The Power to Change the World
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There are 103 Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs) in the United Stated. HBCU’s have existed for over 200 years and deliver over 27% of the STEM graduates while educating only 10% of the African Americans in higher education in the US (https://www.congress.gov/116/crec/2019/12/03/CREC-2019-12-03-pt1-PgH9212.pdf). This is an exciting opportunity to leverage the expertise, innovation, entrepreneurialism and manpower/woman power of this critical American heritage to be part of the solution for semi-conductor re-birth in the US. Other countries are positioned to far exceed the US in moving to the next level. How does the US win in this race? Use all the best talent available.
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Valinda is the IBM Global University Specialty Programs Manager focused on increasing awareness and adoption of the no-charge academic programs: IBM Academic Initiative (www.IBM.com/academic) for faculty & students, the IBM Skills Academy university/college faculty training with student curriculum provided focused program, Global University Awards and University Guest Lectures. These programs are focused on addressing the skills gaps in hot areas including: cognitive computing, cyber security intelligence, analytics/big data, mobile development/integration, cloud computing, internet of things technologies and more.
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Micro Nano Technology Education Center (MNT-EC), Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge (NACK) Network
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