urgent need to get students to register and to vote. Public HBCUs have a long and distinguished history of fighting to exercise one of the most powerful tenets of democracy, the right to vote.

Washington, D.C., Aug. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wells Fargo will serve as the presenting sponsor for the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s (TMCF) Leadership Institute, the organization’s signature professional development program serving students attending historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), historically Black community colleges and predominantly Black institutions (PBIs). Wells Fargo has served in this role for more than a decade.

Washington, D.C., Aug. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The first cohort of the Applied Research Institute (ARI) for Mathematical and Computational Sciences HBCU Undergraduate Research Internship Program have completed summer internships. ARI is a collaboration between the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and Google. This initiative provided exceptional historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) undergraduate students with invaluable research experiences and graduate school preparation, fostering the next generation of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) leaders.

Washington, D.C., Aug. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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. The gift is the largest ever to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).  

Washington, D.C., Aug. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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. Frohman has collaborated with TMCF on projects in the past, including forging a partnership between the organization, the University of Rochester (his alma mater), and TMCF member-schools Southern University and A&M College, North Carolina A&T University, and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Washington, D.C., July 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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.

Washington, D.C., July 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- “No presidential administration in our nation’s history has been more intentional about investing in HBCUs than the Biden administration.

Washington, DC, July 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following is a statement from Thurgood Marshall College Fund(TMCF) President & CEO Dr. Harry L. Williams: 

Washington, D.C., July 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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. 

Washington, DC, July 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) began a campaign to help students complete the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. The rollout of the Better FAFSA, which aims to simplify the intricate process of allowing students to apply for federal student aid such as grants, work-study funds, and loans, has created unintentional obstacles for students and postsecondary institutions since its release on Dec. 31. These obstacles have created negative impacts on the Black collegiate community and its institutions.

Washington, DC, July 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) President & CEO Dr. Harry L. Williams is forging full speed ahead this summer, focusing on connecting and engaging with high school students and member schools.

Washington, DC, June 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- “We, at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, are immensely concerned by the cuts proposed in the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies (Labor-H) FY-25 Appropriations Bill by the House majority.

Washington, DC, June 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chipotle Mexican Grill has partnered with Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) to drive real, meaningful change for the Black college community and students attending publicly supported HBCUs. From June 17 to June 30, guests in the United States can round-up their order total to the next highest dollar amount on the Chipotle app and Chipotle.com to support TMCF.

Washington, DC, June 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) recently boosted its already stellar Charity Navigator rating to 99% from 96% in November 2023. Charity Navigator, the leading non-profit accountability group, updates ratings multiple times per year, with the most recent release earlier this month. TMCF has consistently achieved the highest rating of four stars since 2014.

Washington, DC, June 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Thursday, June 13, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) will honor Lowe’s chairman and CEO Marvin Ellison with the TMCF CEO Impact Award. Ellison will be recognized during the inaugural CEO Impact fundraising breakfast at 8:30 a.m. at the Lowe’s Tech Hub in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Washington, DC, May 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) expresses its appreciation for the historic investments and tremendous strides that the Biden Administration has made over the past three years as it relates to its support of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

Washington, DC, May 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) has added Denmark Technical College (DTC) to its member schools, now totaling 54 institutions consisting of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), predominantly Black institutions (PBIs), and historically Black community colleges (HBCCs). DTC is the first of its kind among TMCF members. 

Washington, DC, May 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Board of Directors recently recognized its founding director at its board retreat.

Washington, D.C., March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Through his FY 2025 (FY’25) budget proposal, President Biden and his administration have once again shown their commitment to investing in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and their students.