Background: Prior research on a culturally responsive summer computer science (CS) program for high school students found that demographic disparities remained in students' likelihood of pursuing CS.

Background: Computer Science (CS) industry internships are valuable experiences for undergraduate CS students, and internship participation is predicted by extracurricular participation.

Undergraduate research experiences have been shown to increase student retention rates in STEM pathways, with a notable impact on students from Historically Underrepresented Groups (HUGs). However, undergraduate research experiences are often inaccessible to students, particularly in high-demand research areas and at large institutions with low faculty-to-student ratios.

Student-led study groups often play a key role in augmenting the classroom experience, both academically and inter-personally, through the formation of academic and personal communities. However, many students, especially underrepresented minority (URM) students, often report challenges in finding and maintaining study groups.