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05 Aug Report: Most Common Diversity Practice Targets Underserved Students to Apply
The topic of how to achieve diversity in higher education is evergreen. Sometime during its 2015-2016 term the Supreme Court will be revisiting the Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin case, in which a white woman accused the school of discriminating against her on the basis of her race. (An earlier iteration of the case decided in 2013 involved two women, one of whom has since withdrawn from the suit.)
04 Aug Emile Cambry Is Leaving Chicago to Head Up BLUE1647’s St. Louis Facilities
BLUE1647 CEO Emile Cambry, a prominent Chicago tech figure and champion of tech diversity within the city, is leaving his hometown of Chicago to help launch two new BLUE1647 facilities that are set to open in St. Louis.
04 Aug More Than A Pipeline Problem: In Search Of Diversity In Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is a place that operates on data — hard facts and numbers. Last month, the tech giant Facebook released a report on diversity among its workers — and the numbers weren't good.
04 Aug Silicon Valley, Here’s That List of Boss Ladies You Needed
SILICON VALLEY IS under intense pressure to increase diversity. And what better time for companies to address the issue than at the beginning? This week Silicon Valley veteran Sukhinder Singh Cassidy unveiled The Boardlist, a database to help startup CEOs find qualified women to appoint to their private boards. The list includes more than 600 female leaders compiled by more than 50 high-profile tech industry insiders and venture capitalists (both men and women) in the San Francisco Bay Area1.