IBM and HBCUs: Fueling a New Generation of Cybersecurity Experts

IBM and HBCUs: Fueling a New Generation of Cybersecurity Experts

Author: Pushkin Industries and iHeartPodcasts June 19, 2023 Duration: 31:11

Education has the power to show students a path they had never considered before. In this episode of Smart Talks with IBM, Malcolm Gladwell and Dr. Laurie Santos take on tech education at HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) with Dr. Derrick Warren, Dean of the College of Business at Grambling State University (former Associate Dean at the Southern University College of Business). They talk about the partnership between IBM SkillsBuild and Southern University to co-create a cybersecurity leadership center for HBCU students and discuss how exposure to first-experiences inspires creativity.

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