Broadening Participation in Computing Community

Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) is a NSF sponsored program. The goal of BPC is to significantly increase the number of underrepresented graduates in computing disciplines, with an emphasis on women, persons with disabilities, and minorities (African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders). This website seeks to connect existing members of the BPC community to one another and to those interested in getting involved. This website is interactive and registered members are encouraged to submit content where applicable. The purpose of this web portal is to provide a place for the BPC, stay abreast of BPC issues, and participate in resource match-making.

Lack of diversity part of equation in STEM fields BPC-DP: CARE - Computer and Robotics Education for African American Students

The NSF BPC programs have three components: Alliances, Demonstration Projects, and supplements to CISE grants. Browse or search our resources in computing diversity and education below. Add BPC search and news items to your own website using the our inline forms option. Go to Advanced Search in the left menu for a more sophisticated search using the Engineering Pathway's search engine.

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Associate Editor(s): Lecia Barker, University of Texas
Tracy Camp, Colorado School of Mines
Lucinda Sanders, University of Colorado at Boulder
Cheryl Seals, Auburn University
Michael Smith, France Telecom
Teresa Dahlberg, UNC Charlotte
Janice Cuny, National Science Foundation
Amy Sharma, AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow, National Science Foundation

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Race Matters
March 11, 2010

Computer Science Degrees Still In Demand
March 9, 2010

Education Department Promises Push on Civil-Rights Enforcement
March 8, 2010

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NSF-Sponsored Academic Workshop for Underrepresented Ethnic Minorities and People with Disabilities at the level of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Senior Doctoral Students
March 5, 2010
Houston, TX, USA

National Society of Black Engineers - Annual Convention
April 1 - 4, 2010
Toronto, CA

WEPAN - Women in Engineering ProActive Network - Annual Conference
April 12-15, 2010
Baltimore, MD, USA

Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) NSF RFP Due
May 11, 2010
NSF

Anita Borg Institute's Women of Vision 2010 Awards Ceremony
May 12, 2010
Santa Clara, CA, USA

SHPE - Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers - Conference 2009
October 28 November 1, 2009
Washington , D.C. , USA

Workshops and Events from the National Center for Women in Information Technology (NCWIT)

Computing Education Blog

Women in IT News

Frontiers in Engineering Education - Future, Current and Past

Coalition to Diversity Computing News

NSBE - National Society of Black Engineers - 36th Annual Convention - Engineering a Global Impact
March 31 April 4, 2010
Toronto, Canada

SC09 Education Summer Workshops
Summer 2009

Engineering a Global Impact - 36th Covention of the National Society of Black Engineers
March 31 April 4, 2009
Toronto, Canada

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