Updated: 10:41 PM EDT June 17, 2021
ORANGEBURG, S.C. Claflin University says it is one of 10 institutions to receive a $5 million grant from Google, designed to help create pathways and opportunities for increased diverse representation in the STEM industry.
The one-time unrestricted financial grant will provide Claflin with financial support for scholarships, technological infrastructure support, career readiness and curriculum development.
The investment builds on Google’s Pathways to Tech initiative, which is designed to build equity for HBCU computing education, help job seekers find tech roles, and ensure that Black employees have growth opportunities and feel included at work.
“The gift will enhance our commitment to providing students access to exceptional academic programs in a distinctive, culturally-diverse environment,” said Dr. Dwaun J. Warmack, president of Claflin University. “This grant demonstrates the strength and trajectory of Clafli
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UNM-Los Alamos Student Althea Denlinger Receives Danny Nichols Memorial Scholarship
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From an early age, Althea Denlinger knew that she wanted to learn more about computers. She loved playing computer games and wondered about how they work. She and her brother built a desktop together at home.
After moving to Los Alamos from Pittsburgh, Denlinger worked at Hot Rocks Café and made the effort to talk with the computer scientists that came in as customers. She got to know a few, asked them questions, and was inspired to hear about the work that they were doing at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
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West Virginia University at Parkersburg professor Charles Almond speaks during the Software Programs ShowCase at Caperton Center on Friday.
PARKERSBURG West Virginia University at Parkersburg Computer Science Program students gave presentations of their final projects as part of the Software Programs ShowCase inside the Caperton Center for Applied Technology Center on Friday.
The first year having a presentation similar to this in front of classmates and college officials, the Software Programs ShowCase is a set of presentations of final projects completed and delivered by students from the AAS Computer Science Program and the BAT Software Engineering Program.