The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) President & CEO Dr. Harry L. Williams recently announced that the organization has officially assumed leadership of the HBCU Philanthropy Symposium, ushering in a new era of collaboration, strategy and innovation for advancement professionals at historically Black colleges
Starting Aug. 2, 2025, through Oct. 18, 2025, UNCF will be hosting 14 Walk for Education events throughout the country to support historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUS) and help students journey to and through college, with a goal of raising $2
By Rhiannon Potkey In honor of the 75th anniversary of Althea Gibson breaking the color barrier in tennis, the USTA is expanding its Althea Gibson HBCU Scholarship Program. Together with the HBCU Week Foundation, the USTA will award an additional $20,000 in
There are currently 101 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the U.S. While these schools are only 3% of all higher education institutions in this country, they educate 10% of all Black college students. They account for approximately 50% of all
Led by HBCUs Delaware State University, Southern University and A&M College, Alabama State University, and Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design, the platform aims to bring the “excellence, culture, and legacy of HBCUs” into the digital age. The scheme aims to
Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Savings Collaborative launch groundbreaking National Financial Resilience Program at HBCUs in honor of Juneteenth (Black PR Wire) In commemoration of Juneteenth, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and the Savings Collaborative today announced an ambitious new partnership to launch a comprehensive
By Michael L. Lomax, Harry L. Williams and Jim Runcie At a time when higher education is facing increased scrutiny, economic headwinds, and technological disruption, a group of institutions is charting a new path forward—one grounded in legacy, strengthened by collaboration and
A nationwide program working in partnership with 1890 land-grant universities is striving to pair 4-H students with mentors who can help them focus on college career paths in STEM-based agriculture. The initiative comes as the number of Black farmers across the U.S.
By Jameelah Mullen The Student Freedom Initiative (SFI) and Stackwell have announced they are expanding their Student Investment Program (SIP). The program is a partnership between the two organizations that provides student participants with financial literacy and investment techniques to prepare them for long-term economic
By Brianna Bush Northern Light Health is expanding access to rural health care by bringing out-of-state physician assistant students to Maine. In 2023, Northern Light Health launched a collaboration with the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, one of the country’s oldest historically
