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Client Spotlight: National Society of Black Engineers

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and Fred Cooper–approached the dean of engineering at Purdue University with the vision of starting an organization dedicated to improving the recruitment and retention rates of Black students in the engineering school. Barnette, Jr. Kirtley, John W. The organization now boasts over 790 chapters worldwide.

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Net2Local: Year-End Revelations

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We have 19,779 members in our meetup groups. Wordle of event titles from Net2Local groups. Fourteen Net2Local groups descended on their communities in full costume and delivered one-on-one training to local social benefit organizers. China, Cameroon, Uganda and Kenya. Net2Local has been busy over the last six months.