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This talk reflects upon a multi-institutional project looking at practices to improve retention and graduation rates of Black computer science (CS) majors. Over the course of three years, three institutions (two HBCUs, one PWI), have been collecting survey, content, and interview data relating to the experiences and threshold concepts that have been found important in successfully matriculating through the CS major. As this process is complex, spans multiple academic semesters, and must address the policies and procedures of three institutions, we have learned and adapted while conducting our research. We intend to discuss some of the strategies we have discovered in our research that would help other institutions replicate or build upon the work. These strategies focus on coordination between institutions, development of materials, garnering support from institutions, and data collection and analysis.
