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News February 26, 2021

Diverse by Design | Young, Black & Techy: Recruiting, Retaining, and Cultivating Diverse Talent

News October 30, 2020

Diverse by Design 2020

The Diverse by Design 2020 conference was reimagined as a three-part virtual series event featuring industry C-suite leaders who explored new approaches to building sustainable business growth in a post-COVID economy. Featured panelists included Jay Alvather (President, TEKsystems), Hardmon Williams (Vice President, AT&T Believes), and Janet Pope, North America Corporate Responsibility Director, Capgemini.

News July 6, 2020

Per Scholas in Road Trip Nation, “To Be Determined”

Last year, our very own Per Scholas alumnus Taiheem Wentt was chosen to participate in a very special experience: Along with two fellow workforce development program alumni, he traveled the country with Roadtrip Nation to interview software engineers, CEOs, political campaign managers, and more, all of whom kickstarted their careers through a workforce development program.

News October 29, 2019

Per Scholas Celebrates 25 Years with Newly Renovated HQ Opening

News June 26, 2019

VICE Special Report: The Future of Work Screening & Discussion (Photos)

News March 28, 2019

Diverse by Design – Detroit 2019

TEKsystems President, Jay Alvather and Per Scholas President & CEO, Plinio Ayala proudly announced the launch of a talent transformation partnership to train more than 540 people for cutting-edge jobs in Detroit, Philadelphia and Boston.

News October 24, 2018

Diverse by Design – Dallas 2018

The sixth Diverse by Design convening brought together leaders representing both the government and organizations across the tech, finance and nonprofit sectors to the home of Per Scholas’ Dallas training location. This installment of the conversation series focused on Women in the tech industry.

News April 22, 2018

Diverse by Design – Pittsburgh 2018

The fourth Diverse by Design convening brought together over 100 leaders representing organizations across the tech, finance and nonprofit sectors to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center to engage in courageous conversations about initiatives working to promote diversity in the workplace.

News January 29, 2018

New Documentary Highlights Per Scholas at Salt Lake City Premiere

News October 25, 2017

Diverse by Design – Mountainview 2017

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 marked the fourth installment of the Diverse by Design conversation series at Google’s global headquarters in Mountain View, CA. Over 100 leaders representing organizations across the tech, finance and nonprofit sectors gathered to reflect on the need for entrepreneurship and innovation in delivering diversity.