Berkman Klein Center Announces 2019-2020 Community
June 13, 2019
So excited (YAY!!!) to be one of the new faculty associates at Harvard's Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society! Meet the 19 new fellows, and the new and returning community of Berkmaniacs who will animate the Center in the coming year.
There are so many interesting projects, working groups and discussions. I don't know where to begin. I look forward to meeting and collaborating so many folks in the BKC community.
Honored & humbled.
Check out the BKC announcement & learn about the fellows :-)
Guest speaker invites KSU women into world of computer science
January 28, 2019
Women in Data Science at Kennesaw State welcomed its first guest lecturer of the semester to the Marietta campus on Jan. 24 to speak about her efforts to broaden participation in data science.
As the principal investigator of the Data Science Extension program, Dr. Brandeis Marshall works alongside the National Science Foundation for one of several Targeted Infusion Projects to strengthen undergraduate STEM education at historically black universities. Marshall specializes in the areas of information retrieval, social media and data science.
Black Women in Tech to Follow On Twitter 2018
January 03, 2019
Listed as a 2018 Honoree
by Jay Jay Ghatt
In 2018, if you wanted to know what was going on in the tech field in terms of inclusion, code newbies, and what underrepresented communities in tech were up to, you needed to look no further than these 200 phenomenal Black women!
Background: As many of you know, this annual list is a labor of love that I started curating in 2015, and published for the first time in 2016 as the 185 Black Women in Tech On Twitter to Follow.
Wiki-Worthy!!!
August 08, 2018
Data Modeling Techniques: How to Get the Most From Your Data #DataTalk
March 15, 2018
Interviewed by @mikedelgado, Social Media Director @Experian
She shared her insights on collecting data, choosing a database model and strategies for validating assumptions.
She stressed the importance of acknowledging any biases we might have when starting to work with the data.
She says, unfortunately, you can make data say whatever you want by manipulating it to tell your biased story. This is where data ethics comes into play.
She also gives great advice for anyone interested in wanting a career in data science -- and advice for data science leaders looking to hire the best talent.
Black Women In Tech to Follow on Twitter 2017
June 28, 2017
Listed as a 2017 Honoree
by Jeneba Jalloh Ghatt, Elen Awalom and Xina Eland
In sum, the 200 Black women In Tech to Follow on Twitter list was initially created to combat the virtual absence of the acknowledgment of the fact that there is ample Black Women working in tech. Like other social demographics in the tech space who are regularly celebrated and recognized, Black Women too are doing amazing and phenomenal things...
The skill that makes candidates twice as likely to get a job
July 07, 2017
A report from the Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) argues that by 2021, students with data science and analytics skills will be twice as likely to get a job, Jamaal Abdul-Alim reports for Diverse magazine.
