Women tend to be under-represented in startup accelerators and incubators, especially tech programs. No secret there. Consider this: A recent survey of eight tech programs by JP Morgan Chase & Co. and the Institute for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) found that just...
In 2014, Detroit had more than 78,000 vacant buildings, and now local entrepreneurs are transforming some of those abandoned buildings into indoor farms to produce local foods. This new concept is growing (no pun intended) to include vacant spaces used to produce lettuce, basil, kale,...
Iyore Olaye reached a major milestone. She recently graduated from Ivy League Cornell University with a unique achievement. She was the only Black female in the 2016 chemical engineer class. The Hillside, New Jersey native finished school in May and shared her accomplishment on Facebook Tuesday. “Three...
Professors at Northwestern first helped Mr. Shah and Ms. Agarwal. And the founders “bootstrapped,” or self-funded, their enterprise during the recession. “In 2008-2009, we slowed down,” Ms. Agarwal said, “so we had to reconnect to our journey, which was our passion for changing health care.” With...
From Snapchat to Tumblr—our young people are naturally conversant with technology and online environments. But comfort with technology isn't enough to be prepared or get recruited for a job in Northern California. It takes a high-quality education with expectations calibrated to market demands. To...
When he was just a senator from Illinois, Barack Obama ran for President on the platform that college should be affordable to anyone who wants to go. Now that he holds the office, his approach has shifted ever so slightly. College should be affordable, yes, but...