The author, Omotayo Olukoya, is an electrical engineering and computer science student at UC Berkeley. He directed the article to tech companies, but he talks about his experiences as a student of color in the CS department and the process of interviewing for internships.
http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/28/trying-to-hire-a-diverse-team-of-engineers-its-not-just-a-pipeline-issue/