10/16/2026
First-Generation Friday ⚙️
For Aaliyah Williams, a junior computer science student, the road to Aggieland started with curiosity.
After learning about HBCUs in high school, she began researching, watching videos and exploring campuses, searching for a place that offered both a strong engineering program and a sense of community. She found both at A&T.
A lifelong STEM student who started coding in second grade, Aaliyah discovered her passion for computer science by watching Tony Stark in Iron Man. Seeing technology as something creative, innovative and capable of solving problems sparked a dream that eventually became a career goal.
Aaliyah’s advice: “Have the courage and audacity to stand tall, even when you’re stepping into spaces you’ve never been in before. If you fall or stumble along the way, it’s okay to cry, but always find the courage to get back up.”