The Black Issues in Computing Education (BICE) symposium is the premier venue for research on innovation, challenges, and best practices as it relates to Black students in postsecondary computing education. The BICE symposium invites researchers, practitioners, and policymaker's perspectives and research on equity, inclusion, and justice in computing and computing education with a specific focus on Black issues. The symposium will be held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and will not offer any online or hybrid participation. We invite submissions on topics including but not limited to: issues and opportunities at HBCU/PBI computing departments; recruitment of Black students into undergraduate and graduate computing programs; retention strategies for Black computing students, and much more. The BICE Symposium provides many ways to share ideas, including papers, workshops, lightning talks, and keynote presentations. We invite colleagues to contribute to, review for, and attend BICE Symposium 2024.Once papers are accepted and finalized for publication, the official publication date is the date the proceedings are made available in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library (pending approval). At least one author of an accepted work must register for and attend the conference.

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:

• PAPERS (6 pp. max + 1 p. for only references for Full and 4 pp. max + 1 p. for only references for Short; 25 min. presentation) Papers describe an educational research project, computing education experience or pedagogical tool, novel position, or curricular initiative. All papers should explicitly state their motivating questions, relate to relevant literature, and analyze the effectiveness of interventions (if any), including limitations. Initial submissions must be anonymous and must be on the appropriate track.
  • Computing Education Research. Papers should adhere to rigorous standards, describing their applicable theoretical/analytical lenses, research questions, contexts, methods, results, and limitations. These normally focus on topics relevant to computing education with an emphasis on educational goals and knowledge units/topics; methods or techniques; evaluation of pedagogical approaches; studies of Blacks engaged in computing education, including (but not limited to) students and instructors; and issues of gender, diversity, and underrepresentation.
  • Experience Reports and Tools. Papers should carefully describe a computing education intervention and its context, and provide a rich reflection on what did or didn’t work, and why. This track accepts experience reports, teaching techniques, and pedagogical tools. All papers in this track should provide enough detail for adoption by others.

• WORKSHOPS (2 pp. max; 3 hours) Workshops engage participants in learning new techniques and technologies designed to foster education, scholarship, and collaboration. Proposals must include an abstract, advertisement, intended audience, and size, as well as power, A/V, equipment, and space needs. Workshops do not have schedule conflicts with the technical sessions. Only a 250-word abstract will be included in the proceedings.

• LIGHTNING TALKS (1 p. max; 5 min.) Lightning talks describe works in progress, new and untested ideas, or opportunities for collaborative work; an excellent way to spark discussions and get feedback on an idea. Only a 250-word abstract will be included in the proceedings.

List of Topics

• Innovations in computing curricula and pedagogy for Black computing students
• Pre-college computing preparation for Black students
• Corporate engagement for HBCU and PBI computing departments
• Computing pipeline programs to graduate programs
• Experiential learning in HBCU and PBI computing programs
• Tech entrepreneurship and innovation at HBCUs and PBIs
• Outreach program hosted by HBCUs and PBIs
• Supporting undergraduate research at HBCUs and PBIs
• Extramural funding equity for Black computing faculty
• The history of computing at HBCUs and PBIs
• Mutually beneficial collaborations with HBCU and PBI computing departments
• HBCU and PBI computing department capacity building
• Graduate pipeline programs for Black students to research programs
• Development of new computing curriculum at HBCUs and PBIs
• Professional development of Black computing faculty or computing faculty at HBCUs and PBIs
• Interview preparation for Black computing majors
• Equitable and inclusive recruiting and retention strategies at HBCUs and PBIs
• Articulation agreements with HBCU and PBI computing departments
• Teaching social impacts of computing in the Black community
• Teaching about issues of computational justice within computing education Teaching for anti-racist technology design
• Support for Black computing students at two-year colleges
• Enrollment challenges in HBCU and PBI computing departments
• Organizational and cultural factors that impact equity and inclusion in computing at HBCUs and PBIs
• Sociological factors impacting the pursuit of and persistence in computing education for Black students (e.g. contemporary racial attitudes, culture, or family life) 
• Successful computing education and research approaches for Black computing students
• Impacts from COVID-19 on Black computing students

Committees

Organizing Committee

• General Chairs
  • Dr. Kinnis Gosha, Morehouse College
  • Dr. Laura Sams Haynes, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Conference Treasurer
  • Dr. John Porter, III, Morehouse College
• Program Chairs
  • Dr. Jaye Nias, Spelman College
  • Dr. H. Justin Ballenger, Morehouse College
• Registration Chair
  • Dr. Renee Jordan, Morehouse College
  • Dr. Earl Huff Jr., University of Texas
• Social Media Chair
  • David Cherry, Morehouse College
• Sponsorships & Exhibit Chair
  • Dr. Reggee McClinton, Morehouse College
• Local Arrangements Chairs
  • Shanika Jordan, Morehouse College
  • Shuteria Glenn, Morehouse College
• Publicity/Public Relations Chair
  • Kaylah Mackroy, Morehouse College

Venue

The meeting venue is the Renaissance Santo Domingo Jaragua Hotel & Casino. We have reserved a block of rooms at a room rate of $144.00/night (double rooms are $148/night). Both options includes breakfast.

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to Dr. Kinnis Gosha at kinnis.gosha@morehouse.edu

Sponsors

Current sponsors include the Morehouse Center for Broadening Participation in Computing, Microsoft, Amazon Photos & the Michigan State University School of Education.