Call for applications – Become a BRAID affiliate school

The Building Recruiting and Inclusion for Diversity (BRAID) initiative was established in 2014 by Harvey Mudd College and the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology, and currently involves 15 computing departments across the U.S. that are committed to recruiting and retaining women as well as underrepresented men in computing majors. To that end, BRAID departments implement changes to their introductory computer science courses, and pathways into the major, as well as improve departmental climate, and promote outreach efforts for students.

BRAID is now accepting applications for up to five new BRAID affiliate schools. Affiliates are schools that are working toward implementing BRAID commitments to increase diversity in their computing departments but are not receiving funding through the initiative. Affiliates will be eligible to receive consultation from Harvey Mudd College and NCWIT. In addition, affiliates will have the opportunity to be a part of a network of other BRAID schools and to share and learn best practices from one another in increasing diversity in computing departments. It is required that this work be led by the Department Chair who will be the main liaison on the BRAID project. Department Chairs from affiliates will be expected to attend the annual BRAID Summit, which will occur July 15-17, 2016 in Snowbird, Utah.

To apply to participate, please compose a proposal (2 pages maximum) on what your department has already been doing to address diversity and what you intend to do by participating in BRAID. Please send your proposal to academicinitiatives@anitaborg.org. Proposals are due by 5 pm on December 31st, 2015.

Click here to read about BRAID’s collaboration with CRA’s Center for Evaluating the Research Pipeline.