03 May 2021 Broadening the Reach into Under-Resourced Institutions Estimated reading time: 2 minutes By John Hicks, Internet2 Research Engagement Smaller, mid-sized, and under-resourced academic institutions face unique challenges in providing resources needed to effectively support scholars and researchers. Smaller institutions — including Minority Serving Institutions, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Historically Black… Read More
25 Mar 2021 I2 Online Event Identifies Cyberinfrastructure Gaps for Under-Resourced Institutions Estimated reading time: 2 minutes By John Hicks, Internet2 Network Research Engineer The Eastern Regional Network (ERN) Broadening the Reach (BTR) working group is focused on learning how best to support smaller, mid-sized, and under-resourced campuses. The campuses include Minority Serving… Read More
26 Feb 2021 In the Media: Study Analyzes Infrastructure Needs of HBCUs, TCUs and HSIs Estimated reading time: 2 minutes A nationwide survey conducted by the Minority Serving-Cyberinfrastructure Consortium (MS-CC) in collaboration with Internet2 determined that there is a strong need for broadband infrastructure support and to prioritize workforce training and development investments for minority-serving institutions. Read More
17 Feb 2021 Survey Results: Broadband Infrastructure Support, Workforce Development are Key Issues Facing Minority-Serving Institutions Estimated reading time: 5 minutes 291 respondents across 144 minority-serving institutions completed the survey; 57% cited funding/resources and 17% cited staff/institutional support as the two biggest barriers to achieving their high-performance computing cyberinfrastructure goals HUNTSVILLE, Ala., and WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 17,… Read More