The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) have recently expanded their Community for HBCU Advancement Through Networked Growth and Excellence (CHANGE) initiative.
Fully funded by TMCF, CHANGE was first launched five years ago to support the professional development of faculty at historically Black colleges and universities. The nationwide initiative has now expanded its programming to include HBCU academic administrators, student-facing teams, and instructional support staff. CHANGE participants benefit from online courses, workshops, blogs, and collaborative forums that offer hands-on tools and community-focused strategies designed to improve institutional culture and student success.
“This partnership helps strengthen our institutions at the core: in the classroom,” said TMCF President and CEO Harry L. Williams. “Our students deserve access to the best educators in their development journey as the next generation of workforce talent. Together, this strategic partnership produces evidence-based teaching excellence, improved retention and persistence, measurable student gains, and so much more.”
The 2026 cohort for CHANGE will include 10 HBCUs: five continuing institutions from the initial program launch and five newly invited institutions.
