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Informed by the CompuGirls program, the CompuPower: Technology and Leadership program curriculum uses culturally responsive education practices to foster student leadership and civic engagement through the exploration of technology. This program is a year-long, in-school, high school elective course that schools can offer to male and female students for Career and Technical Education (CTE) course credit.
Arizona State University (ASU) is known for both enormous size and scale, as well as excellence in research and innovation. These attributes are embodied in the ideal of the “New American University.” ASU Library, as a partner in the New American University, has reorganized itself, completed a large-scale renovation of its main library building, and created interdisciplinary divisions of librarians and other professionals, backed up by subject “knowledge teams” that address specific research needs of faculty and students. As a result, the library has become involved in nontraditional projects across the university. This article is useful for libraries seeking to remain relevant and align themselves with institutional priorities.
Describes the need to provide initiatives that will increase the inclusion of women of color in computer science education.
Provides initiatives that leverage the inclusion of Latinas in computer science education.
Investigates the inclusion of minority women in the field of computer science, and how the FUTURE Act is advancing this endeavor.
Provides results of a survey on the attitude of Black and Latinix middle school girls toward scientists its effect on their STEM educational aspirations.