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Thurgood Marshall College Fund helping students obtain higher education
Through its fundraising efforts like the Gala, the fund helps students who want to further their education at a public HBCU through its scholarship and programs as well as offers them leadership development programs like its award-winning Leadership Institute. In addition, the fund’s Payne Global Initiatives extends its outreach to colleges beyond the United States into countries like Brazil, China, Israel and South Africa.
“We are preparing some of the brightest students in programs like STEM, business, and international studies,” said fund Founder Joyce Payne, PhD. “It is the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s ultimate goal to reach as many minority students as we can both in the U.S. and into other countries.”
About the Thurgood Marshall College Fund: The Thurgood Marshall College Fund is named for the U.S. Supreme Court’s first African American Justice, Thurgood Marshall.
Established in 1987, the fund supports and represents nearly 300,000 students attending its 47 member-schools that include public Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), medical schools and law schools. Through its scholarships and programs, the fund plays a key role in preparing the leaders of tomorrow.
To donate to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund or learn more about its programs, visit www.thurgoodmarshallcollegefund.org.
Source: Thurgood Marshall College Fund
