At Ada, we have spent the last week with our AAPI students and staff – holding space and taking care of each other.  Our hearts are broken, and our community is scared and grieving.  We are calling on our broader Ada community to do more…

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The Challenge will award $40 million to accelerate the pace of progress toward gender equality in America. Contact: Rakia Wells, [email protected] SEATTLE, WA (March 8th, 2021) – Ada Developers Academy may be the best kept secret in Seattle until today. Out of five hundred and…

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Interview lead by Rakia Wells, Communication Specialist Part 3, the final interview, highlighting the experiences of Black Adies at Ada and beyond. Stacy Lundquist Cohort 14 Currently: Headed to Internship Stacy Lundquist (she/her) from Cohort 14 wasn’t immediately accepted into the program. As she plans…

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By: Jane, Admissions Specialist In March, we will have reached our first year of facilitating our program entirely online as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time, we were saddened that our students would not experience the hands-on, collaborative, in-person learning model that…

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Interview lead by Rakia Wells, Communication Specialist This is Part 2 of a 3 part series highlighting the experiences of Black Adies at Ada and beyond. Lynn Griffin Cohort 10 Currently at: Indeed Lynn Griffin (they/them) and I comment on the warm sunlight coming through…

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Interview lead by Rakia Wells, Communication Specialist This is Part 1 of a 3 part series highlighting the experiences of Black Adies at Ada and beyond. Ana Lisa Sutherland Cohort 9 Currently at: Artsy Ana Lisa (she/her), from Cohort 9, joins me virtually in her…

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