Black Women & Tech

Preparing Black women to lead tech industries

The Black Women & Technology Alliance Team is dedicated to promoting and empowering success and persistence among Black women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) at Indiana University. Events sponsored by this team are responsive to the needs and interests of both undergraduate and graduate community women and where possible will include a technology component as a catalyst to excellence in personal, academic, or career life.

Black Women and Technology (BW&T) is a multi-disciplinary student alliance team within the Center of Excellence for Women & Technology that is dedicated to promoting the academic, professional, and social advancement of Black women and other marginalized peoples at Indiana University. Together, we aim to increase the representation of people of color across a myriad of fields, particularly within the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines. All programming initiatives are designed to foster empowerment, support, community engagement, mentorship, and access to professional networking opportunities while enhancing technical skills.

Upcoming Events

Black Women & Tech Alliance Leaders

Intern - Black Women and Tech

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I am a sophomore from Farmington Hills, Michigan studying Neuroscience with minors in Chemistry and Healthcare Mgmt. & Policy.

Intern - Black Women and Technology

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Ja'Niya is a Junior Black Women & Tech intern. She is majoring in Interior design, with a double minor in Korean language and human computing interaction design.

Lead Intern - Black Women and Tech

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Loryn is the Lead Intern on the Black Women & Tech Alliance Team.

Akesha Horton

Faculty Champion

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My background in education comes from the area of curriculum development, faculty development, teaching, learning, and design through a variety of contexts; including K-12 (mathematics), higher education (undergraduate, masters, and doctoral students), face-to-face, professional military education, blended, and online instruction, as well as out-of-school community based programming.