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This program is tentative and subject to change.

Thu 27 Feb 2025 16:03 - 16:22 at Meeting Room 406 - Race and Ethnicity

One of the challenges of broadening participation in computing lies in acknowledging that white supremacy and racism have created racial disparities in the K-12 education system in the United States. For example, Black rural communities in the southeastern region of the United States often lack access to CS education compared to privileged white rural communities in the same area. However, Emmanuel, a faith-based organization situated in a rural Black community, serves as a beacon of hope, seeking to address the racial and class disparities that contribute to social inequalities that continue to marginalize K-12 Black students. Emmanuel, the manifestation of Black leadership, Black culture, and Black spirituality, provides a variety of supplemental programs to address the spiritual, social, and educational needs of its constituents. In this experience report, we leverage Black feminist thought to demonstrate how Black women of diverse backgrounds, united by their Christian beliefs and commitment to uplift the Black community, work together to create a series of CS unplugged activities. As a result of this collaboration, Emmanuel provides an informal CS learning opportunity that bridges elementary students’ experiences with food to the basic computing concept of algorithms.

This program is tentative and subject to change.

Thu 27 Feb

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15:45 - 17:00
Race and EthnicityPapers at Meeting Room 406
15:45
18m
Talk
Engaging Students from Under-Represented Groups to Pursue Graduate School in Computer Science and Engineering
Papers
Ravindra Mangar Dartmouth College, Cesar Arguello Dartmouth College, David Inyangson Johns Hopkins University, Tina Pavlovich Dartmouth College, Karen Gareis Goodman Research Group, Tushar Jois City College of New York
16:03
18m
Talk
Faith to Move Mountains: Black Women in Computing Education
Papers
Yolanda Rankin Emory University, Jasmine Thompson In His Steps Ministries, Carolyn Bacon In His Steps Ministries, Jakita Thomas Auburn University
16:22
18m
Talk
Our journey towards a diverse computing program: what worked, where we are, and what we have learned.
Papers
Ana Paula Centeno Rutgers University, Corina Hernandez Princeton University, Kalrav Pandit Rutgers University
16:41
18m
Talk
RISE Stars: An Experience Report on a Cohort of Black Freshmen Women in ComputingMSI
Papers
Ashlyn Campbell Georgia State University, Anu Bourgeois Georgia State University, Nannette P. Napier Georgia State University