Tag: HBCU
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Atlanta to Host BDPACON ’24
ATLANTA—Pre-registration opened last quarter for BDPACON ’24. BDPACON is the annual meeting of BDPA, local BDPA Chapter executives, and local community leaders with the Association’s sponsors, mission-partners, Academia, Public Sector […]
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2024 Stars & Stripes at BEYA
BALTIMORE, MD (USBE Online)—The BEYA Annual Stars and Stripes Dinner was held on Friday, February 16th, in Baltimore, MD. The theme for the 2024 BEYA Stars and Stripes event is […]
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Eddie Bernice Johnson: Trailblazing former Congresswoman and STEM advocate passes away at 88
WASHINGTON—Retired U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson has died accroding to her family via social media. She passed away at age 88. From 2001-2003, Congresswoman Johnson served as the chairwoman of […]
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NIH’s Annette Owens-Scarboro Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from BDPA DC
WASHINGTON—National BDPA’s Greater Washington, D.C. Chapter (BDPA DC) presented Annette Owens-Scarboro with the association’s lifetime achievement award for 2023 during the association’s annual technology and community service awards ceremony. The […]
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Equity In Innovation Symposium highlights Partnership Between Spelman and Google
ATLANTA, Ga.—Today’s Equity in Innovation Symposium delved into envisioning the future of innovation and technology at Spelman and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and empowering Black women to be […]
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IBM Commits to Train 2 Million in Artificial Intelligence in Three Years, with a Focus on Underrepresented Communities
Learners will benefit from a new generative AI course roadmap and collaborations with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) worldwide. NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — To help close the global artificial intelligence (AI) […]
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Could Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Increase Opportunities in Tech?
WASHINGTON—This year’s U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decision on affirmative action, ending the use of race as a factor in college admission decisions, is an unresolved complex issue yielding many new […]