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President Obama Headlines Virtual HBCU Commencement Celebration

by Janet Kline | May 17, 2020 Former President Barack Obama delivered a rousing commencement speech on Saturday to graduates Read more

Amid COVID-19, Doubling Pell Grants is the Next Urgent Need for HBCUs, Says UNCF

by Shailaja Neelakantan | May 1, 2020
The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) is soon going to pitch for doubling Pell Grants so Black a [...] Read more

Two Young HBCU Graduates Raise Funds for Students Impacted by COVID-19

by Janet Kline | April 24, 2020
In the wake of COVID-19, Jonathan Allen and Derrick Young Jr. were anxious to lend a helping ha [...] Read more

How TMCF is Responding to COVID-19

by Harry L. Williams | April 15, 2020
There is little question that higher education in general, and our historically black colleges [...] Read more

EAB Analyst: Under-Resourced Colleges Could Face Closure Due to Coronavirus

by Shailaja Neelakantan | March 23, 2020
The coronavirus crisis will “accelerate a closure of colleges and universities,” especially [...] Read more

Sens. Booker, Jones Urge $1.5 Billion in Support for HBCUs, MSIs Amid Coronavirus Crisis

by Shailaja Neelakantan | March 22, 2020
Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Doug Jones (D-AL) on Thursday pressed for $1.5 billion in eme [...] Read more

Senate Democrats Start New Push to Pass the FUTURE Act

by Sara Weissman | November 6, 2019
Sen. Doug Jones and Sen. Jon Tester are making a renewed push for the U.S. Senate to pass the F [...] Read more

TMCF Raised $5.8M for HBCU Student Scholarships and Programs

by Sarah Wood | October 22, 2019
Over $5.8 million was raised at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s (TMCF) Anniversary Award [...] Read more

HBCU Students Learn Financial Literacy at Leadership Institute

by Sara Weissman | October 17, 2019
As a sophomore, Jonathan Jones hit an academic rough patch. He almost gave up on his bachelor� [...] Read more

Thurgood Marshall College Fund Prepares for 19th Annual Leadership Institute

by Sara Weissman | October 12, 2019
This week, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund is hosting its 19th annual Leadership Institute i [...] Read more

FUTURE Act Halted in Senate, Higher Education Organizations and Leaders Dismayed

by Sarah Wood | September 26, 2019
U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander is standing in the way of the passage of Fostering Undergraduate T [...] Read more

FUTURE Act Stalls in the U.S. Senate

by Sara Weissman | September 25, 2019
Historically Black colleges and universities are growing nervous as federal funding for minorit [...] Read more

House of Representatives to Vote on FUTURE Act

by Sara Weissman | September 16, 2019
This week, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by [...] Read more

Higher Education Organizations Urge Congress to Pass the FUTURE Act

by Sara Weissman | September 4, 2019
A group of higher education organizations have thrown their support behind the Fostering Underg [...] Read more

Conservative Philanthropist David Koch Dead at 79

by Janet Kline | August 23, 2019
His conservative politics drew the ire of those on the political left. But billionaire philanth [...] Read more

College Athletics After COVID-19; What is the Impact? What Are the Ramifications?

Recorded Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Will Diversity Suffer After the Budget Crisis from COVID-19: And the Remaining Unanswered Big Diversity Questions

Recorded Thursday May 7, 2020

What You Can Do to Recruit and Retain Diverse Faculty and Staff During COVID-19

Recorded Wednesday, April 22, 2020

College Athletics After COVID-19;
What is the Impact?
What Are the Ramifications?

Will Diversity Suffer After the Budget Crisis from COVID-19:
And the Remaining Unanswered Big Diversity Questions