Mount Holyoke College Computer Science

07/15/2019

The mathematician and computer pioneer was chosen from 227,299 nominations for notable figures in the field of science.

06/06/2019

MHC alum Susan Kare wins the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian's Design Museum, for her work creating the original Macintosh icons!

05/17/2019

OurCS is a 3 day workshop at Carnegie Mellon University. It is research focused and provides opportunities for undergraduate women to work on exploratory problems in teams led by researchers from industry, academia and other computing related domains.

03/16/2019

And she is a Mount Holyoke alum!

Of the many women in tech who have helped shape the modern world, we often remember Ada Lovelace, Grace Hopper or Mae Jemison. On this…

08/17/2018

https://www.mtholyoke.edu/media/idesign-studio-redefines-tech-perception

Mount Holyoke’s IDesign Studio demystifies technology, sparks artistic creativity, fuels entrepreneurial spirit and encourages risk-taking across academia.

04/26/2018

"What if Facebook employees publicly took their executives to task for neglecting the real-world violence their products are causing in places like Myanmar and Sri Lanka? What if Google or Twitter employees threatened to walk unless their executives took major action against radical extremists and hate speech? What if Apple employees insisted that the company stop parking billions of dollars in offshore tax shelters, or Amazon engineers threatened to quit unless the company paid its warehouse workers higher wages?"

Employees in the tech industry have an unusual power: They can make their companies act more responsibly. All they have to do is speak up.

09/06/2017

Something to consider as the semester begins...

Do computers help or hinder classroom learning in college? Step into any college lecture and you’ll find a sea of students with laptops and tablets open, typing as the professor speaks.

08/14/2017

Excellent article about the need for diversity in technology companies.

In truth, interpersonal skills like collaboration, communication and empathy are vital to career success in technology.

07/16/2017

Welcome, Valerie Barr!

Valerie Barr ’77, the first Jean E. Sammet Professor of Computer Science, shares with her benefactor an interdisciplinary vision of computing.

06/05/2017

This is a very interesting obituary of Jean Sammet that just appeared in the New York Times.

Ms. Sammet was a software engineer on COBOL, a programming language that was written in the 1950s but still underpins basic business operations today.

06/01/2017

Yueming is the proud dad of John Yang (Chun Yang) who was born May 24, 11:59pm, 6 lb 1.8 oz, and 19 inches! Congratulations, Yueming and Rui!!!

05/25/2017

Jean Sammet '48, who many of you met last year, and who has been a great supporter of our department, a pioneer in computing, and a role model to young women, has passed away.

Jean Sammet ’48, one of the most important early pioneers in computer science, was a long-time supporter and advocate for Mount Holyoke.