Somewhat recently there was a controversial Twitter thread that defined which universities had computer science graduates worth hiring, and the hirable percentage from those universities. The best ranked universities were small, famous and expensive. Quite a few folks reacted against this perspective’s bias and privilege, at least as many chimed in to confirm the claims.
Feminist Computer Science Education: "'Women in Computing' As Problematic": A Summary
I've long been interested in why, despite so much organized effort, there percentage of women in CS has been so stagnant. One hypothesis I h...
Anatomy of an Enduring Gender Gap: The Evolution of Women’s Participation in Computer Science
Given growing interest in computing fields, as well as a longstanding gender gap in computer science, this study used nationwide survey data on college students during 4 decades to: (a) document tr...
Toward People’s Community Control of Technology: Race, Access, and Education
This field review explores how the benefits of access to computing for racialized and minoritized communities has become an accepted fact in policy and research, despite decades of evidence that technical fixes do not solve the kinds of complex social problems that disproportionately affect these communities.
This big university system is embracing AI. Students and faculty aren't all on board
The California State University system offers an early look at what happens when an administration commits to a technology that its own community isn't convinced will improve education.
With the backlash to data centers, Flock and AI glasses, a mass opposition to big tech is underway. Silicon Valley is in denial.
The backlash against data centers is difficult to understand if your salary depends on your not understanding it.
Why students are throwing tons of money at a program that won’t give them a college degree
There's a hidden dark side of one of the hottest trends in higher education.
How Big Tech Captured American Schools
Companies like Google and Microsoft have used their money, their might and their massive reach to influence nearly every step of the education supply chain.
Apple's Student Discount
The Distribution of Users’ Computer Skills: Worse Than You Think
Across 33 rich countries, only 5% of the population has high computer-related abilities, and only a third of people can complete medium-complexity tasks.
Feeling Cranky About AI and CS Education
I’ve been around for a while. I graduated from college before most schools (certainly most small colleges) had CS majors and CS degrees. I’ve been teaching CS in full-time post-secondary positions for 30 years. I’ve seen a lot of change in that time, and I’ve seen the way the CS community responds to change.
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Around the world, building the internet’s operating system—and a better way to work. In a world of tech companies fighting for growth at any cost, imagine one that gives away its most successful pr…
Non-Coding Contributors in Open Source
The tradition of privileging only technical skills triggers imbalance and inequality.
The education of a computer
CUNY’s Computer Science Growing Pains
After a decade-long enrollment boom, CUNY faces faculty shortages and pressure to prepare students in the field for an AI-driven job market.
A $17-million bet brought ChatGPT to CSU campuses. A year later, AI distrust leaves many divided
CSU's multimillion-dollar AI push across its campuses is showing mixed results, according to a major survey of 94,000 students, faculty, and staff from 22 campuses.
On legitimacy and software engineering
More than 400,000 software engineers have lost their jobs in the last couple of years, I wouldn't be surprised if it's really significantly more than half a million as some won't have been...
