CMD-IT News Center 2022
CMD-IT News Center
News Archives
Happy Holidays and Appreciation to the CMD-IT Community
We had another great year of programming in 2022 to support our mission, to ensure our target communities – African Americans/Blacks, Hispanics/Latinx, Native Americans/Indigenous People and People...
Celebrating National Native American Heritage Month
November is National Native American Heritage Month. At CMD-IT we believe cultural diversity in our workforce is not only important for nurturing a more inclusive society; it is crucial to the...
LEAP Alliance: Computer Science Ph.D. 2023 Application Deadlines
What is LEAP Alliance? The Diversifying LEAdership in the Professoriate (LEAP) Alliance is an NSF-funded Broadening Participation in Computing Alliance focused on diversifying future leadership in...
Hispanic Trailblazers In Tech Are Building A Promising Future For The Next Generation
As the nation celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month, the Center for Minorities and People with Disabilities in Information Technology (CMD-IT) honors the strides made by the Hispanics/Latinx...
The 2022 Academic Careers Workshop: Proposal Writing, Tenure, Networking, and More
In June of this year, CMD-IT, in collaboration with AccessComputing and CAHSI, hosted our annual Academic Careers Workshop (ACW), where academic mentors connected with participants from...
Creating a Safe Space for People With Disabilities: A Conversation With Microsoft Software Engineer Meenakshi Das
Equal representation of underrepresented communities in computing is essential to innovation in IT. At CMD-IT, we are committed to ensuring that underrepresented communities – African...
5 Reasons to Attend Tapia Conference 2022
The Tapia Conference is the premier venue that acknowledges, promotes, and celebrates diversity in computing by bringing together the community for technical and professional enrichment. Tapia 2022...
Network In-Person and Meet Job Recruiters at the Tapia 2022 Career Fair
The Tapia Conference is taking place in person on September 7-10, 2022 in Washington, D.C. What makes the event so special is that its primary aim is to bring together the computing community...
How the Original LEAP Alliance Advocates Increase Diversity of Doctoral Programs in Computing
The LEAP Alliance is a CMD-IT program designed to increase the diversity of future faculty in computing as a way to increase diversity in computing. Just as CMD-IT fosters inclusivity and diversity...
How Diversity in Computing Impacts Innovation: A Conversation With Tapia Award Recipient Dr. Juan Meza
Senior staff UC Merced, Juan Meza Each year, CMD-IT presents a distinguished scholar and civic leader with the Richard A. Tapia Achievement Award for Scientific Scholarship, Civic Science, and...
UC Merced Applied Mathematics Professor Dr. Juan C. Meza Receives The Richard Tapia Achievement Award
Dr. Juan C. Meza To Be 2022 Winner of This Award Chicago, ILL (May 11, 2022) - The Center for Minorities and People with Disabilities in IT (CMD-IT) announced the 2022 recipient of the Richard A....
Recent Symposium Provides Actionable Insight for Transforming the Trajectories of Women of Color in Tech
At CMD-IT, we know that increasing the representation and visibility of women of color in tech is critical to the industry, in both ensuring progress and expanding innovation. Understanding the...
Meet the 2022 Leaders Who Help Keep Tapia Conferences Thriving
It takes a village to make the CMD-IT/ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference possible. Taking place September 7-10, 2022 in Washington D.C., the Tapia 2022...
Breaking Down Barriers and Forging Ahead: CMD-IT Celebrates Women’s History and Gender Equality Month
The contributions of women in computing and tech innovation and advancement have been critical in the field–not only in the ways that women move the industries forward but also in the...
8 Black Computer Scientists and Innovators Who Changed Tech
(Joy Buolamwini | Curteousy of poetofcode.com) At CMD-IT, we celebrate Black computer scientists and innovators year-round. In honor of Black History Month, we’re spotlighting eight...
Rewatch our “Accessibility, Part Two: Using Technology While Blind” webinar
On Jan. 12, our executive director Rose Robinson invited back Jennison Asuncion, Head of Accessibility Engineering Evangelism at LinkedIn, and Synge Tyson, a Principal Accessibility...