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Former Participants Express Concerns with Google’s Pipeline Program for Black College...
Former participants in Google’s Howard West program say the pipeline initiative meant to increase the number of Black students in tech was riddled with...
Google CEO to Meet with HBCU Leaders Following Racism Allegations
Next week, Google CEO Sundar Pichai will virtually meet with leaders from five historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to discuss discrimination within the...
Google Fires Ethical Artificial Intelligence Leader Over Email to Allies
Timnit Gebru, a renowned artificial intelligence computer scientist at Google says she was abruptly fired on Wednesday after emailing coworkers who are allies.
In a...
Congress, Google, and Others Strive to Help Students Make More Informed...
For the millions of Americans faced with the decision of where to earn a postsecondary degree, the process of researching and applying to colleges...
Google Employee’s Anti-Diversity Memo Sparks Outrage
A 10-page memo criticizing Google’s diversity efforts was leaked from the company’s internal messaging system on Saturday, sparking widespread media attention and criticism from...
Google Gives $1M to Increase Silicon Valley Workforce Diversity
Multinational technology company Google announced Friday that its philanthropic arm, Google.org, will award $1 million to two Latino-serving nonprofit organizations in Silicon Valley that...
Google Encourages Employees to Spend One-Fifth of Time Focused on Innovation...
Google Inc. has created a new version of its 20 percent time perk — which allows employees to dedicate one-fifth of their time to...
Google Works with HBCUs to Boost Diversity in Tech Field
In an effort to increase diversity — specifically the number of African Americans — in the U.S. tech sector, Google has embedded software engineers...