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Pioneers discuss the challenges facing computer science

Inside Higher Ed

“It’s kind of like in medical school when they talk about the ‘half-life of knowledge.’ ’ The medical school dean tells graduates, ‘In five years, half of what we tell you will turn out to be false,’” said Alexei Efros, computer science professor at the University of California, Berkeley.

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The Post-Pandemic College Campus as a Design Challenge

Inside Higher Ed

A Yale-trained architect with an NYU Stern MBA, generously shared her thoughts about how post-pandemic colleges and universities might rethink some basic assumptions about space allocation and utilization in light of current concerns over cost, eye-appeal, fit, sustainability, and especially the growing impact of remote work and remote learning.

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Federal earmarks a boon for higher ed

Inside Higher Ed

The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa received a total of $95 million, including $50 million for an endowment fund to support the recruitment and retention of science and engineering faculty. “The money itself can be transformational for individual schools.”