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Howard University, a historically black institution located in Washington, D.C., will open a branch located within Google's campus/HQ in Mountain View, California:
Silicon Valley's leading tech companies have long been stumped over how to diversify. Despite efforts to recruit and retain black and Latino engineers, the numbers haven't budged much, if at all. Google is trying a new tack. The company announced Thursday it is creating a college campus at its Mountain View headquarters that's geared toward students at historically black colleges and universities.
The campus, called Howard West, will launch this summer in partnership with Howard University of Washington, D.C. About 25 to 30 rising Howard juniors and seniors majoring in computer science will qualify for the program's first 12-week program, which will be taught by senior Google engineers and Howard faculty. "Howard West will continue Howard's tradition of providing historically unprecedented access to opportunity, only now with a 21st century twist: Literal real estate at the center of the digital economy," Bonita Stewart, Google's vice president of global partnerships, said in a statement.
Experts believe the partnership is the first of its kind within the tech industry. "At face value, it seems like Google is invested in this," said Jane Stout, an official with the Computing Research Association, a Washington group that studies diversity issues in tech. Google is "putting their money where their mouth is. They are trying something that is pretty revolutionary," Stout said. The program will take place at existing Google buildings. Students will not need to pay extra tuition to attend Howard West and will be given a stipend and support for housing, provided by Howard, which is well aware of the sky-high rental prices in Silicon Valley. The intention is for Howard West to be open to students at other historically black universities and colleges starting in the summer of 2018.
Google announcement. Also at CNN Money.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by bradley13 on Monday March 27 2017, @05:35PM (4 children)
It strikes me that the difference between the SJWs of the world and rest of us is this: They are just sooooo interested in your skin color, in your genitals and in your sexual proclivities. It's prurient at best, disgusting at worst.
The flip side of the SJWs are the professional victims, who flaunt their skin color, their sexuality, and all sorts of other details of no legitimate interest to anyone outside their most personal circles. Exhibitionists at best, disgusting at worst.
I don't care what color someone's eyes are, how their ears are shaped, or who they have sex with. Can they do your job? Are they pleasant to work with? That's it. Personal details are their business, and not mine. I don't want to know about their religion, their sexual proclivities, or anything else irrelevant to our professional relationship.
Howard University is a private organization. As such, it has every right to be discriminatory - freedom of association and all that. Still, I don't think other organizations should support it, precisely because doing so prioritizes an irrelevant personal attribute over professional qualifications and competence. It should definitely be illegal for the US government to fund a blatantly discriminatory organisation [ed.gov], to the tune of more than $200 million dollars per year.
Everyone is somebody else's weirdo.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 27 2017, @06:28PM (1 child)
then you're broadcasting the fact you support the ritual genital cutting of baby boys. That could make it difficult for some people to work with you, so how should that situation be dealt with?
(Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday March 28 2017, @10:04PM
That could make it difficult for some people to work with you, so how should that situation be dealt with?
Those other people can grow up. It's not much to ask.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 27 2017, @06:35PM
> I don't care what color someone's eyes are, how their ears are shaped, or who they have sex with.
JFC, one of the biggest bigots on the site tells an obviously bald-faced lie and gets modded up for it.
Suckers.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 27 2017, @08:40PM
> I don't care what color someone's eyes are, how their ears are shaped, or who they have sex with.
You will, when they bring it up. These sorts of things are core to peoples identity. They bring it up all the time. Not all people do it. But some like the idea that they chose to be different than others. They wave it around like it is something to be proud of. When most people do not really give a crap. At that point it becomes a problem. They then make it hard for future people to get past that stereotype.