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Remembering bell hooks: A Legacy of Love and Intersectional Understanding
By: Ali Roberts On December 15, 2021, the world lost a beloved poet, author, professor, and trailblazer in Black feminist and queer...

CGEST Staff
Dec 30, 20213 min read


Staff Spotlight: Pranati Guduru
This month's Staff Spotlight feature is one of our undergraduate researchers and Junior in the Computer Science program, Pranati Guduru....

CGEST Staff
Oct 22, 20212 min read


Voices in STEAM
By: Rachel Ware On September 23rd, I was a speaker on a panel about Equity in STEAM hosted by the Metropolitan Phoenix YWCA. This event...

CGEST Staff
Sep 27, 20213 min read


My First Month with CGEST
By: Jayashree Iyer My name is Jayashree, and I recently joined CGEST as a Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) student. I am an...

CGEST Staff
Sep 24, 20212 min read


Mentoring and the STEM Gender Gap
By: Ali Roberts The dominant narrative has been that the gender gap in technology career fields has been slowly closing over the years,...

CGEST Staff
Sep 22, 20213 min read


Reflections of a Black Woman Computer Scientist
By Yolanda A. Rankin, PhD A year has passed since George Floyd was murdered and I found myself writing a paper with two other Black...
Guest Blogger
Jun 28, 20214 min read


Understanding Latina Students’ Trajectories in Computing
By Kathleen J. Lehman, Daisy Ramirez, Sarah Rodriguez, and Linda J. Sax As has been highlighted by the research conducted and supported...
Guest Blogger
Jun 18, 20214 min read


Call for Applications! Summer Leadership Academy
The Leadership Academy for CS and Engineering Undergraduates - Thriving in Internships and Early Careers is currently looking for...

CGEST Staff
May 24, 20212 min read


The Status of Women of Color in the Workplace
Written By: Yulkendy Valdez & Sonia BasSheva Manjon Recently, Yulkendy Valdez reconnected with Sonia BasSheva Manjon, PhD at LeaderSpring...
Guest Blogger
Mar 10, 20214 min read


Workplace Bias and Women of Color in Computing
Contributing guest blog post by Rachel Maas At the Center for WorkLife Law, we had the opportunity as part of WoCCC to study bias...
Guest Blogger
Mar 2, 20213 min read


Behind the Scenes of Writing Culturally Relevant Curriculum
By Tara Nkrumah, PhD In the early 2000s, I taught predominantly African American and Latinx high school students the subject of science....

Dr. Tara Nkrumah
Jan 22, 20212 min read


Impactful Women in Tech
There are so many inspiring, influential, and impactful women in technology so we wanted to highlight a few from Hackernoon's 2021 list...

CGEST Staff
Jan 19, 20213 min read


The Right Thing To Do: WOCCC Senior Fellows Webinar
On March 18, three scholars working at the intersection of education, critical race theory, and STEM fields convened for the Women of...

CGEST Staff
Apr 1, 20193 min read


Amplifying the Voices of Women of Color in Computing
Women’s History Month entreats us to honor the figures that are frequently overlooked, to amplify their voices, and to commemorate their...

CGEST Staff
Mar 22, 20192 min read


Introducing WOCCC Senior Fellow, Dr. Jakita O. Thomas
The Women of Color in Computing Collaborative (WOCCC), comprised of a partnership between CGEST and the Kapor Center, has awarded three...

CGEST Staff
Mar 4, 20193 min read


Women of Color in Computing Research Collaborative Part II
As a follow up in our Women of Color in Computing Research Collaborative series the second fellow in the program is Maria (Mia) Ong,...

CGEST Staff
Jan 31, 20191 min read


Women of Color in Computing Research Collaborative
Women of Color in Computing Research Collaborative CGEST and the Kapor Center partnered earlier this year to create the Women of Color in...

CGEST Staff
Jan 4, 20192 min read


Learning in Libraries Program at Tempe
During the week of October 8-13th, Tempe Public Library hosted the latest Learning in Libraries program, led by librarians Victoria...

CGEST Staff
Oct 26, 20181 min read


Event Review: Special Preconference for Women of Color in Computing Research Collaborative
On October 4, 2018, a special preconference was held prior to the Women of Color STEM Entrepreneurship Conference at ASU Law School in...

CGEST Staff
Oct 10, 20181 min read


Tapia Conference Review: Women of Color in Computing
Tapia Conference Review: Women of Color in Computing: Addressing the Double-Bind Through A Researcher-Practitioner Collaborative On...

CGEST Staff
Sep 27, 20181 min read
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