USDA & Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Award $400,000 to Thurgood Marshall College Fund for internships for Women/Minorities in STEM Fields
New York, NY (May 11, 2012) – The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is encouraging employers across the country to recruit minority students for job opportunities related to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). “Many students start out pursuing STEM degrees, but they often end up discouraged, and change their major,” states Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., TMCF’s President & CEO. “We want to help ensure these students get the attention and guidance they need to not only graduate, but to find good jobs in their chosen STEM fields.” In 2010, Bayer Corporation concluded that, “