The rollback of federal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives has put the professional futures of some Howard students in jeopardy.
Ariel Green, a junior honors computer information systems major with a cybersecurity concentration and a computer science minor from Orlando had spent months preparing for a prestigious weeklong immersion program at the CIA through the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF).
It was a natural step toward her dream career in national intelligence – a field where she had built her extracurriculars and envisioned her future. The opportunity was not only a professional milestone but a financial relief, offering scholarships and an inside track to a full-time government role…