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Google boosts ties with Howard University

Original post made on Apr 18, 2017

Aspiring computer science students from Howard University, a historically black college, will have the opportunity to work and study at one of the most prominent tech companies in the world. A select group of students will spend the summer at Google's Mountain View headquarters thanks to the newly launched partnership with the university.


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Posted by Maher
a resident of Martens-Carmelita
on Apr 18, 2017 at 3:23 pm

Now how about focussing these kind of opportunities on campuses dedicated to women's STEM dreams. I wonder how many of the 11 campuses in this program fall into that category. It's time to make up for the long-term past pattern of ignoring those women. Is Google able to set aside that tradition by striving against it?


Posted by hsnpoor
a resident of another community
on Apr 20, 2017 at 10:13 am

@Maher --- AMEN!! And, may I suggest my alma mater; Spelman College, a historically all girls, Black college, in Atlanta, GA. When I attended (from 1971 to 1975), Spelman had a highly acclaimed dual degree program where students completed a 2-year core curriculum program at Spelman and then a 2-year engineering program at Georgia Tech. Sounds like a perfect match for this Google project!


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