This blog post is the first of nine in a series called “The future of computational social science is Black” about SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2021, the first Summer Institute in Computational Social Science held at a Historically Black College or University. As you go through this package of blogs you will experience the journey we took in 2021.

Bridge disciplines to find new ways to approach research! Find a new month-long series on multi/cross/ inter/ transdisciplinary research.

10 affirmations for a new semester and a new year.

If you teach research methods, you will appreciate this learning activity & slides!

Want to edit a book? Think about your goals and editorial style, then make a plan!

Hear John Creswell and daughter Johanna Creswell Báez discuss their new book, 30 Essential Skills for the Qualitative Researcher.

Ahead of their webinar on 16th November (GMT), 17th November (NZ) we caught up with Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke to discuss their new book, Thematic Analysis, A Practical Guide, using social media as an academic and changes within qualitative research in Psychology.

Tips for new online instructors.

In this collaborative piece written across two countries during the Covid 19 pandemic, co-authors introduce the concepts of pedagogy of care and the ethics of care.

Linda Bloomberg and Janet Salmons discuss ideas about teaching methods online.

A year from the beginning of the pandemic, Dr. Ravitch offers "Methods Pedagogy for Practitioners: Supporting Students’ Wisdoms of Practice"

Continuing our series on the Summer Insitute in Computational Social Science, Joshua Becker traces his SICSS journey.

Before I get into this, you should know I’m a network researcher. So even though this is ostensibly about a summer program, it’s also about networking. I almost didn’t participate in the Summer Institute in Computational Social Science, or SICSS as I now know it fondly. At the time, I thought it was just about learning the skills — and I felt I had a solid methods foundation — and mainly just applied because it seemed like the kind of thing I was supposed to do as a grad student. Having never previously seen the gorgeous Princeton campus, I imagined the trip itself as little more than spending two weeks in suburban New Jersey rather than at home with my wife. Luckily, I applied. And luckily, I was accepted. Mileage may vary, but I made out well on the deal.

Why does Dr. Sharon Ravitch start a qualitative methods course with a unit on Black Lives Matter?