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KAVITA BALA

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She arrived at Cornell in 1999 as a postdoctoral researcher and became an assistant professor of computer science in 2002. Bala earned her bachelor’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay, India, and received her master’s and doctoral degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Carnegie Mellon–Africa receives $275M investment

Inside Higher Ed

But he said the growth of the tech sector and computer science, areas where CMU prides itself on being a leading name, has led to renewed interest from foundations like MasterCard—and, he hopes, more equity in their investments. David Himbara says he witnessed those abuses firsthand.

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Dr. Daniela Rus, MIT

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Daniela Rus is the Andrew (1956) and Erna Viterbi Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Director of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at MIT. Russ research interests are in robotics, mobile computing, and data science.

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New Leadership Carries the University Forward

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

I want diversity in different research areas where you don't anticipate a lot of diversity, like in computer science or economics. I want my leadership team to reflect that diversity. I want my faculty and staff to reflect that diversity. There are fields that are lucrative and game-changing for the world.