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The Top 50 Women Leaders in Education of 2023
Published On 10/11/2023
Please congratulate our very own Dr. Robbie Melton for being recognized by the Women We Admire site as one of the Top 50 Women Leaders in Education.
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Apple broadens Racial Equity and Justice Initiative with $30 million in new commitments
Published On 9/1/2021
Efforts include the Global HSI Equity Innovation Hub, expanded learning opportunities for HBCUs, the first Apple Entrepreneur Camp for Hispanic/Latinx Founders and Developers, and funding for organizations driving criminal justice reform and environmental justice
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Apple Expands Partnerships With Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Published On 8/6/2020
At a time when whole industries have shifted online in response to the coronavirus, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are deepening their coding education through a partnership with Apple. The tech giant recently expanded ties with HBCUs as a part of its Community Education Initiative, launched last year.
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Apple Partners With HBCUs To Create Community Hubs For Coding And Creativity
Published On 7/20/2020
Apple, Inc. as expanded its partnerships with 10 HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) to create community hubs for coding and creativity all over the country, as part of its Community Education Initiative.
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Apple expands HBCU partnership across the US
Published On 7/18/2020
Apple has recently expanded its coding partnership with HBCU, or Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the US.
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Apple teams up with HBCUs to bring coding and creativity opportunities to communities across the US
Published On 7/16/2020
Expanded partnerships with Historically Black Colleges and Universities create community hubs for coding and creativity
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Apple Adds More Coding Centers at Historically Black Colleges & Universities: 'This Is the Future'
Published On 7/16/2020
Arkansas Baptist College, Claflin University, and Morehouse College are among the HBCUs becoming technology hubs for their campuses and communities
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App Development News

TSU Professor, Apple Creating App To Highlight Nashville’s Civil Rights History
Published On 3/1/2022
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – For more than a decade, Tennessee State University history professor Learotha Williams has worked to highlight those unsung heroes of the civil rights movement in North Nashville. Now, with the help of Apple, Inc. and TSU’s National Center for SMART Technology Innovations, Dr. Williams is creating an app to do just that, and more.
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Professor Releases Free “HBCUs Info” App Created Under New Apple HBCU C2 Partnership
Published On 7/29/2020
The computer science professor developed the iOS app while attending an HBCU C2 virtual workshop.
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Partner Articles

SAU Student Selected to Apple’s HBCU C2 App Development Team
Published On 12/9/2021
On December 8, 2020, Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) became a Coding and Creativity (C2) community center as part of its collaboration with Apple’s Community Education initiative and Tennessee State University (TSU)’s HBCU C2 Initiative. The purpose of the HBCU C2 Initiative is to bring coding and creativity experiences to historically black colleges and universities. In addition, HBCU C2 promotes educational equity and addresses community challenges using app design and Apple’s Swift programming language.
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ASU & Apple Partners with Tennessee State University
Published On 8/31/2021
Alabama State University will expand its education and career development opportunities for students and the Montgomery community.
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Texas Southern University Partners with Apple to Become a Community Center for Coding and Creativity
Published On 8/31/2021
Today, Texas Southern University announced it will become a community center for Coding and Creativity as part of Apple’s Community Education Initiative and Tennessee State University’s HBCU C2. The teaching and learning initiative is designed to empower Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to expand technology and creativity experiences within their institutions and broader communities.
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Hampton Partners With Apple And Tennessee State University On Coding Initiative
Published On 12/21/2020
Hampton University joined 25 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to take part in Apple’s Community Education Initiative and Tennessee State University’s HBCU C2 initiative. The initiatives are ultimately created to bring coding and creativity opportunities to HBCUs, in addition to workforce development opportunities! See below for more details straight from Hampton.
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Tennessee State, Apple partnership adds HBCU coding centers
Published On 12/16/2020
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Almost two dozen historically Black colleges and universities are becoming community coding centers through a partnership with Tennessee State University and Apple.
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TSU, Apple partnership adds HBCU coding centers
Published On 12/15/2020
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Almost two dozen historically Black colleges and universities are becoming community coding centers through a partnership with Tennessee State University and Apple.
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Tennessee State, Apple partnership adds HBCU coding centers
Published On 12/15/2020
Apple is supporting HBCUs with equipment, resources and professional development.
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Apple Preps Bowie State to Become Community Coding Center
Published On 12/11/2020
BOWIE, Md.) – In celebration of Computer Science Education Week Dec. 7-11, 2020, Bowie State University announces that it has joined Apple’s Community Education Initiative and Tennessee State University’s HBCU C2 initiative to become a center to expand coding and technology training for its students and the larger community.
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Norfolk State University Becomes Community Center For Coding And Creativity
Published On 12/10/2020
Norfolk State University Becomes Community Center for Coding and Creativity in Collaboration with Apple and Tennessee State University

NSU will help bring workforce development opportunities to students and the broader community
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Drake State a Community Center for Coding and Creativity in Collaboration with Apple, TN State
Published On 12/9/2020
Drake State Community & Technical College is emphasizing the word “community” in new and wonderful ways.
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Shaw, Saint Augustine partner with Apple to become tech hubs for coding education
Published On 12/9/2020
RALEIGH – Shaw University and Saint Augustine’s University are partnering with Apple to become technology hubs for coding and app development education.

