UiPath is partnering with HBCUs to train students on robotic process automation (RPA). The enterprise automation software company is collaborating with HBCUs as part of its Academic Alliance. UiPath’s partnership with seven HBCUs is part of an initiative to bring workforce development opportunities, skills, training and knowledge to students. The partnerships include Clark Atlanta University,
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Fannie Lou Hamer and Stacey Abrams, two women who have made and are making great strides as activists and political leaders. A civil and voting rights activist, Hamer led volunteers to the courthouse to register to vote in 1962, but they were denied their right due to an unjust literacy test. As a co-founder of
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Keysight Technologies, Inc. recently announced its new Keysight Innovation Challenge 2021. Undergraduate students studying engineering at HBCUs are able to partake in the challenge. They must either come up with an innovative business idea or create a video that demonstrates electronics measurement techniques. “This is one of the many ways Keysight is inspiring a strong
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Grand Valley State University (GVSU) launched an initiative with Fort Valley State University (FVSU) in an effort to increase diversity within its student population and within the STEM industry. The collaborative effort will allow students in STEM fields to earn a master’s degree from GVSU’s Padnos College of Engineering and Computing after completing their bachelor’s
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Two of history’s and NASA’s greatest minds, Katherine Johnson was one of the first African Americans to work for NASA, and Mae Jemison is the first African American woman to go into space. One of the most famous names in NASA history, Katherine Johnson was one of the first Black women to work for the
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Fifth Third Bank is collaborating with HBCUs in an effort to recruit a more inclusive and diverse workforce. As part of its strategy to nurture a multicultural employee base, the bank is hosting an inaugural HBCU leadership conference May 18-19. The goal of this two-day conference is to help high-achieving HBCU students explore traditional and
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Ida B. Wells and Patrisse Cullors, two women at the forefront of two massive movements in pursuit of justice. Wells was more than just a journalist. She set out to use her investigative skills to find out the real reason Black men were being lynched, publishing her findings in a pamphlet and wherever else she
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These two women are breaking more than just glass ceilings, they’re breaking world records. Wilma Rudolph has been called “the fastest woman in the world,” and Allyson Felix is a sprinter who’s on track to be the fastest person in the world. Rudolph competed in the Olympic games, winning a bronze medal in 1956, and
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Two of the tennis’ greats: Lucy Diggs Slowe and Venus Williams. More than just exceptional athletes, these two women were philanthropists as well. Born in 1885, Lucy Diggs Slowe was orphaned at the age of six and then moved to Baltimore to live with her Aunt. She went on to become the first African American
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Fisk University announced the start of its new 4-year graduation pledge, the Fisk Four-Ever Pledge, that will include a bonus Master’s degree at a discounted price. In order to qualify for the pledge students must follow the university’s “Roadmap to Success,” which breaks down the yearly requirements to graduate within four years. Students who participate
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