Thurgood Marshall College
Preparing Students to be Scholars and Citizens
A Message from Marshall College Provost Leslie Carver
I am thrilled to welcome all new and continuing students to Thurgood Marshall College. The Marshall College staff and I are passionate about our mission of promoting cultural responsiveness, social equality, and civic justice, and we hope you will be as well. We encourage you to take advantage of the many opportunities Marshall College offers to contribute to this mission. Please let me or the Marshall College staff know if you have any needs! I am looking forward to meeting and working with as many of you as possible. Watch for me at OceanView, Goody’s, or around campus, and please feel free to join me for lunch, coffee, or just a chat.
Marshall College News
Programs
Marshall College Exchange Program: Online application for 2020-2021 academic year is now available!
Programs
Professor Truong Nguyen credits the Marshall Mentor Program as the inspiration for the changes he made to better serve students within the UC San Diego Electrical & Computer Engineering Department.
Marshall Week: November 12-15
Thurgood Marshall Week is a week long celebration of our college namesake, Justice Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993). This year's events feature a screening of the film Marshall, a live reenactment of the Brown vs Board of Education court case, our annual Marshallpalooza festival, and a lunchtime learning opportunity on the history of Third College (known today as Marshall College). Through Marshall Week, the College shares our unique history; our legacy of social activism and justice; and the values of the College in action through speakers, events, and programs. Join us!
Student Spotlight
Thurgood Marshall College student, Christian Johnson, was recently awarded the Social Impact Scholarship as part of the 4th Global Empowerment Summit "Investing in the Future - Change Makers". Christian is a Political Science and Public Law major. Congratulations, Christian!
Marshall Welcomes New Artist in Residence
Jay Wolf Schlossberg-Cohen, an American artist based out of Baltimore and San Diego, has been selected as the 2019-20 Thurgood Marshall College Artist in Residence. He will be on campus throughout Fall 2019 to facilitate a series of design workshops that will help develop visual ideas for a new outdoor mural in the Marshall College Residential Life area.
Minors Hosted by Marshall College
Film Studies Minor
The Film Studies Minor provides students an exciting opportunity to examine the many facets of American and International cinema.
Public Service Minor
The Public Service minor encourages all UC San Diego students to understand the history and practices of public service
Programs
Marshall Mentor Program
The Marshall Mentor Program is a year-long program providing transfer students the opportunity to work closely with faculty who will share their knowledge and experience in order to better equip students for study at UC San Diego.
Partnership Schools
Do you need an extra class, to fulfill a GE and/or are you looking for volunteer experience? Volunteer for the Partnership Schools Program! Open to students from all colleges and all majors!
Exchange Programs
Officially launched in the fall quarter of 1989 with the UC San Diego - Spelman/Morehouse Student Exchange Program. This formal exchange program was developed by Thurgood Marshall College and is open to all UC San Diego undergraduates.
Dimensions of Culture
The year-long program introduces TMC students to major issues in the history of the United States with an emphasis on the tension between the nation's founding principles and the inequality and lack of opportunity experienced by various groups over time.
Marshall Calendar
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