Author Emily Akers

On October 21st, Red Bull Basement will be joining forces with MLH to do a live streamed panel during Local Hack Day: Learn. This panel will feature hackers who have turned their passions into more than a...

INTRODUCING LOCAL HACK DAY GUILDS One of the best parts of our community is that it allows people to meet and make connections with others, regardless of where you live. Form a Guild of hackers, and fight for...

What was it like being an MLH Fellow? Two Fellows share their stories. This year, we launched the MLH Fellowship, a remote internship alternative where hackers from around the world contributed to Open...

As a Public Benefit Corporation, Major League Hacking (MLH) publishes an annual impact report called “The State of the League” where Swift, the CEO of MLH,  reflects on the work that we did empowering...

“Every week, I get to see all my friends at our club meetings.” School is back in session— or at least as much as it can be in these times. We’re hearing from the heads of ACM/IEEE chapters and all...

This month, we welcomed our inaugural class to the MLH Fellowship, powered by GitHub (make sure to check out their blog post on the Fellowship). In recent months, we have seen COVID-19 affect not only our...

Two weeks ago, 322 middle and high school hackers from around the world participated in NotUniversity Hacks. We were blown away to see 200 hackers demo their projects for their peers, the highest demo rate in...

Christopher Gu, the creator of the viral Instagram filters Have you spent time trying to decode gibberish, say tongue twisters, or figure out which dog breed you are? You’ve been using MLH Top 50...

Attend A Workshop As classes are about to let out, the possibilities for the summer seem endless. But how will you use your newfound free time? Our hackers continue to impress us by taking their education...

Looking Back On Local Hack Day: Build When starting out six years ago, Major League Hacking (MLH) set out with the mission of empowering hackers to learn, build, and share. As our 7th Local Hack Day...