News for Harlem and the Harlems of the World
Harlem Times had the pleasure to sit down with Ms. Anita Farrington, and what follows are some of the gems she shared with us. How long have you held the position of Associate Dean of Student Affairs? I have been in this position for about four years, but my career in student affairs, and higher […]
On January 30, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) awarded 45 small construction companies certificates of completion at their first ever Small Business Mentoring Program (SBMP) graduation. The SBMP is a two-tier program that provides in-class and on-site training for small construction companies by helping eligible minority, women-owned and disadvantaged businesses become prime MTA contractors and
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“The Mastermind of Ingenuity” Ofo Ezeugwu, is the mastermind behind WhoseYourLandlord.com (WYL), a website that enables college students to rate their housing experiences; including residence halls, landlords or housing complexes. Imagine rating and sharing it amongst college-peers to determine the livability of a property or environment, a platform that places the power of ownership in the hands
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As the old guard of engineering professionals approaches retirement, people everywhere are starting to ask, “Who’s going to take over these jobs once they’re gone?” At the same time, engineering and technology professions are starting to take a critical look at the need for increased diversity in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) jobs. In the
Intel Supports Girls Who Code, Laying the Path for Future Engineers Read More »
MAYOR DE BLASIO: “Technology is driving innovation across New York City’s industries – from fashion to finance to manufacturing, making it more necessary than ever for the City’s digital community to have a central platform. Digital.NYC is a ground-breaking resource that will seamlessly connect members of the City’s tech hub to training, jobs, and funding
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“A Digital Renaissance in The South Bronx” The South Bronx is part of New York’s 15th Congressional District, a neighborhood where it has been postulated that the emergence of Hip-Hop emanated, a subculture of artistic forms that promulgated throughout New York City; from urban to suburban communities. The myriad of artistic diversity that permeated the
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were initially developed in the 1800s as land-grant colleges to afford underrepresented African Americans their rights to inexpensive, yet high-quality, education, in the face of a prejudicial old guard that has dominated the American high education system. Since then, HBCUs transformed into a crucial incubation chamber for STEM professionals
Vast Industry Opportunities STEM from Historically Black Colleges and Universities Read More »
Hank Williams is a low-key guy. By his quiet yet thoughtful demeanor you would never know he has had an intangible impact on the New York City tech industry long before the term “Silicon Alley” came into fashion, is a champion of the diversity in STEM movement, and helped inspire the creation of digital.nyc. The
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With the omnipresent cloud of digital data, everyone and their grandmother sporting an up-to-date smartphone, and now wearable technology, the divide between humans and machines is becoming ever thinner. Of course, the story of human ingenuity and our capacity to thrive as a species is partly the story of how we’ve used technology to adapt
FORTIS Exoskeleton — Inside the Machine Read More »
The Financial Capital, World-Renowned Tourist Attraction, Historical Landmarks, Modeling and Acting Industry of New York City, is about to propel into an unprecedented Technological outburst. On the 23rd January 2014, a Registry Agreement between The Internet Committee for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), and the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunication, entered