Blog: Community Updates

June is a time to reflect on and celebrate the achievements and advancements of our LGBTQ+ community members. Here’s how you can get involved.

The Fullstack Academy leadership team has been working diligently to design a safe plan for returning to campus based on reopening guidelines from the cities of New York and Chicago. Here's what you need to know.

Discover what life is really like for these Black developers, and learn about the people and organizations fighting for equity in the industry.

Fullstack Academy and The Grace Hopper Program in Chicago partnered with Black Girls Code for the "Wakanda by Design: 3D Printing" workshop, which allowed young girls to design and create high-tech solutions inspired by the film.

Michele Cantos, Director of our Grace Hopper Program, attended the annual Grace Hopper Celebration in Houston. Check out her day-by-day recap of the amazing women she encountered at this event--and grab some digital swag for yourself.

This summer, a group of students, fellows, and Grace Hopper Track staff from the Chicago campus attended a networking event co-hosted by Google and Lesbians Who Tech + Allies. Find out what we learned, what we loved, and what we ate!

The Fullstack Academy and Grace Hopper Program teams are growing, adding diverse team members with diverse experiences. From working at the Future Leaders Foundation and Google to wrestling on camera and earning Ph.D.s in Mathematics, our new hires are folks you'll want to spend 13 weeks--or at least the next five minutes--getting to know.

CIRR (Council on Integrity in Results Reporting) members present honest and complete outcomes reports. We're creating transparency in the world of coding bootcamps.

In order to mirror industry demand and improve the relevancy of Fullstack Academy's curriculum, a major technology switch from Angular.js to React has recently been implemented. CEO and co-founder, David Yang, takes up the pen to explain why this change was necessary and advantageous for Fullstack's students.

Starting January 2016, The Grace Hopper Program will begin educating the next wave of women in tech. With a deferred tuition payment model and robust mentorship programs, this school is designed to facilitate successful career transitions.