Educating Diverse Computing Students at the University of Virginia

Through curricular reform, outreach programs, and other diversity initiatives, the percentage of women undergraduate computing majors at the University of Virginia has increased from 8 to 21 percent over the past 10 years.

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Published inComputer (Long Beach, Calif.) Vol. 46; no. 3; pp. 52 - 55
Main Authors Cohoon, J. P., Cohoon, J. M., Soffa, M. L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York IEEE 01.03.2013
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
College students
Computer science
Computer science education
Computers
Conferences
Education courses
Educational institutions
Equal opportunities
Gender issues
Laboratories
Pedagogy
Problem solving
Professional aspects
Programming profession
Science teachers
Workforce
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Summary:Through curricular reform, outreach programs, and other diversity initiatives, the percentage of women undergraduate computing majors at the University of Virginia has increased from 8 to 21 percent over the past 10 years.
ISSN:0018-9162
1558-0814
DOI:10.1109/MC.2013.39