Black College Conference Takes on Public Criticism of HBCUs: With its theme, “HBCUs Under Attack: What Must We Do?”, reminding Black college professionals and supporters their institutions face public criticism, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s 12th Annual Member Universities Professional Institute Conference explored organizational practices and business strategies intended to advance HBCUs. More than 200 presidents, chancellors, administrators, faculty and staff of the 47-member TMCF gathered this week in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., to address HBCU critics and to learn institutional success strategies.
“We have two choices, we can either ignore the attacks or have a crucial conversation with our member universities,” said TMCF President and CEO Johnny C. Taylor Jr. “Let’s take the focus off the institution and go to the students and ask them how we remain relevant.”
