The IEC Brief: July 12, 2021
Apple is awarding $5 million "Innovation Grants" to four HBCUs. Alabama A&M University, Howard University, Morgan State University, and Prairie View A&M University will receive the grants, which are part of the company's broader $100 million Racial Equity and Justice Initiative launched in June 2020. 

Howard, Morgan State and Prairie View are also among 10 HBCU's each receiving a $5 million grant from Google as part of its initiative to "address the diversity gap in tech," the company announced Thursday. The other seven institutions receiving a one-time unrestricted $5 million grant include Claflin University Clark Atlanta University, Florida A&M University, North Carolina A&T State University, Spelman College, Tuskegee University and Xavier University.

Congratulations to many of our IEC member institutions on receiving the grants! (Members in bold above.)

Read more in the article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/06/17/apple-awards-5-million-to-4-black-colleges-universities-howard-university/7726189002/

Intel is hosting a technical training for minority serving institutes (i.e. Historical Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutes, Tribal Colleges and Universities, etc.) faculty and staff members from STEM educators on July 15, 2021 from 7:30am-3:00pm PST. 

The Intel sponsored Diversity Higher Education Consortium is a virtual event focused on enhancing the education experience for underrepresented minorities at the College and/or University level. The objectives of this event are to cultivate an inclusive community of practice for educators by cross collaborating through shared learnings, and providing educational content for embedding STEM concepts that align with emerging Industry challenges.
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