Langston University teams up with Google to launch program helping students with digital skills Share Updated: 7:26 AM CST Jan 29, 2021 Share Updated: 7:26 AM CST Jan 29, 2021
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Show Transcript PROGRAM WILL WORK. LANGSTON UNIVERSITY ONE OF MORE THAN A DOZEN HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES JOINING THE GROW WITH GOOGLE HBCU CAREER READINESS PROGRAM A PROGRAM THAT WILL HELP BLACK STUDENTS WITH THE DIGITAL SKILLS. THEY NEED TO COMPETE IN THE WORKFORCE WHEN WE THINK ABOUT ALL THE JOBS THAT ARE POSTED AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF JOBS ALMOST 70 TO 80 PERCENT OF THOSE JOBS REQUIRE SOME SORT OF DIGITAL SKILL WHAT GOOGLE FOUND AND WHAT WE ALL KNOW TO IS THAT THERE IS A GAP BETWEEN BLACK JOB SEEKERS AND NON-BLACK JOB SEEKERS LIONEL THOMPSON IS THE DIRECTOR OF CAREER IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT LANGSTON UNIVERSITY. SHE SAYS GOOGLE WILL OFFER A FREE CURRICULUM FOR STUDENTS WHICH WILL SUPPLEMENT WHAT HER OFFICE DOES FOCUS ON. HOW DO YOU
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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Google today announced the expansion of the Grow with Google HBCU Career Readiness Program into sixteen new Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), including North Carolina Central University and Saint Augustine’s University in North Carolina. Through a $1 million investment in the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), the program provides digital skills workshops in HBCU career centers to help Black students prepare for the workforce. Announced in October, the initiative’s goal is to reach 20,000 students during the current school year. Today’s announcement brings the number of participating schools to twenty. The program will be available to all HBCUs by fall 2021.
Alcorn State University, Tougaloo College joins Google readiness program Grow with Google By Justin Dixon | January 28, 2021 at 12:03 PM CST - Updated January 28 at 12:03 PM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Google announced Thursday that 20 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are joining its career readiness program, including two in Mississippi: Alcorn State University and Tougaloo College.
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Grow with Google HBCU Career Readiness Program is designed to prepare Black students for the workforce through digital skills workshops in HBCU career centers. The workshops will consist of design thinking, project management, and professional brand building.
The program is funded by a $1 million investment from the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) with an overall $15 million commitment from Google.
JAG s College and Career Readiness Program works with juniors and seniors in high school to prepare them to start their career journey. JAG coordinators work with students for 12 months after graduation to support their transition to the working world or post-secondary education. Zovio s donation helped support JAG s virtual We are thrilled to partner with JAG to further the impact of their programs, particularly by helping high school students transition to a career, said Zovio Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility, Jennifer Love Bruce. For over 40 years, JAG has helped thousands of students make the critical transition from high school to careers or further education. Zovio shares the goal of expanding access to skills and education; it s an honor to work with JAG in this shared endeavor.