Spelman creating a data dashboard to spotlight women of color working in STEM

Spelman's Center of Excellence for Minority Women in STEM serves as the hub for all STEM undergraduate research and training. (Photo courtesy of Matt Odom)

Spelman College and Google are working together to shine a spotlight on women of color working in STEM.

Google.org, the philanthropic arm of the leading tech giant, recently awarded Spelman’s Center of Excellence for Minority Women in STEM a $5 million grant to create a data dashboard that will highlight Black, Latina and Indigenous women who work and study in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.

“These untold stories, they are the key to unlocking the system barriers, said Melonie Parker, Google’s chief diversity officer.