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Morrison, Ph.D. HCC student\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPrivilege and Computer Science Education: How Can we Level the Playing Field?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EMiranda Parker, Ph.D. HCC student\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3 class=\u0022p3\u0022\u003EPresenting at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/respect2015.stcbp.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERESPECT\u003C\/a\u003E:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPapers:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHelping African American Students Pass Advanced Placement Computer Science: A Tale of Two States\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E(1 of 4 \u0022Exemplary\u0022 papers)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p2\u0022\u003EBarbara Ericson and Tom 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Principles\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p2\u0022\u003EJason Freeman, Brian Magerko, Doug Edwards, Roxanne Moore, Tom McKlin and Anna Xamb\u00f3.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p2\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EExploring African-American Middle School Girls\u2019 Perceptions of Themselves as Computational\u0026nbsp;Algorithmic Thinkers and Game Designers Through Reality Confessionals\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EJakita Thomas, PhD CS 2006\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p2\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIt\u2019s All In The Mix: Leveraging food to increase Afrian-American women\u2019s\u0026nbsp;persistence in Computer Science\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EJakita Thomas and Yolanda Rankin\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp 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