Higher Ed Learning Circles

Due to re-aligned grant funding cycles, we will be offering our next Learning Circles Cohort in 2025-2026 (rather than 2024-2025). 

We’re currently recruiting for the 2025-2026 cohort, express your interest in joining here!

Join the NCWIT Higher Ed Learning Circles, an opportunity to learn, share, and build community with like-minded peers interested in broadening participation in their undergraduate computing programs. Learning Circle participants meet online in small groups throughout an academic year with NCWIT staff, consultants, and invited speakers. Concurrent with the Learning Circle experience, participants work with their committed local institutional team to develop and implement strategies for broadening participation in their undergraduate computing program. 

All four-year, non-profit higher ed institutions are encouraged to apply. Past participants included a wide variety of institutional types, including minority serving institutions, liberal arts colleges, and research institutions. We’re also developing resources and Learning Circles for community colleges – if you’re interested in learning more about the community college opportunities, click here. 

As a Learning Circle participant, you will receive: 

• training and support for leading and implementing NCWIT’s Tech Inclusion Journey® for Undergraduate Programs with your local departmental team 
• guidance on developing and implementing a 2-5 page strategic plan utilizing research-based approaches (which can be condensed into a departmental plan for NSF grants) 
• access to a community of peers and experts to address recruitment and retention challenges for all students
• advice on analyzing your enrollment and graduation data 

Download an Overview of the Learning Circles: Learn more about the Learning Circles by downloading a handout to share with staff, faculty, and administrators at your institution.