Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Skills, Teaching Methods Laura West Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Skills, Teaching Methods Laura West

Notable Scholars and Business Leaders share Research and Inspiration with Next Generation of Computational Social Scientists

The first Summer Institute in Computational Social Science hosted at a Historically Black College or University featured a panel of guest speakers who inspired participants with their research and professional trajectory. Lecture topics include re-entry into the job force for incarcerated people, financial statuses of small businesses in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, social identities and systems of power, and discriminatory bias within technology.

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Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Skills, Teaching Methods Laura West Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Skills, Teaching Methods Laura West

Innovative “Bite-Sized Lunchtime Talks” Offer Unique Opportunity for SICSS-Howard/Mathematica Participants To See Data at Work

SICSS-Howard/Mathematica participants had the benefit of novel Bite-Sized Lunchtime Talks during the inaugural SICSS at a Historically Black College or University. The purpose of this SICSS-H/M specific site innovation was to introduce participants to people and organizations doing impactful and complementary work with data.

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Skills, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Teaching Methods Laura West Skills, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Teaching Methods Laura West

Innovative “Praxis to Power” pre-institute marks the beginning of the first Summer Institute in Computational Social Science at a Historically Black University

This blog post is the second of nine in a series called “The Future of Computational Social Science is Black” about SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2021, the first Summer Institute in Computational Social Science held at a Historically Black College or University.

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Skills, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Teaching Methods Chris Burnage Skills, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Teaching Methods Chris Burnage

Uncovering new keys to countering anti-Black racism and inequity using computational social science

A new Summer Institute in Computational Social Science organized by Howard University and Mathematica promises to bring the power of computational social science to the issues of systemic racism and inequality in America. This marks the first time the successful SICSS model is being hosted by a Historically Black College or University.

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