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Jaden Rashada Released From Florida Gators After $13M NIL Deal Falls Through

Jaden Rashada’s name, image, and likeness (NIL) deal with the Gator Collective took a turn.  

Ngozi Nwanji

Jan 24, 2023

Meet Jasmine Bowers, the First Black Person to Obtain a Doctorate in Computer Science From UF

Black people are continuing to raise the bar in education, and University of Florida graduate Jasmine Bowers is no exception as she’s the first Black person to obtain a doctorate in computer science from the university, Black News reports . Despite living through a global pandemic and social upheaval in America, Bowers powered through her final semester making history in the process. https://twitter.com/JasmineDBowers/status/1284714065785499648?s=20 According to Bowers, the motivation for her latest accomplishment started at a young age when her mother taught her how to use [Microsoft] Excel to create a “wish list.” “I grew up in a household where I was encouraged to embrace technology,” Bowers told Because of Them We Can . “I also had the freedom to utilize technologies that included computers and other equipment that my mother, a [self-taught] engineer, had.” “The Ph.D. was and is the pinnacle of the seed planted years ago, deposits from teachers, internship experiences, amazing...

Njera Perkins

Aug 13, 2020