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Pioneers discuss the challenges facing computer science

Inside Higher Ed

For this work, Cerf and Kahn won the Turing Award—the so-called Nobel of computing. These luminaries are concerned about how to teach computer science today, given the breakneck pace of developments, faculty shortages and an unrealized need to integrate ethics into the curriculum. Missing Seats at Important Tables.

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Stanford academic freedom event proceeds amid controversy

Inside Higher Ed

Co-organizer John Cochrane, economist and Rose-Marie and Jack Anderson Senior Fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution, in his opening remarks said that event’s critics had failed and that “Stanford’s leaders have supported us, for which we are grateful, so we are still here.”

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2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

INSIGHT Into Diversity 2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award winners are recognized for their exemplary and innovative initiatives designed to recruit and retain underrepresented individuals in science, technology, engineering, and math. The program includes a science fest, monthly virtual STEM nights, and a summer camp on campus.

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Colleges go offbeat for cybersecurity training

Inside Higher Ed

A “slam the spam” trivia event quizzed participants on security trivia. Art was prominent at the event that was held last month. Students also performed live sketch comedy in an event called Security Night Live. Nearly all (96 percent) reported that they would recommend the event to a friend or colleague.

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Matchmaking club also trains students in tech skills

Inside Higher Ed

And the Datamatch team at the University of Wisconsin has held free events , including swing dancing, ice skating and movie nights for its users. More Than a Club Datamatch used to be a part of Harvard’s Computer Society, an undergraduate computer science interest club, but it recently broke off to become its own organization.

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A Thousand Flowers Blooming

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

From a childhood of pumping gas and bookkeeping for the family business to a career in software engineering, he developed a strong entrepreneurial spirit. We asked him how the college-to-careers pillar might have drawn on the unique vantage point of his software engineering background. Very similar to software engineering.

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Reducing AI Anxiety Starts by Talking with Students 

Faculty Focus

Earlier this spring, Demian Hommel, co-author of this article, devoted a class to discussing how the risks posed by AI might affect students’ personal and professional aspirations and what they could do to enhance their own resilience in the face of change.

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