05/15/2022
In early May, UIC created a press release to announce our 2022 Sprinternships to the Chicago area (and the world!). Read the announcement, which offers a great primer on Sprinternships and the value they can offer toward gender diversity in tech.
05/06/2022
Grace has always known she liked math, but growing up without options to continue challenging herself in math, it was difficult to picture how she might use those interests in a career. When she got to NJIT, she wasn’t sure how to answer the questions she was asked about her future path in tech. Now, she has some of the answers.
04/13/2022
The $26M initiative will work with top AI programs offered at Cornell Tech, MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and UCLA Samueli School of Engineering to increase access to undergraduate AI education for students in surrounding areas.
03/08/2022
Break Through Tech Chicago welcomes its group of host organizations for the 2022 Sprinternship program.
03/01/2022
If you haven't heard me talk about the Sprinternship™ program we've developed at Break Through Tech, then it's probably been a while since we caught up, because it's something I'm incredibly proud of. This program is a powerful example of how to deliver transformative outcomes for underserved women in tech by operating in the white space at the intersection of industry and academia.
02/23/2022
Starasia Wright made a promise to herself in 2017: she would graduate college.
02/14/2022
A select number of George Mason University students used their winter breaks to gain valuable professional experience through the Break Through Tech Sprinternship™ program.
02/11/2022
During their Sprinternship with local extended reality marketing company Capitol Interactive, UMD students used a 360-degree camera to create an interactive tour of historic U Street, providing VR views to immerse users in locations that played a key role in Black Washington.
02/07/2022
The students worked to create solutions to cybersecurity, IT, and other tech challenges while exploring career opportunities in information science.
02/03/2022
Break Through Tech DC at UMD facilitates its first Sprinternship™ program with 15 companies and 58 undergraduates.