The CS department met yesterday and agreed that our enrollments for fall are refreshingly crisis-free. It’s also time for a six-year retrospective on fall pre-registration. Time flies when you’re having fun!
Before my article 5 Ways to Welcome Women to Computer Science was published in The Chronicle of Higher Education, there was, of course, a longer version. I’d like to share that here because it includes some details—and one entire point—that didn’t make print.
It’s also come to my attention that the Chronicle article is behind a paywall. My blog, of course, is not.
So without further ado or revisions, here it is. Continue reading
Inspired by my blog buddy Amy Csizmar Dalal, let me share five good things in my life right now.
Me ca. 1997, wearing the HMC “Claremont Smog Scale” t-shirt – in grey, of course. Note the loose hair and awkwardly amused expression. Photo courtesy Bob Keller (may he rest in peace).
At a recent (virtual) gathering of friends and colleagues, Sharon Alker asked, “What were you like as a student?” This blog post is an extended response to her question—partly for Sharon and my other faculty friends, partly for my students (particularly one graduating student who I think might gain some insight into our relationship over the last few years), and partly, as always, for myself.*