Faculty & Staff
Thurgood Marshall College is as committed today to its founding principles of social justice and social equality as it was in 1970. This is the TMC legacy, and one that the college staff, many of them former Marshall College students themselves, continue to take very seriously. In keeping with its tradition of community service and social activism, Marshall College invites you to participate and become involved in the many activities, events, and projects with a social emphasis that it sponsors.
Any member of the campus community can volunteer in our outreach efforts in the local public schools, most notably the Preuss School here on campus, and the Gompers Charter Middle School in Southeast San Diego. Gompers in particular needs lots of academic support in the form of tutors and consultants during this, its fledgling year as a charter school with a college prep curriculum.
You are also warmly invited to attend any of the campus-wide events that we sponsor throughout the academic year. These include our annual Marshall Week festivities in November, featuring award winning author and NPR journalist Juan Williams and Nobel Laureate Poet Derek Walcott in April.
In addition, noted actress and comedian Mark Christopher Lawrence is with Marshall College all year as our first named resident artist fellow.
Our “Up Close and Personal” informal seminars this academic year include TV and film star David Alan Grier and legendary film producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
Faculty are urged to match the challenge posed by our students in making a service commitment to the college. Each quarter we need volunteers to conduct the Thurgood Marshall College Honors Seminar on topics related to college themes, a minimal commitment equivalent to running a Freshman Seminar. We also always need faculty to serve on the college Executive Committee, and as moderators at our open forum public events.
In short, we think you will find that there are more exciting things going on at Marshall than you might expect, and look forward to your participation and involvement in them.
