SU part of new internship program

Southern University is one of five historically black colleges participating in a new internship program designed to get more minorities working in the financial services industry, Investment News reports. The “Gateway to Leadership Program” is co-sponsored by the Money Management Institute, Brinker Capital Incorporated and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

The program will offer paid summer internships to qualified sophomores and juniors who have an interest in working in the financial services industry. Participating companies include Bank of America, A.G. Edwards & Sons, and Charles Schwab.