Tougaloo College News February 9, 2021 Tougaloo College Receives $40k Grant As Part Of Google’s Hbcu Career Services Program Tougaloo College has been awarded a $40,000 grant through the Grow with Google (GwG) Historically Black Colleges and Universities Readiness Program to provide students with resources needed for career readiness and development. Google, in partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), will distribute more than $1 million to HBCU career service centers nationwide. The newly-established program is part of Google’s commitment to supporting Black jobseekers. GwG partners with HBCU career services centers across the United States to help Black college students develop the digital skills they need to $ind and secure internships and jobs that will help them build successful careers. “A central part of the mission of TMCF is to prepare the next generation of workforce talent. Our partnership with Google enables this mission and ensures students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities are positioned to compete for meaningful careers”, said Dr. Harry L. Williams, president and chief executive of$icer of Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Tougaloo joins nineteen other HBCUs in the inaugural program. As a GwG HBCU, the college will have access to digital, career-focused resources to prepare students for job searching and supporting resources for staff at career centers. GwG program bene$its include professional development training, online classes, workshops, peer and mentor networking, and follow-up career counseling. “We are excited to be selected by Google, in partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, to participate in the Grow with Google (GwG) HBCU Career-Readiness Program. Moreover, we are extremely grateful and honored for the investment Google and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund have made in Tougaloo College and our students. Their support is energizing,” said Carmen J. Walters, Ph.D., president of Tougaloo College. “This generous gift will help ensure our graduates have career-readiness skills and are technologically prepared to enter and thrive in meaningful and purposeful careers. Furthermore, this funding will also allow us to further our mission of providing our state and nation with well-quali- $ied employees, ultimately stimulating economic growth.” For more information on GwG, please visit www.tmcf.org or contact the Tougaloo College Office of Career Services at 601-977-7815. Sandra M. Phoenix HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. Building Capacity for Humanities Special Collections at HBCUs – Become an ally and partner with us to protect, preserve and share a more authentic record of American history. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/humanities-2019.html for more information. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/ and click on the Donate Now button to invest in this project. Your support is appreciated. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/