1. www.cirtl.net Welcome to the CIRTL Network’s CIRTLCast Cultivating African American Undergraduate and Graduate STEM Career Choice and Aspirations Dr. LaVar J. Charleston, Assistant Director and Senior Research Associate Wisconsin's Equity and Inclusion Laboratory Session begins at 12pm ET/11am CT/10amMT/9AM PT When you join the room please run the Audio Setup Wizard: Tools Menu->Audio->Audio Setup Wizard While we wait for the session to begin, please feel free to test your microphone and webcam If you are experiencing problems and/or have questions, please type into the chat window

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3. www.cirtl.net Cultivating African American Undergraduate and Graduate STEM Career Choice and Aspirations Dr. LaVar J. Charleston, Assistant Director and Senior Research Associate Wisconsin's Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB)

4. African Americans in Computing Sciences within the Academy 56 Black/African American computer science tenure-track faculty members at PhD-granting institutions (CRA, 2012) – 12 (or 0.6%) Full Professors – 21 (or 1.4%) Associate Professors – 23 ( or 3.0%) Assistant Professors This compares to approximately 3.4%, 5.4% and 6.4% of all Black/African American Full, Associate and Assistant professors, respectively, across all degree-granting institutions in the U.S, including HBCUs 172 Black/African American PhD students currently enrolled in computer science PhD programs – 1.6% of total PhD students in CS programs – 3:1 Disparity for Black/African American PhD student to faculty, – vs 1:1 for White PhD Students and faculty

5. CRA Taulbee Survey (2012) Black/African American Tenure-Track Faculty Members

6. CRA Taulbee Survey (2012) Black/African American PhD Students

7. CRA Taulbee Survey (2012) PhD Students : Faculty Members 11 31

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9. www.cirtl.net U PCOMIN G J OIN US NEXT WEEK FOR ANOTHER CIRTLC AST IN THE SERIES : STEM Career Pathways for Underrepresented Populations: a Community College Perspective September 16, 2014 12-1ET/11-12CT/10-11MT/9-10PT To sign up to hear about these and other CIRTL events, email info@cirtl.net.