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Diversity in Tech
My writing, talks, podcasts, and projects about Diversity in Tech.
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Legendary Songwriter Savan Kotecha Joins Holberton School Board to Increase Tech Diversity
Savan Kotecha, songwriter behind hits for Ariana Grande and The Weeknd, joins Holberton School's board of trustees.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas Joins the Holberton School as an Investor
Actress and producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas invests in Holberton School, backing its mission to democratize tech education.
Six Ways to Diversify Your Workforce
Actionable strategies for building a more diverse workforce — from pipeline programs to inclusive hiring practices.
NE-YO Wants to Make Silicon Valley More Diverse
Grammy-winning artist NE-YO teams up with Holberton School to tackle Silicon Valley's diversity gap through education.
How the Best Managers Find Hidden Tech Talent
Strategies for engineering managers to discover and recruit talented developers from non-traditional backgrounds.
Apprenticeships could solve tech's diversity problem
How apprenticeship models borrowed from traditional trades could create more diverse, accessible pathways into the tech industry.
Silicon Valley sucks at training software engineers — and why it matters
The Bay Area leads the world in software but has failed to build scalable, accessible pipelines for the next generation of engineers.
Holberton, a Two-Year Tech School, Emphasizes Diversity
How Holberton School's two-year software engineering program is building a more diverse pipeline of tech talent.
What do Ubuntu and NE-YO have in common? A Coding Summer Camp!
How a coding summer camp brought together Ubuntu, Grammy-winning artist NE-YO, and aspiring young engineers.
NE-YO Invests in Holberton School to Diversify Tech
Grammy-winning artist NE-YO backs Holberton School, investing in a new model of tech education focused on diversity and access.
How the Rooney Rule Is Changing Tech Hiring
Applying the NFL's Rooney Rule to tech hiring — requiring diverse candidate slates to address the industry's representation gap.