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Pioneers discuss the challenges facing computer science

Inside Higher Ed

Though the 28 laureates in attendance this year gave and listened to each other’s talks with optimistic titles such as “Computing for Social Good,” Inside Higher Ed took the opportunity to ask them questions about computer science’s challenges in higher education. Missing Seats at Important Tables.

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KAVITA BALA

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kavita Bala Kavita Bala, currently the dean of the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science at Cornell University has been named the university’s 17th provost. She arrived at Cornell in 1999 as a postdoctoral researcher and became an assistant professor of computer science in 2002.

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Students’ top 10 most-regretted majors have everything to do with one issue

University Business

Holders of computer science degrees are finding their skills in high demand all across the workforce—from tech to consulting to management, where they are being offered average salaries of $100,000 or more, ZipRecruiter says. More from UB : How this interim dean is reigniting his college’s community. Biology: 52%.

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EY and UAlbany Partner to Develop Future Business Leaders

Insight Into Diversity

Students from various disciplines, including business, cybersecurity, informatics, and computer science, can apply to the program. Each semester, approximately 30 participants engage in a structured process that involves analyzing a case, conducting risk assessments, and presenting their findings to EY partners and UAlbany faculty. .

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Vanderbilt to Establish New Computing, AI, Data Science College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Vanderbilt University has announced its work toward establishing a college dedicated to computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), data science, and related fields. Dr. Krishnendu Roy The interdisciplinary college will be led by a new dean, who will report to Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dr. C.

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Here are 4 ways curriculum must evolve for a 21st-century breakthrough

University Business

Ozlem Kilic is the founding dean of UT Knoxville’s College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies, which aims to align industry input with interdisciplinary research to provide students cutting-edge curriculum. Its degree in computer science has graduated over 12,000 students in the past decade.

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William & Mary professors cry secrecy on data school, more

Inside Higher Ed

So the institution’s disclosure that it briefed the Board of Visitors on not just a department but a possible division-level unit of computational and data science stunned many on campus. ” Beyond Data Science. William & Mary has long had a liberal arts orientation and strong tradition of shared governance.