Tag Archive: CRA-E
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
By Jennifer Campbell (University of Toronto), Mark Floryan (University of Virginia), Geoffrey Herman (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Michael Hilton (Carnegie Mellon University), and Jérémie Lumbroso (University of Pennsylvania) The rising demand for computing degree programs has led to a rapid increase in teaching faculty positions in computing related fields. This white paper discusses how the […]
By Julia Sepúlveda Ávalos, Program Associate, CRA-E In February, the UR2PhD team launched the Computing Engagement and Awareness Series, a virtual workshop series that aims to educate, inspire, and empower undergraduates. The first session “So you’ve done some research, what’s next?” featured a moderated panel discussion with researchers from various backgrounds, including Celeste Bean (Sony […]
By Julia Sepúlveda Ávalos, Program Associate, CRA-E Did you know that, according to CRA Taulbee data, only 22.9% of computer science PhDs who graduated in the 2021-22 academic year identified as women? And the overall fraction of doctoral students in CS programs who were neither Non-resident Aliens, Asian, nor White was 5.3%. CRA launched the […]
