April 23, 2012

Flash News: Time to rethink. University of Florida announces it eliminates Computer Science Department

The University of Florida announced this last week that it was dropping its computer science department, which will allow it to save about $1.7 million.  The school is eliminating all funding for teaching assistants in computer science, cutting the graduate and research programs entirely, and moving the tattered remnants into other departments.
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Let’s get this straight: in the midst of a technology revolution, with a shortage of engineers and computer scientists, UF decides to cut computer science completely?
      Students at UF have already organized protests, and have created a website dedicated to saving the CS department.  Several distinguished computer scientists have written to the president of UF to express their concerns, in very blunt terms. 

      Prof. Zvi Galil, Dean of Computing at Georgia Tech, is “amazed, shocked, and angered.”  Prof. S.N. Maheshwari, former Dean of Engineering at IIT Delhi, calls this move “outrageously wrong.”  Computer scientist Carl de Boor, a member of the National Academy of Sciences and winner of the 2003 National Medal of Science, asked the UF president “What were you thinking?”

      What ever, Im only concerned about the upcoming students planning to attend University of Florida. Folks, if you kept UF computer science as your only option, did take your visa interview you don't need to be panic. You can take visa interview with a different school i20 again. Let's look at the things how interesting they are going to be. 

      My question: Will UF able to abide by its decision? What do you think? Leave a comment down here.

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