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Gerda Kamberova has a large microchip on her shoulder. As head of Hofstra University's Department of Computer Science, she knows professional programmers are eminently employable - if you can write code, you can find work. She also knows national enrollment in computer science courses is down dramatically - and female enrollment is virtually nonexistent. This won't do for Kamberova, who owns a Ph.D. in computer science, a master's in mathematics and a dogged determination to level this lucrative playing field.
While the need for programmers is on the rise, computer science programs at colleges and universities across the country are still reeling from the dotcom collapse. What's your view from the trenches?See the full content of this document
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Q&A: Gerda Kamberova, Hofstra It Chair
Enrollment in computer science, given the historical perspective, is very low. In the decade when the technology bubble busted and the dotcoms collapsed, there were a lot of people being employed in computer scien...
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