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NBA Innovate the Future Competition

NBA Headquarters, New York 645 5th Avenue, New York

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) Division in partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA) announce the launch of “Innovate the Future,” a one-and-a-half-day business competition for students attending publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Ideal applicants are innovative and entrepreneurial-minded HBCU student leaders ready to change the world through business [...]

Teacher Quality and Retention Program Summer Institute

Westin Houston Memorial City 945 Gessner Road, Houston

From its first Summer Institute in 2009, the Teacher Quality and Retention Program (TQRP) has provided high-caliber training and mentoring to aspiring, pre-service and new teachers from publicly-supported HBCUs and PBIs across the country. The result of lessons learned from a 2006 Gates School Reform grant, as well as the Teacher Prep Program Pilot in 2008, [...]

20th Annual Leadership Institute

Marriott Wardman Park 2660 Woodley Road NW, Washington

The Leadership Institute (LI) is an exciting four-day leadership development conference, usually held annually in October, for college juniors, seniors, and graduate and law students attending HBCUs and PBIs. Exceptionally strong sophomores are also encouraged to apply. LI is for students who establish themselves as leaders, as well as students with leadership potential who want to [...]

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Hennessy and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund expand the reach of the Hennessy Fellows program to all HBCU graduates, addressing critical needs of TMCF’s member HBCUs and their students.

Hennessy Fellows is an unprecedented $10M initiative for HBCU grad students, designed to equip the next generation of diverse C-suite leaders through financial assistance, access and experiences.

  • DJ D-Nice’s #ShowMeYourWalk HBCU Grad Partywill kick off at 9pm ET on Instagram Live for viewers aged 21+.
  • Members of the Hennessy family, including Nas and A$AP Ferg, will partake in the virtual celebration.
  • In addition to highlighting graduates and their institutions, the #ShowMeYourWalk HBCU Grad Partywill raise funds for participating HBCUs and their students.
  • Comprised of eight graduate students, each prepared to enter the workforce no matter what it holds.
  • Hennessy & TMCF also welcome a second cohort of Fellows: ten high-achieving, high-potential students representing Clark Atlanta University, Howard, Morgan State, Southern and Florida A&M Universities.
  • Applications for the third class of Hennessy Fellows will open starting August 2020.
  • Launching in June, the learning resource will be available to Hennessy Fellows and all HBCU students aged 21+.
  • Designed specifically for diverse candidates, the platform pulls back the curtain to C-Suite leaders, offering transparent insights and resources to help students navigate corporate America.
  • Access can be found via the Hennessy Fellows page at TMCF.org.