proclivity
$ 1 M
in scholarship & grant awards
10 K
student submissions
100
careers launched from classroom to boardroom
The Yard

Tech

Innovation Hubs
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Talent

Pitch Competition
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Culture

Mentor Roundtables

TheYARD is the HBCU platform for connecting tech, talent and culture to advance innovation, infrastructure and inclusion. Through partnership with today’s business and community leaders, our platform creates new opportunities for students, builds more sustainable career pipelines, and drives greater economic growth. 

Thanks to the founding partner, Vulcan Materials Company, we launched with a $1M commitment to fund student ideas and collaboration with industry leaders and communities at scale. 

TheYARD is the platform for using tech, talent and culture to create more sustainable career pipelines, and drive inclusion from classrooms to boardrooms.

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Thanks to the founding partner, Vulcan Materials Company, we launched with a $1M commitment to fund student ideas and collaboration with industry leaders and communities at scale.

Rolling Out
HBCU YARD AWARDS

April 2024
Presented by

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Emaginenow
Research & Policy Institute
To learn more visit TheYardTour.com