Sage, the leader in accounting, financial, HR, and payroll technology for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), has announced a new partnership with Morehouse College, the nation’s only historically Black liberal arts institution dedicated to educating and developing men. The partnership will expand Morehouse’s software engineering program, providing students of color with more opportunities to use and study emerging technologies and learn first-hand how advancements in the tech ecosystem are impacting businesses and producing new career paths. Sage experts will help to design and teach a series of new software engineering courses at Morehouse, as well as mentor and employ students as interns. The partnership was launched during an event at Morehouse College featuring top leaders from both organizations.
The aim of the partnership between Sage and Morehouse is to develop a more diverse technology industry talent pool that provides underrepresented communities with increased access to training and lucrative careers. Sage will also work in partnership with the Morehouse-based Center for Broadening Participation in Computing, an academic and industry collaborative dedicated to making the tech ecosystem a more just, innovative, and equitable space.
Students at Morehouse College and the Atlanta University Center, which includes Clark Atlanta University and Spellman University as members, will be able to enroll in the new Sage-sponsored software engineering classes starting August 2023.
“We are excited about the opportunity to work with Sage as partners in the EngageComputing program and appreciate the company’s $80,000 investment in tech education at Morehouse,” said Kinnis Gosha, Ph.D., the Hortenius I. Chenault Endowed Professor of Computer Science and the executive director and chief research officer of the national Center for Broadening Participation in Computing. “There is a delta between what is normally taught at a traditional…
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