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Pros/Cons of Meritocracy - criticisms and defense

Meritocracy - criticism, and defense of merit based rewards

Heroes of Color - CS for Social Justice

a collection of articles and resources about Heroes of Color - CS for Social Justice

Team Building, Jobs, Employers - CS for Social Justice

a collection of articles and resources about Team Building, Jobs, Employers - with a focus on CS ...

CS Social Justice - Additional Suggested Resources

a collection of Additional Suggested Resources for the CS Social Justice course

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Pasco’s sheriff created a futuristic program to stop crime before it happens. It monitors and harasses families

Families were subjected to around-the-clock visits from deputies, who often arrived without evidence of a crime. As the Tampa Bay Times reports,... (2020)


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Introducing Tech for Good: Stories of people using technology to make a better world - CNET

Even amid the coronavirus pandemic, individuals and companies are pursuing projects that use tech to improve society. (2020)


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17 Most Prominent Black Tech Experts from History & Today

As Black History Month draws to a close, we’re highlighting 12 prominent tech experts from history and five from today who are working to bring mor... (2020)


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Roles for Computing in Social Justice | Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing

Recent scholarship in AI ethics warns that computing work has treated problematic features of the status quo as fixed,  failing to address and even... (2020)


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7 Black Pioneers in Computer Science [Infographic]

In honor of Black History Month, we’re celebrating trailblazing African-Americans who contributed to the development of modern computer technology. (2017)


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Anti-racist Technology Examples

ECE Societal Grand Challenge Community: Technology for Social Justice Rationale: Technology has been defined as anything that extends human capa... (2020)


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Why STEM Needs to Focus on Social Justice

Black students do well when schools let them do good. (2020)


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MultiBrief: Building social justice apps builds STEM skills, self-worth for students

From paper waste to police brutality, 145 children and teens took a deep dive into the social issues that most concern them this summer. Sounds lik... (2020)


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Computer Science Through a Lens of Equity & Social Justice

For Tamia Murphy, computer science isn’t just about typing endless strings of code and hitting ‘run.’ It’s a gateway to a world of expression, crea... (2019)


Article

Bellarmine receives $1M grant to recruit diverse students to STEM fields

Bellarmine University is creating a scholarship program to recruit low-income, high-achieving students into the STEM disciplines of computer engine... (2020)


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Coding with Wonder Woman: Microsoft project to educate the next generation of programmers

In partnership with NASA, Smithsonian Learning Labs, and others, the lessons use space exploration, museums, and popular movies to teach the princi... (2020)


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Ira Glasser on Free Speech | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

The former ACLU Executive Director and subject of the documentary, "Mighty Ira," joins Bill to disc... (2022)


Podcast

Missing Chapter - Vox | Podcast

Today, Explained on Spotify. A forgotten protest movement in a seaside Florida town helped end legal segregation in the United States. Vox’s Ra... (2020)


Website

EquitableCS - The Equitable Computer Science Curriculum Initiative

The Equitable Computer Science Curriculum Initiative The Kapor Center’s initiative focuses on improving equity in CS education through culturally r... (2020)


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