Tag Archive: Data Buddies Project

Research Illustrates HOW Faculty Advisors are Critical to PhD Student Outcomes


By Dr. Kari George, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Dr. Kaitlin Newhouse, North Carolina State University Motivated by persistent equity gaps in computing degree attainment, a recently published article from Drs. Kari George and Kaitlin Newhouse contributes new evidence to understand factors that may contribute to doctoral attrition or persistence. Most notably, this study elucidates […]

Join the Data Buddies Project – Sign Up by August 31!


By The Data Buddies Team We invite your department to join the Data Buddies Project, an NSF-supported survey that collects data on the experiences of students and professionals in computing. By partnering with CERP, you’ll join over 160 academic departments gaining valuable insights and exclusive data access. Benefits include: Customized Department Report: Compare your students’ […]

How representative are Data Buddies departments compared to computing departments overall?


By Brendan Kane, Research Associate, CERP The Data Buddies Project is a long-standing initiative of CRA’s Center for Evaluating the Research Pipeline (CERP). The project began in 2010 with just 10 institutions participating (Wright, 2021). Since then, the number of institutions participating has increased to 147 in the 2023 Data Buddies Survey (DBS) cycle. The […]

Thank you, Data Buddies! (Fall 2023)


By CERP Staff CRA and CERP wish to thank the institutions and departments that distributed the 2023 annual Data Buddies Survey! A total of 149 institutions worked with CERP for the 2023 survey year, with 46 departments receiving “elite” status by obtaining a response rate of 20% or more. The collective efforts of Data Buddies […]

Undergraduates’ Likely Interest in a Research-Related Career is Connected to Their Highest Intended Degree


By Evelyn Yarzebinski, Manager, CERP Students who are enrolled in Bachelor’s degree granting programs are faced with the decision of whether to continue on to graduate school after they have earned their Bachelor’s degree. There are many facets to this decision, such as whether their future career will include a focus on research, as graduate-level […]

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More than 170 Institutions Participated in Data Buddies Survey 2022


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 […]