Digital Grass Innovation & Technology

09 Nov

Has ‘Diversity’ Lost Its Meaning?

How does a word become so muddled that it loses much of its meaning? How does it go from communicating something idealistic to something cynical and suspect? If that word is ‘‘diversity,’’ the answer is: through a combination of overuse, imprecision, inertia and self-serving intentions.

11:28 / News 2 / DigiStaff

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06 Nov

Women Technologists Tell How to Succeed at Diversity, Inclusion

As technology reshapes industry, female engineers and computer scientists are reshaping their companies and the world. From leading advanced scale computing initiatives to heading digital startups and everything in between, women technologists are increasingly welcome and comfortable across the breadth of organizations describing themselves as technology-centric.

11:24 / News 2 / DigiStaff

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05 Nov

Oracle goes to school in search of tech diversity

Fostering diversity across science and technology jobs demands commitment and investment from current industry leaders -- and targeting younger hires is crucial.

11:21 / News 2 / Tech Talk / DigiStaff

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04 Nov

DAAP Gallery’s “Eco-Diversity” bridges technology, design, architecture

Mirroring the ideas of the ACADIA conference through computer-generated molds, glowing fields of man-made grass and artful architectural design plans, the school of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning welcomed its new exhibit, “Eco-Diversity: Computation and Identity,” to the Reed Gallery Thursday.

11:17 / News 2 / Tech Talk / DigiStaff

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03 Nov

Tech Diversity: Coding Boot Camps Bringing Higher Percentages Of Women, Minorities Into Tech, Study Finds

Women represent more than 36 percent of the students at the dozens of new coding schools and boot camps that have opened across the country over the past few years, according to a study released Monday. That’s more than twice the number of women who earn computer science bachelor’s degrees at traditional universities.

11:10 / News 2 / DigiStaff

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02 Nov

How Can We Achieve Age Diversity in Silicon Valley?

Silicon Valley has always been prone to buzzwords, often annoying and almost always overused. The latest is an exception: diversity. Suddenly, there’s an explosion of discussion, press, conference panels and even executive attention devoted to expanding the workforces of tech companies into something other than enclaves of white and sometimes Asian males. One result has been a trend towards releasing diversity reports that show how incredibly far we have to go.

12:35 / News 2 / Tech Talk / DigiStaff

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