{"id":212043,"date":"2026-02-10T14:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T19:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/10\/harper-hosts-futures-in-tech-event-spotlighting-black-achievement-in-ai-and-cybersecurity-harper-college\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T15:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:00:10","slug":"harper-hosts-futures-in-tech-event-spotlighting-black-achievement-in-ai-and-cybersecurity-harper-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/10\/harper-hosts-futures-in-tech-event-spotlighting-black-achievement-in-ai-and-cybersecurity-harper-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Harper hosts Futures in Tech event spotlighting Black achievement in AI and cybersecurity: Harper College"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpercollege.edu\/about\/news\/archives\/2026\/futures-tech-preview.php\">Harper hosts Futures in Tech event spotlighting Black achievement in AI and cybersecurity: Harper College<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpercollege.edu\/about\/news\/archives\/2026\/futures-tech-preview.php\">https:\/\/www.harpercollege.edu\/about\/news\/archives\/2026\/futures-tech-preview.php<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-02-10 14:55:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.harpercollege.edu\">www.harpercollege.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Harper College will host Futures in Tech: Innovators Standing on the Shoulders of Giants, celebrating contributions Black individuals have made to technology with a special<br \/>\n                              focus on AI and cybersecurity. The event is set for 10 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Feb. 25<br \/>\n                              in the Wojcik Conference Center, 1200 W. Algonquin Road, Palatine. The program is<br \/>\n                              free and open to everyone. Registration is encouraged.<\/p>\n<p>The interactive event is designed to inspire students and community members interested<br \/>\n                              in high-demand tech fields. Attendees will hear from industry professionals, participate<br \/>\n                              in a panel discussion and engage in a Q&#038;A session, all aimed at highlighting pathways<br \/>\n                              into technology careers. Speakers will share resources for pursuing industry-recognized<br \/>\n                              certifications, internships and real-world job opportunities in sectors where demand<br \/>\n                              \u2013 and earning potential \u2013 continues to grow.<\/p>\n<p>Futures in Tech offers more than conversation; it provides practical guidance from<br \/>\n                              people working in the field today. The event is geared to anyone interested in exploring<br \/>\n                              technology careers, from students considering majors to working professionals looking<br \/>\n                              to pivot into tech roles. The program will emphasize how emerging technologies like<br \/>\n                              AI and cybersecurity shape the future of work and how individuals can prepare for success in these areas.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the event, which is part of Harper\u2019s celebration of Black History Month, on the college\u2019s events calendar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpercollege.edu\/about\/news\/archives\/2026\/futures-tech-preview.php\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harper hosts Futures in Tech event spotlighting Black achievement in AI and cybersecurity: Harper College&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":212044,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.harpercollege.edu\/about\/news\/images\/FuturesInTech.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[20],"class_list":["post-212043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cybersecurity","tag-artificial-intelligence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212043"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212043"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":212045,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212043\/revisions\/212045"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}