Ninety-seven rising high school seniors from across the country concluded a week of leadership development, college readiness, and career exploration as the 2026 TMCF SOAR (Seeking, Observing, and Achieving Results) HBCU Scholars Program came to a close Friday, July 10, at Grambling
By Hazel Trice Edney UNCF (United Negro College Fund) is asking the public for help to pass historic multi-million dollar legislation that would undergird infrastructure projects at HBCUs across the nation. The IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act, which already has significant support from
National effort positions HBCUs to lead in building career-connected learning pathways through an institution-centered approach to work-integrated learning UNCF’s Institute for Capacity Building (ICB) announced the launch of the HBCU Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) Accelerator, a multi-year effort to help historically Black colleges
By Vera Emoghene When Dr. Herman Felton and his co-founders looked at the landscape of HBCU leadership a decade ago, what they saw was not a crisis yet. It was a warning. Leaders were aging out, the bench was thin, and the
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) has released “Ready to Scale, Poised to Lead: Assessing AI Readiness at Our Nation’s HBCUs,” a seminal new report from TMCF’s Dr. N. Joyce Payne Research Center, produced in partnership with Tyton Partners. The report offers one of the
Eleven Alabama A&M University students recently returned from a 10-day educational and cultural exchange experience in China, continuing a long-standing tradition that expands global perspectives, strengthens cross-cultural understanding and prepares students for success in an increasingly interconnected world. The 2026 Summer Camp
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) SOAR (Seeking, Observing and Achieving Results) program expanded to 16 campuses this summer, with activities beginning on the last day of May and continuing through July. SOAR began in 2024 on the campuses of four historically Black colleges and universities
By Bracey Harris The NAACP launched a campaign Tuesday calling on Black student-athletes to boycott Southern colleges in the wake of a Supreme Court decision last month that weakened the Voting Rights Act, leading to the dismantling of one majority-Black congressional district and a push to scrap
For over 17 years, the UNCF Student Leadership Conference (SLC) has served as a vital platform, connecting HBCU students from around the world with Fortune 500 companies dedicated to providing career opportunities. The highly anticipated 17th annual conference is set to convene
A new series of events called Workforce Development Place-Based Trainings (PBTs) are making a big impact for students attending institutions in the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) network. As part of its ongoing commitment to preparing students for the workforce and deepening employer partnerships,
