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This past weekend at the MLH Prime Spring 2016 Finale we had two major outages: (1) the internet went out for a large portion of Saturday and (2) the food was late or not sufficient to feed everyone at the...

It’s official! After lots of hard work, Major League Hacking (MLH) is now a Certified B Corporation. We also raised a seed round from a group of people who have been supporting this community for a long time...

Back in July at Hackcon III, I announced the creation of the Major League Hacking Community Council. There are, and always have been, community members that we reach out to for advice and feedback. But as the...

On Facebook an uninvolved individual, who was not present at the event, released the details of an incident. We have enough information to believe that it is the one below. The Facts We received a report...

Hackathons are a fun environment and there’s a time and place for jokes during one. Who hasn't made a joke about being sleep deprived or stinky after one? That said, jokes about bombs or hurting people in...

Back in 2010, I started a community for hackers at my alma-mater, Rutgers University. It all started with just a handful of friends I made at hackathons and a Facebook group to connect them. By the time I...

This past weekend we held the third annual Hackcon, the conference for student hackathon organizers. We brought together student organizers and community leaders from around the world to share their knowledge,...

On average, I spend about 22 percent of my work week in Gmail either reading, writing, or responding to emails. That might sound high, but believe it or not, I’m actually a little below the average,...

Today, we're pivoting. Our last two seasons we've been able to provide you amazing hardware at all MLH events. To make that possible we've been learning all about the logistics of packing and shipping....

HackBU S2015 was a 36 hour hackathon that took place over the weekend of March 20th - 22nd. Hosted at Binghamton University, the aim of the event was to bring together and foster a community of individuals...