APPLY NOW: The Apple HBCU Scholarship Program Is Looking For STEM StudentsPress MentionSeptember 19, 2016The Apple HBCU Scholars Program is open to outstanding students with a minimum 3.25 GPA who will be graduating between December 2017 and May 2018. Selected Scholars will participate in a 12-week internship during the summer before their senior year, and will receive up to $25,000 in scholarship funding based on individual financial needs that will be applied to their final year of study. Read More >
Rep. Ellison Introduces HBCU Investment Expansion ActPress MentionSeptember 16, 2016"We appreciate Congressman Ellison and his sponsorship of the HBCU Investment Expansion Act. This legislation is critical to help HBCUs gain increased access to the investment market," said Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., President and CEO, The Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Read More >
TMCF Launches New Student Loan Repayment Advocacy Campaign #intheblackPress ReleaseSeptember 7, 2016HBCUs disproportionately enroll low-income, first-generation and academically underprepared college students. Only 22% of HBCU graduates leave school with no debt, compared to nearly double the number of graduates at non-HBCUs. Read More >
TMCF welcomes new board member Francis O. Idehen, Jr.Press ReleaseSeptember 7, 2016The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) has appointed Exelon Vice President and Treasurer, Francis O. Idehen, Jr. to its Board of Directors. Read More >
Putting Minority Student Loan Borrowers in the BlackPress MentionSeptember 1, 2016Only 22 percent of HBCU graduates leave school with no debt, compared to nearly double the number of graduates at non-HBCUs. Read More >
Making the U.S. IT industry more welcoming to womenPress MentionAugust 30, 2016The pace of change is likely to be slow, however, and women entering the field in the near term should be aware of gender-driven challenges and prepared to confront them. Read More >
TMCF President & CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. on NewsOne Now with Roland S. MartinTelevision InterviewAugust 25, 2016TMCF President & CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. discussing how HBCUs are working to successfully get students to and through college with host Roland S. Martin. Read More >
Another Big STEM Diversity Give, This One Backed By Hedge Fund WealthPress MentionAugust 25, 2016Diversifying the pool of STEM students and workers across the country is an especially hot funding area lately. Read More >
TMCF Mourns the Loss of Longtime Journalist George E. CurryPress ReleaseAugust 22, 2016The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) mourns the loss and celebrates the legacy of former National Newspaper Association News Service (NNPA) editor-in-chief and Emerge Magazine’s Founder and Publisher, George E. Curry. Read More >
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