You should (and absolutely can) keep diversity in sharp focus during the enrollment surge

Abstract

Call it a surge, call it a bubble, just don't call it business as usual. It is no secret that enrollments in college and university computer science (CS) classes are growing rapidly and faculty are under pressure to teach more classes and significantly larger classes. They need new and creative ways to accommodate as many students as possible while maintaining excellent pedagogy. Not only that, we don't want to repeat history and worsen already poor diversity statistics with enrollment management strategies that shut out or discourage women and other under-represented groups.

Examining the Enrollment Growth

“…These decisions have important implications for efforts to diversify the computing field, as some enrollment management strategies, such as larger classes, may negatively and differentially affect women and students of color [4,7]. Scholars and administrators are justified in their concern, given that during previous periods of expansion, the computing field has tended to become more homogenous, and the gender gap has widened.…”