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2016 Conference

Keynote Speaker Kimberly Bryant: Let’s Redefine the “White Male Geek” Norm

Kimberly Bryant’s pre-teen daughter was a big gamer and loved computer camp — but told her mom that the boys got more attention than the girls. Kai was the only black girl, and one of few girls, at an elite Stanford University summer program in 2011. “That was a wake-up call for me 5 years ago,” […]

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2016 Conference

Kimberly Bryant, HighEdWeb and the future

Diversity in STEM roles has become a hot topic throughout our community. I know it’s certainly a great topic of conversation within the HighEdWeb Board of Directors as we consider the future of the association. As the mother of a now-adult woman, it has always been incredibly important to me that she has every opportunity […]