Welcome to IAAMCS

The Institute for African-American Mentoring in Computing Sciences (IAAMCS, pronounced ‘i am cs’) serves as a national resource for all African-American computer science students and faculty. The objective of IAAMCS is to increase the number of African-Americans receiving Ph.D. degrees in computing sciences, promote and engage students in teaching and training opportunities, and add more diverse researchers into the advanced technology workforce.

IAAMCS Goals

Increase in African American students in graduate computing

Increase in African American recipients of graduate degrees in computing

Increase in the number of African Americans who enter the professoriate

Increase the number of African Americans who enter careers that utilize an advanced degree in computing

Longitudinal data collection and evaluation for national dissemination

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