Out Of The Fields And Into Computer Science Classes

By Krista Almanzan, Boise State Public Radio

 In a dimly lit classroom, the glow of computer screens light up the faces of these freshmen. This computer science class doesn’t look like many you’d find across the nation — most of the students here are Hispanic and about one-third are women.

“Most of the professionals in computer science are men, Asian or Caucasian men,” says Sathya Narayanan, co-director of CSIT-In-3.

Narayanan says this program targets students traditionally underrepresented in computer science, and then removes many of the obstacles that can keep them from graduating on time, or at all.

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