In Their Own Words
Being a Hennessy Fellow means leading by example. I am so grateful to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Hennessy for investing and empowering me to push the limits of my potential to achieve my dreams.
I am a reflection of Justice Thurgood Marshall because… I humbly rose above life obstacles and worked my family out of poverty. I used my section 8 surroundings, mothers love, and overall life challenges to fuel my hunger for[...]
The benefits I liked most about the conference were the networking events, career fair and the on the stop interviews for all of the TMCF scholars. Due to the career fair, I was able to secure a career working[...]
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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.