mccormick.northwestern.edu

Prioritizing Ethics in the Computer Science Curriculum

Northwestern Engineering’s Sara Owsley Sood has been named a 2024 recipient of The Alumnae of Northwestern University’s Award for Curriculum Innovation. Administered by the Office of the Provost, the ...
The Harvard Crimson

Beyond Embedding Ethics: Understanding Technology and Society at Harvard

Andy Z. Wang ’23, an Associate News Editor, is a Social Studies and Philosophy concentrator in Winthrop House. His column, ‘Cogito, Clicko Sum," runs on triweekly Wednesdays. Harvard is “in dire need” ...
Inside Higher Ed

Computer Science’s Challenges, as Seen by Its Pioneers

HEIDELBERG, Germany—Every September, a critical mass of the world’s most decorated computer scientists and mathematicians gathers in the warm microclimate here. They discuss the states of their fields ...
EdSource

Computer science bill to address disparities in access – if it passes

January 22, 2026 - Fausto Lopez finished high school, got an associate degree and applied to attend a four-year college - all while inside juvenile detention. Unless Assembly Bill 2097 — requiring ...
EdSurge

Computer Science is Growing in K-12 Schools, But Access Doesn’t Equal Participation

Computer science has a wider footprint in schools than ever before, but there are differences when it comes to who has access to computer courses and who’s enrolling. That’s according to the latest ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Scared of AI? Don’t Be, Computer-Science Instructors Say.

Since generative-AI models like ChatGPT surfaced last November, they’ve caused a frenzy in college classrooms. Professors report that students are using ChatGPT to write essays or complete math ...