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Advance Your Teaching-Track Career at the CRA Pre-Symposium at SIGCSE 2025!

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By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications The Computing Research Association (CRA) invites teaching-track faculty in PhD-granting computing departments to apply for the CRA Professional Development Pre-Symposium for Teaching-Track Faculty, held in conjunction with SIGCSE 2025. This full-day, in-person event, scheduled for Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, offers […]

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2025 NSF CSGrad4US Graduate Fellowship and Mentoring Program Now Accepting Applications

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By Erik Russell, CRA Director of Educational Initiatives Do you know someone who would thrive in a PhD program in computing? Perhaps a former student, colleague, or mentee with industry experience who’s ready to return to academia? The U.S. National Science Foundation’s Computer and Information Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program (NSF CSGrad4US) offers a […]

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Departments, Faculty, and Students Are Encouraged to Get Involved in UR2PhD

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By Julia Sepulveda, Senior Program Associate, CRA-E UR2PhD makes it possible for undergraduate students to engage in research in a supportive learning environment. Unlike traditional undergraduate research experiences, UR2PhD focuses on providing groups of first-time researchers an opportunity to learn more about what research is and how they can build essential skills. UR2PhD flips the […]

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CRA-E Announces New Co-Chair, Welcomes New Board Members, and Thanks Departing Members for Their Service

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By Julia Sepúlveda, Program Associate, CRA-E The Computing Research Association’s Education Committee (CRA-E) is thrilled to announce Michael Hilton (Carnegie Mellon University) as its newest co-chair. Lori Pollock (University of Delaware) will be stepping down from her role as co-chair, but will continue to serve as a board member, assisting with the UR2PhD and CSGrad4US […]

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Resources for Designing Undergraduate Research Experiences

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By Julia Sepúlveda, Program Associate, CRA-E Well-scoped projects can help you advance your research, improve your leadership capabilities and promote the development of your mentees. But designing undergraduate research projects can be difficult and time consuming – especially, if you are inexperienced.  Earlier this year, the UR2PhD team led a presentation and discussion on “Designing […]

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Extended Deadlines — Explore Undergraduate Research & Graduate Student Mentor Training Opportunities

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By Julia Sepulveda, Program Associate, CRA-E The UR2PhD program, an initiative that aims to substantially increase the quality and scale of undergraduate research opportunities through mentorship and training, is offering two summer courses: a research methods and a mentor training course.  The undergraduate research methods course aims to equip students with the fundamental skills they […]

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Apply to Lead Graduate School Application Workshops

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By Julia Sepulveda, Program Associate, CRA-E In order to help students bridge the gap between a first research experience and graduate study, the UR2PhD program will be launching Graduate School Application Workshops for Computing Programs in the fall. These workshops will aim to support students in their final year of study as they apply to […]

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UR2PhD Funding Opportunity for Organizations Broadening Participation in Computing

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By Julia Sepulveda, Program Associate, CRA-E The UR2PhD program aims to broaden participation in computing by increasing the quality and scale of undergraduate research experiences. At this time, our program activities are cultivating stronger mentoring relationships and inspiring confidence and collaboration through training.  In order to strengthen the computing pipeline, we are currently accepting proposals […]

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Upcoming CRA-E Webinar Series to Explore Teaching Career Paths

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By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications  As institutions continue to expand their computing programs, the number and variety of opportunities for teaching-focused faculty positions has never been greater. Most PhD-granting departments have introduced a teaching faculty track – often with academic rank – while many masters-granting and primarily undergraduate institutions are significantly growing their faculty […]

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UR2PhD Continues To Engage Undergraduates Interested in Learning More About Computing Research; You’re Invited to Our Last Spring Workshop

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By Julia Sepulveda Avalos, Program Associate, CRA-E Earlier this year, the UR2PhD team launched the Computing Research Engagement and Awareness Series, a monthly virtual workshop program that helps undergraduate students learn more about computing research.  Throughout the spring series, participants have acquired a better understanding of what a computing research career can look like, what […]

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Get Involved with UR2PhD

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By Julia Sepulveda Avalos, Program Associate, CRA-E The Undergraduate Research to PhD Mentoring Program (UR2PhD) was born out of a critical need to address underrepresentation within computing. UR2PhD aims to increase the quality and scale of undergraduate research experiences, so that more women and gender-marginalized individuals have access to opportunities. As part of the program, […]

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