Computer Science professor Christopher A. Thorpe ’97-’98, who spearheaded the course’s creation and is teaching it this spring, said the department launched the class to address student ...

Carla Brodley, who runs Northeastern’s Center for Inclusive Computing, answers five questions about her team’s efforts to make computer science more accessible to all students.

Nearly 33 percent of students enrolled in a foundational computer science course were girls, and about 68 percent were boys. Hispanic students are also underrepresented in computer science classes.

While the open letter calls for CS and artificial intelligence education, it does not specify what curriculum the high school classes should have. In an interview with The Michigan Daily, Rackham ...