Contextual Experiences, Flexible Knowledge April 14, 2006 Our approach at Georgia Tech’s College of Computing focuses on the needs that Dr. William Aspray emphasized in his blog here, based on the recent Read More »
Real, Real Science April 7, 2006 In an article entitled “Girlie Science,” the author makes mention of a recent University of Leeds study showing that boys and girls have very different Read More »
Activism March 31, 2006 The last week has been a blur — full of what can only be called a mosaic of contrasting experiences, like the light REM sleep Read More »
Art and Computer Science: A Double Life March 24, 2006 In 1991, the year I turned forty, I came out of the closet as an artist. I’d been painting as long as I could remember Read More »
Plans for Business, Plans for Life March 17, 2006 I was very pleased when NCWIT asked me to share some of my experiences in starting an IT business in a primarily male-oriented landscape. When Read More »
SIGCSE 2006 March 10, 2006 Last week, 1,200 of my colleagues and I attended the 37th annual ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education — sponsored by the ACM Special Read More »
NCWIT: Poster Child March 7, 2006 The moral: Great minds are justifiably the most difficult to impress; but once an impression is made, a world of opportunity opens up. The lesson: Read More »
The New Offshoring Report’s Good News for Women in IT February 28, 2006 Last week, the ACM Job Migration Task Force released a report on Globalization and the Offshoring of Software. The report did not explicitly discuss the Read More »
Prime Real Estate for NCWIT February 21, 2006 Take a look at this! What you are looking at – currently under construction – is the ATLAS Center, soon to be home to most Read More »
Good Intentions, Poor Execution February 14, 2006 I wanted to hear about “Saving the World with a CS Degree.” I eagerly anticipated this talk because someone was going to tell undergraduates about Read More »
Women as Influencers and Innovators February 7, 2006 Recently Lucy came up to my neighborhood in Westchester County, New York. While we have met frequently this past year, much of our work and Read More »