Black Women & Tech

Preparing Black women to lead tech industries

Black Women & Technology is dedicated to promoting the academic, career, and social advancement of Black and other minority women at Indiana University. Together, we aim to increase the representation of women 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.

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Black Women & Tech Alliance Leaders

Lead Intern - Black Women and Tech

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Jayla Langford is a first year Ph.D. Candidate in the Higher Education and Student Affairs program at Indiana University - Bloomington.

Intern - Black Women and Tech

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Loryn is an intern on the Black Women & Tech alliance team. She is currently a junior from Fishers, Indiana and is studying information systems.

Intern - Black Women and Tech

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Sarah is a senior in the school of Luddy pursing a B.S in Informatics with a concentration in Public Health and Epidemiology.

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.