Diversity drives innovation.
Resource Library
Broadening Participation in Computing encompasses a variety of different areas. BPCnet.org staff has gathered resources, activities, and other information that BPC Plans tend to focus on. Visit the Resource Library page to view our collection of resources, activities and other information.
Research & Data
BPCnet.org has multiple sources of publicly available data and academic research to support PIs and Departments in writing their BPC Plans. To utilize the datasets and academic research, please click the button below!
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Broadening participation to address under-representation in computing
What is BPC?
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Get Started with a BPC Plan
A BPC Plan is a concrete plan of action to support efforts to broaden participation in computing. Use our guidelines for developing your Departmental or Project BPC Plan.
Dig Deeper
Search scholarly articles on research and methods or view Postsecondary Computing Degrees Awarded (IPEDS), Postsecondary Engineering Degrees Awarded (IPEDS), and K-12 Enrollment (CCD) data.
Our research cannot reach its full potential for societal benefits if we are missing out on the ideas and intellect of a majority of our Nation’s population. Through BPCnet, the full CISE research population will together move the needle on these issues by plugging into long-term departmental plans and community expertise.
Hugh Trumbull Adams ’35 Professor of Computer Science, Princeton University (former NSF CISE AD)