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☆ AfroTech debuted in Houston, where optimism outweighed uncertainty
  + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Monica Melton | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
AdvertisementThe AfroTech Conference for Black tech professionals debuted in Houston this year. The eighth edition of AfroTech, which lasted four days in Houston, held its place among one of the largest gatherings of Black tech professionals. AdvertisementMost of the attendees walked away with connections that anchor their experience as one of few Black tech professionals, if not the only one on their teams or at their tech companies. Many were searching for connections that could land early career conferencegoers their first tech job or a branch to pivot to new tech companies or into entrepreneurship. Her loss didn't seem to dampen the mood too much, but it has cast doubt and uncertainty as big tech companies line up to kiss the ring of the new administration.
Persons: strode, conferencegoers, Kamala Harris, Elon Musk, We're, Alex Oladele, Morgan DeBaun, Apt, that's, Lesley Bellow, Morgan Debaun, Morgan, Bellow, George R, Joshua Pinkay, Pinkay assuredly Organizations: Conference for Black, Trump, SpaceX, Twitter, IBM, LinkedIn, Media, Group, Brown Convention, BMG Locations: Houston, Silicon
☆ Louisiana Will No Longer Require Students to Fill Out FAFSA to Graduate
  + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Ann Carrns | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
High school seniors are more likely to attend college if they complete the federal financial aid form known as the FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid. But the state that was the first to require students to fill out the form to graduate, Louisiana, has reversed course and dropped the mandate, after state officials decided it was too intrusive. (The network prefers to call such practices “universal FAFSA” policies, rather than “mandatory,” because all states with the requirement allow students and their parents to opt out if they don’t want to fill out the form.) “We know FAFSA completion and enrollment are associated with each other,” Mr. DeBaun said. Filing the form allows students to get their share of federal grants.
Persons: ”, Bill DeBaun, Mr, DeBaun Organizations: Federal Student Aid, National College, Network Locations: Louisiana
☆ Big tech layoffs may further disrupt equity and diversity efforts
  + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Doyinsola Oladipo | Industry Insight | Reuters Professional | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
In recent years, U.S. tech majors have stepped up hiring and made diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) a priority. But as the industry grapples with over-hiring since mid-2020, rising interest rates and changes in business and consumer behavior, tech companies have announced deep cuts, risking their diversity efforts. The rare shakeup in big tech companies risks further disrupting diversity pledges that have already grown stagnant as companies de-emphasize DEI efforts. Equal Employment Opportunity data for 2008-2016, found that about 7% of tech firms are actively trying to diversify their workforce. This will disrupt diversity efforts even further, said Benjamin Juarez, a recruiting consultant and co-founder of Latinos in Tech.
☆ Black tech workers at Apple, Google, Shopify and more shed light on what it's like inside their companies right now
  + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Monica Melton | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Over one hundred tech companies like Apple, Google, Amazon, and Shopify were represented at the event. Black tech workers shared insights, hopes and fears about the current economic environment. But at a time when tech companies across sectors are scaling back hiring and doing mass layoffs, job prospects can feel slim. An Apple employee who asked not to be identified talking to media noted Apple is doubling down on its minimal remote work policy. It's a tumultuous time to be in tech and Black workers may be feeling that in a different way.
☆ Black tech workers at Apple, Shopify, Google, explain the anxious mood at their companies right now, but remain excited for the future
  + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Monica Melton | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Over one hundred tech companies like Apple, Google, Amazon, and Shopify were represented at the event. Black tech workers shared insights, hopes and fears about the current economic environment. The brainchild of Blavity CEO Morgan DeBaun, AfroTech, in its sixth year, is a gathering of Black professionals and companies that hope to hire them. But at a time when tech companies across sectors are scaling back hiring and doing mass layoffs, job prospects can feel slim. It's a tumultuous time to be in tech and Black workers may be feeling that in a different way.
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