The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $861,624 Cooperative Agreement under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070) to the University of Chicago. This five-year extension award, effective January 1, 2025, aims to continue and refine the LEAP Alliance strategies for increasing diversity in the computing professoriate. The key activities include:
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Continuing the LEAP Alliance strategies to increase the diversity of PhD graduates from top-producing computing faculty institutions.
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Increasing exposure to academic careers at institutions with good diversity in their PhD graduates.
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Increasing retention of underrepresented undergraduate students at institutions that send students to doctoral programs.
The award also plans to establish an Affiliates Program in year three to enable cross-dissemination of best practices and lessons learned between the four LEAP Alliance cohorts and affiliate member institutions.
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