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Americans are in danger of losing their competitive edge in the world economic system. This idea seems to have widespread, bipartisan support, which is rarely

The phrase “work-life balance” has become a ubiquitous term in most lexicons and it yields about 2 million hits on Google. For many, and I

The outcome of last week’s election is now clear with the Democrats taking over the legislative branch. The dust, however, is far from settled. Democrats

ChicTech, an outreach program of the University of Illinois’ Department of Computer Science, extends an open invitation for college women to participate in the third

One of the common explanations for the falling enrollment in CS, among women in particular, is “programming.” The frequently repeated story is that students think

IT is changing the very foundations of our society. By “IT,” we mean information technologies in the broadest sense – everything, really, about computing and

When nearly 1300 geek girls invaded San Diego on October 4, their mission was not hostile. In fact, a more ebullient invading force would be

A couple weeks ago, I saw Paris Hilton on the “Today” show saying that she thought she was a good role model for girls: “I