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Mastercard Partners With Howard University to Drive Racial Equity Through Data Science

Stuart Mitchell

Mastercard and Howard University are pleased to announce a new dimension to their partnership with a $5 million grant from Mastercard that will support the creation of the Center for Applied Data Science and Analytics (CADSA). The center will advance Howard’s leadership as a major hub of data science for social impact research and training for the next generation of data scientists with expertise in incorporating analysis of racial bias in financial services.  “Data science touches everything, and it’s going to continue to be increasingly impactful in everything that we do,” said Howard…

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Howard University Launches “HU Stands” Campaign on Sexual Assault Prevention

Stuart Mitchell

As National Campus Safety Awareness Month approaches in September, Howard University will kick off a year-long campaign, “HU Stands” to promote sexual assault prevention on campus.  Today, the Office of Title IX and several campus partners, will host a campus event inviting students, faculty and staff to take the pledge to stand against interpersonal violence. The Howard University Student Association and the 1867 Club are campaign kick-off partners. “We are committed to fostering and maintaining an academic and work environment that is free of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and other…

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