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Articles relevant to the CRA Center for Evaluating the Research Pipeline (CERP).

Infographic: Internships and Independent Research Projects Are Top Two Activities That Prepare Students for Their Early Career After College

In: January 2024, Vol. 36/No. 1 /

By Rainey Jernigan, Research Associate, CERP During the 2022 fall semester, recent graduates (within five years of graduation) who majored in computer science (CS), information technology (IT), and computer/software engineering (CSE) and currently employed were asked about the extent to which various professional activities they may have engaged in during their college career prepared them […]

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Infographic: Why Don’t Certain Students Participate in Formal Research Experiences?

In: November 2023, Vol. 35/No.10 /

By Ama Nyame-Mensah, Senior Research Associate, CERP Participating in undergraduate research experiences can be highly beneficial for computing students, particularly those who have historically been excluded from or marginalized in computing fields. These experiences can help students gain confidence in their abilities, develop new skills, explore their interests, and persist in their degree programs (Alvarado, […]

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CERP and the Center for Inclusive Computing Launch New Branding for BPC Alliance DAPPIC

In: November 2023, Vol. 35/No.10 /

By Brendan Kane, Research Assistant, CERP The CRA Center for Evaluating the Research Pipeline (CERP) and the Center for Inclusive Computing (CIC) at Northeastern University are excited to announce new branding for their BPC Alliance DAPPIC (Data Alliance on Persistence and Perception in Computing). The goal of DAPPIC is to integrate department-level data on enrollment, […]

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Need Evaluation for Your Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Project?

In: September 2023, Vol. 35/No.8 /

By Ama Nyame-Mensah, Senior Research Associate, CERP Are you a new or existing REU Principal Investigator? Do you need to fulfill your REU Site evaluation requirement? Sign up to participate in the Computing Research Association’s (CRA) Center for Evaluating the Research Pipeline (CERP) Comparative Evaluation of Undergraduate Research Opportunities on Student Interest in Research Careers in […]

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More than 170 Institutions Participated in Data Buddies Survey 2022

In: August 2023, Vol. 35/No.7 /

By Evelyn Yarzebinski, Manager, CERP The Data Buddies Project is a long-standing project of Center for Evaluating the Research Pipeline (CERP). This project focuses on the experiences of those in the computing community, such as understanding student retention and attrition, as well as factors that may support successful graduate school or other professional experiences. CERP […]

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CERP Infographic: A third of Doctoral Students Find it Somewhat or Very Difficult to Cover their Basic Expenses with their Stipends

In: June 2023, Vol. 35/No.6 /

A third of doctoral students who responded to the Data Buddies Survey (DBS) reported that they find it somewhat or very difficult to cover their basic expenses with their stipends.

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Fact sheet presenting a summary of the demographic makeup of CISE REU Past Participants who participated in REU projects between 2013 and 2021.

Who has participated in an NSF CISE REU in the last ten years?

By: Ama Nyame-Mensah, CERP Research AssociateIn: May 2023, Vol. 35/No.5 /

This infographic summarizes the demographic makeup of CISE REU Past Participants who participated in REU projects between 2013 and 2021.

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Mentoring and Teaching Activities Among Undergraduate Computing Majors by Gender Identity

By: Heather M. Wright, Associate Director of CERPIn: March 2023, Vol. 35/No.3 /

In this infographic, we compared students’ involvement in teaching and mentoring activities by their reported gender identity. Results indicate statistical differences between groups at the p ≤ .05 level.

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Undergraduate and Graduate Students Report on Career Values

By: Evelyn Yarzebinski, CERP Senior Research AssociateIn: February 2023, Vol. 35/No.2 /

CERP presents results on what aspects of a career undergraduate students and graduate students consider most important.

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Freshman Experienced the Highest Decline in Frequency of Interactions with Classmates Outside of Class During COVID Pandemic

By: Burçin Tamer, Director of CERPIn: January 2023, Vol. 35/No.1 /

Data from the CRA Data Buddies Survey (DBS) 2019, 2020, and 2021, indicates that students interacted with their classmates outside of the lectures less frequently after the COVID pandemic and the change was more drastic for students who were earlier on in their academic program.

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Doctoral Students Are More Satisfied with Their Advisor Relationships than Terminal Master’s Students Are

By: Kristi Kelly, CERP Senior Research AssociateIn: November 2022, Vol. 34/No.10 /

CRA’s Data Buddies Survey 2021 data indicate that students in doctoral programs are more likely than their peers in terminal master’s programs to report being satisfied with their advisor relationships across a set of advisory domains.

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