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White House Summit on Diversity and Inclusion in Government - This week I visited the White House to participate in the Summit on Diversity and Inclusion in Government. It was a great opportunity to meet some amazing leaders; all committed to developing concrete strategies and actions to accelerate workforce and business results. Leadership from agencies, non-profits and the private sector were in attendance. This immersion...
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Change Starts with Girls - I remember what it was like to grow up a girl; it was a world full of possibility, but also innumerable barriers – some imagined, and many very real – at every turn. Though much has changed since I was a girl, women and girls are still often more deeply impacted by poverty, climate change, food...
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STEM-tastic Results in our Oakland Education Initiative - Posted for Barbara Whye, the Executive Director of Strategy and External Alliances in Intel’s Global Diversity and Inclusion Office - you can follow her on Twitter @steministbarb. The Intel-Oakland Unified School District initiative has produced fantastic results in year one of our partnership. Committed Intel employees, OUSD and school staff and students in the district...
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In Support of African American History and Culture - The Intel Foundation, established in 1988, has a long history of championing innovation and the exploration of learning across disciplines and communities. We are proud to be a Founding Donor of the Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), opening this weekend in Washington, D.C. Photo credit:...
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Women in Science (WiSci): An Effective Public-Private Partnership in Action - This post was written by Gabriela A. Gonzalez, Deputy Director for U.S. and Latin America, Intel’s Corporate Affairs Group Intel recognizes that more needs to be done to help close the gender gap in the tech industry, and we will see greater results through collaboration. This "WiSci" public-private partnership is just one of many examples of...
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Intel Helps LGBT Youth Envision a Bright Future in STEM - This post was authored by Kevin Martins, Intel Supply Chain Sustainability Program Manager and GLSEN Oregon Youth Leadership Forum Program Manager. “This was the first time in a long time that I’ve felt like myself.” As I quickly wiped the mist from my eyes, I passed the microphone to another student. “It’s nice to see LGBT...
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Intel Looks Back on a Year of Partnership and Progress with OUSD - A little over a year ago, in May 2015, Intel announced a partnership with the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) to raise student awareness of the opportunities available in computer science and engineering—and to lay the groundwork for further studies in these fields. The partnership was launched as part of Intel’s commitment to growing the...
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Happy Belated Earth Day! - This past Friday we shared an infographic with our employees to celebrate Earth Day and recognize them for all of their collective work to reduce our environmental footprint as a company. Several asked if we could make this infographic public. Here you go! The results in the infographic represents the work of thousands of employees...
read moreFostering the Next Generation of Innovators - Intel is proud of its strong legacy of supporting and nurturing America’s brightest young minds. Over the past decade, we have invested more than $1 billion in education programs around the world, including the Science Talent Search (STS), a program from the Society for Science & the Public (SSP) that is the nation’s most prestigious...
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Innovating for Quality in Education at Mobile Learning Week 2016 - This week I was honored to participate as a speaker at UNESCO’s 2016 Mobile Learning Week in Paris. The theme for this year’s event is “innovating for quality,” reflecting the need for students around the world to develop the skills and competencies necessary to succeed in today’s knowledge-based economy. UNESCO estimates that 130 million primary...
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