Celebrating Black History Month and Equity in STEM | February 2023

Black history month highlight

This Black history month, Boundless Brilliance would like to acknowledge Dr. Janet Rita Emerson Bashen for her contributions to the STEM field. Dr. Emerson Bashen is an Ohio native, entrepreneur, business consultant, software engineer, and inventor. She is best known for patenting a web-based EEO software application called LinkLine, now known as Nalikah, to assist with equal employment opportunity investigations and claims tracking.

Dr. Janet Emerson Bashen is the founder, President, and CEO of Bashen Corporation, a leading human resources consulting firm.

Her invention relates to our vision of “a future of STEM leadership that is as diverse as the world in which we live” by providing the foundation for the tools to track progress in workplace equity and representation.


STEM Initiative for Special Needs Learners

We are excited to share the latest update about our Initiative for Special Needs Learners launched in the Fall of 2022. We’ve garnered feedback and insights from parents, caregivers, and families of special needs learners through a survey and an engaging focus group discussion, as well as completed a literature review, and will be releasing key findings from that research in a white paper. 

The initiative launched aligns with Boundless Brilliance’s goal of helping to ensure that STEM becomes more accessible and inclusive. The main objective of the evidence-based initiative is to modify our curriculum to include lessons and activities that meet the needs of neurodiverse and other special needs learners. 

If you are interested in learning more about the initiative, please contact us at info@boundlessbrilliance.org


EYE opening science

We are excited to partner with the Los Angeles Public Library- Arroyo Seco Regional Branch on their STEAM for Kids series. 

We’ll be hosting an interactive STEM workshop at the library on February 27, 2023 from 4:00-5:00pm. The workshop is FREE and open to all young learners. 

It will be taking place at the Arroyo Seco Regional Branch located at 6145 N. Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA. 


new boundless brilliance youtube channel

The Boundless Brilliance for Students in STEM channel has been launched with the purpose of sharing information, engaging content, and fun updates for high school and college students, as well as early career STEM professionals. 


Women in STEM, We Want to Hear From You!

Are you a woman with a university degree in a STEM field?

If so, Boundless Brilliance would love to hear from you. We are interested in learning more about your career path and what industry you currently work in!

We will be compiling information and feedback that we receive to enhance our mentorship program for our college interns and alumni who are early career professionals. 

Please get in touch with us at info@boundlessbrilliance.org to share your story.


Upcoming Events

Eye-Opening Science at the Los Angeles Public Library

Arroyo Saco Branch 

6145 N. Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA

February 27th 4:00-5:00pm.


“My success and failures make me who I am and who I am is a black woman raised in the south by working class parents who tried to give me a better life by fostering a fervent commitment to succeed.”
— Janet Emerson Bashen