Apple Expands Coding Partnership with HBCUs #Apple
Apple is expanding its coding partnership to include 10 more Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to increase diversity in the tech industry.
The new locations will become regional coding centers that introduce students and the broader communities to coding and app design. This expands Apple’s Community Education Initiative to 24 locations across the US, 12 of which are HBCUs.
Morehouse College in Georgia, Prairie View A&M University in Texas, and Fisk University in Tennessee are all part of the group chosen. According to a statement from Apple, the company expects to double the number of HBCU partners by the end of this summer.
This move is part of a larger $100 million Racial Equity and Justice Initiative Apple announced, last month following the death of George Floyd, to give more students of color paths to higher-paying tech jobs.
”Apple is committed to working alongside communities of color to advance educational equity,” Lisa Jackson, Apple’s vice president of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives said in a statement.
“We see this expansion of our Community Education Initiative and partnership with HBCUs as another step toward helping Black students realize their dreams and solve the problems of tomorrow.”
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