This project aims to increase awareness of what data science is, how it can improve communities, and what various careers with data science skills are available now and emerging in the future provide professional skills training to minoritized (in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, and disability) undergraduate students pursuing a career in community-focused data science connect local community organizations with minoritized undergraduate students for data science internships and shed light on how community-university collaborations can increase diversity in the field of data science. Principal Investigator: Adriana Picoral, Assistant Professor, Career TrackĪ big obstacle for drawing minoritized students into data science is unawareness of what various data science careers entail. “CITP is committed to building a culturally diverse community, and we are interested in receiving applications from members of groups that have been historically underrepresented in this field.” This preparatory seminar grounds students in the basics of the regulatory landscape and introduces them to the challenges ahead to allow them to hit the ground running when they embark on their 10-week internship with the host government agency. The program commences with an academic boot camp led by the technology policy clinic of the Center for Information Technology Policy (CITP) with guest lectures by CITP faculty and current and former government officials. The fellowship will invite students from across PIT-UN to participate in the program. The project is a continuation of a two-year-old summer fellowship program, which builds a pipeline for talented tech-minded students to work with government agencies at the federal, state, and local levels who increasingly confront high-profile challenges in managing the impact of new technologies. Principal Investigator: Mihir Kshirsagar, Clinic Lead
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