By Shohreh Bozorgmehri, Kim Owe, Sundar Thiru, and John Torello. In information technology, we are familiar with jargon. Non-technical colleagues often point out our “techie” lexicon. The impact of some IT terminology, though, goes beyond misunderstanding. It can perpetuate a…
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By Mark Hersberger. Manisha Kanodia happily worked in the tech industry for over a decade without ever noticing any gender disparities or inequality. But an illuminating sequence of events starting in 2018 changed her outlook, and transformed her into a…
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The contributions of UC women working in IT are featured in this annual Women’s History Month article by the UC Women in Tech Committee. The WIT group from each UC location submitted one woman or one team of women for…
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By Jenn Stringer. Becoming a first-time CIO during the pandemic certainly was trial by fire! What I appreciated about the experience is how the campus really came together to problem solve and the administrative and academic interests of the campus…
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Watch the UC Tech Assembly: Black Leaders Panel, which took place on Monday, February 28. The discussion featured Black members of our UC Tech community from various levels of leadership. Topics ranged from personal stories to allyship advice, to…
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By Josh McDonald. The UCLA School of Education and Information Studies has launched Momentum: Accelerating Equity in Computing and Technology, an important research initiative to diversify computing…
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By Shelly Leachman. Aiming to fortify and grow the STEM talent pipeline at Hispanic-serving institutions, UC Santa Barbara has embarked on a collaborative grant project funded by the National Science Foundation. The NSF INCLUDES Planning Grant was awarded to the…
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By Katie Chappell and Kristen McIntyre. In recognition that language is essential to an inclusive and welcoming environment for everyone, the Office of Information Technology (OIT) is piloting an Inclusive IT Language Guide for the IT community at UCI….
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By Leigh Bernacchi. The technology world is punctuated by startups, and UC Merced is “starting up” its own program to invigorate computer science education in the San Joaquin Valley. The National Science Foundation awarded a $300,000, two-year grant to support…
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For the first time ever, California’s three segments of public higher education came together to present and discuss their approaches to addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion issues in the information technology (IT) function. The goal of the half-day Intersegmental DEI…
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