The program is part of Apple’s Community Education Initiative through Tennessee State University and other historically black colleges and universities.
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Shaw University, Saint Augustine's University announce new partnership with Apple for coding center
Published On 12/9/2020
Shaw University and Saint Augustine's University are teaming up with Apple to bring coding and creativity opportunities to local communities across the country.
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Shaw, Saint Augustine's announce new partnership with Apple
Published On 12/8/2020
Shaw University and Saint Augustine's University are teaming up with Apple to bring coding and creativity opportunities to local communities across the country.
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Saint Augustine’s University Becomes Community Center for Coding and Creativity
Published On 12/8/2020
Saint Augustine’s University Becomes Community Center for Coding and Creativity, in Collaboration with Apple and Tennessee State University— SAU will help bring workforce development opportunities to students and the broader Triangle community
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Denmark Technical College Becomes Community Center for Coding and Creativity with Apple
Published On 12/8/2020
Denmark Tech will help bring workforce development opportunities to students and the broader Bamberg, Allendale, Barnwell community
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Morehouse joins Apple education initiative
Published On 8/8/2020
Since Monique Earl-Lewis joined the Morehouse College faculty in 2011, her goal has been to get more technology into the hands of instructors and students. As the founding director of the faculty development center, she launched an initiative to increase the use of Apple programs as learning platforms.
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Central State University partners with Apple
Published On 8/3/2020
Central State University partners with Apple
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Apple and Dillard University offers coding classes
Published On 7/24/2020
Apple has teamed up with Dillard University to offer computer coding classes to the community.
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This Week on “The Hill”: A look inside PVAMU and Apple’s New Partnership
Published On 7/24/2020
This week, Prairie View A&M University and technology giant Apple announced a new partnership that would bring coding and iOS application development training to learners of all ages in the Greater Houston and Waller County areas.
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Tennessee State University, Apple team up to increase diversity in coding
Published On 7/22/2020
In an effort to expose diverse students to opportunities in the technology field, Tennessee State University launched an initiative last week that brings students from across the country to learn from tech-giant Apple.
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Prairie View A&M, Apple Team Up to Boost Coding, creativity
Published On 7/21/2020
Prairie View A&M University announced it will become a regional hub for Coding and Creativity as part of Apple’s Community Education Initiative and Tennessee State University’s HBCU C2 initiative designed to bring coding and creativity experiences to historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and their communities.
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Arkansas Baptist College partnering with Apple Inc to bring coding courses to community
Published On 7/20/2020
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Tech company, Apple, is helping to bring coding and app design Education centers to communities of color and is partnering with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) across the country.
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Apple Partners with HBCUs for Tech Hub, Community Education Initiatives
Published On 7/20/2020
With the increasing need for more diversity in Silicon Valley, Apple announced Thursday, July 16 that it’s adding 10 regional coding centers through its existing partnership with Historically Black Universities and Colleges as part of the tech giant’s Community Education Initiative, according to a news release from Apple. The hubs will enable the colleges to contribute to the neighboring Black communities in which they serve.
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Central State Named HBCU Technology Hub
Published On 7/20/2020
CSU will soon offer coding instruction through the HBCU C(2) initiative piloted at Tennessee State University. [Courtesy of Apple]
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Apple selects Dayton-area university to serve as HBCU regional coding center
Published On 7/20/2020
Central State University has partnered with Apple Inc. to serve as a regional coding center and technology hub for its campus and the broader region.
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Central State Named HBCU Technology Hub
Published On 7/20/2020
CSU will soon offer coding instruction through the HBCU C(2) initiative piloted at Tennessee State University.
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Apple, Central State partner to provide communities with creativity opportunities
Published On 7/17/2020
Apple is partnering with Central State University to provide coding and creativity opportunities to members of the community.
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Prairie View A&M, Apple team up to bring coding to Houston
Published On 7/17/2020
Prairie View A&M, Apple team up to bring coding to Houston
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Apple partners with local college to launch new education initiatives for Alabama students
Published On 7/17/2020
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —
As part of its Community Education Initiative Apple has partnered with Lawson Community College in their effort to work closely with k-12 schools and local organizations on coding courses, community coding events and workforce development.
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Tougaloo College Named A Regional Hub For Apple’s Virtual Teacher Coding Academy
Published On 7/16/2020
TOUGALOO, Miss.—Today, Tougaloo College, under the leadership of Dr. Carmen J. Walters, has been selected as a regional hub for Coding and Creativity as part of Apple’s Community Education Initiative and Tennessee State University’s HBCU C2 initiative designed to bring coding and creativity experiences to historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and their communities.
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Dillard to host Center for Coding and Creativity
Published On 7/16/2020
Dillard University will become a Center for Coding and Creativity as part of Apple’s Community Education Initiative and Tennessee State University’s HBCU C2 initiative designed to bring coding and creativity experiences to historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and their communities.
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Apple and Tennessee State University partner to increase students of color in programming
Published On 7/23/2019
Tennessee State University is teaming up with Apple to increase diversity in coding. The university held its inaugural HBCU C2 Presidential Academy on Friday, inviting students from across the country to learn from Apple’s coding curriculum.
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Apple & Tennessee State University partner on bringing coding to historically black schools
Published On 7/23/2019
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