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Understanding the U.S. domestic computer science Ph.D. pipeline

Understanding the U.S. domestic computer science Ph.D. pipeline V R COLL AGE BY A NDRIJ BO RYS ASSOCIATES/ SH UTT ERSTO CK viewpoints DOI:10.1145/2790854 Susanne Hambrusch, Ran Libeskind-Hadas, and Eric Aaron Education Understanding the U.S. Domestic Computer Science Ph.D. Pipeline ECRUITING DENTS DOMESTIC STU- Two studies provide insights into how to increase the number of domestic doctoral students in U.S. computer science programs. (U.S. citizens and permanent residents) into computer science Ph.D. programs in the U.S. is a challenge for most departments, and the health of the "domestic Ph.D. pipeline" is of concern to universities, companies, government agencies, and federal research labs. In this column, we present results from two studies on the domestic research pipeline carried out by CRA-E, the Education Committee of the Computing Research Association. The first study examined the baccalaureate origins of domestic Ph.D. recipients; the second study analyzed applications, acceptances, and matriculation rates to 14 doctoral programs. Informed by findings from these studies, we also present recommendations we believe can strengthen the domestic Ph.D. pipeline. While international students are-- and will remain--crucial to the vitality of U.S. doctoral programs, an increasing number of these graduates return to their countries of origin for competitive job opportunities. The demand for new computer science http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Communications of the ACM Association for Computing Machinery

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Association for Computing Machinery
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Copyright © 2015 by ACM Inc.
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0001-0782
DOI
10.1145/2790854
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V R COLL AGE BY A NDRIJ BO RYS ASSOCIATES/ SH UTT ERSTO CK viewpoints DOI:10.1145/2790854 Susanne Hambrusch, Ran Libeskind-Hadas, and Eric Aaron Education Understanding the U.S. Domestic Computer Science Ph.D. Pipeline ECRUITING DENTS DOMESTIC STU- Two studies provide insights into how to increase the number of domestic doctoral students in U.S. computer science programs. (U.S. citizens and permanent residents) into computer science Ph.D. programs in the U.S. is a challenge for most departments, and the health of the "domestic Ph.D. pipeline" is of concern to universities, companies, government agencies, and federal research labs. In this column, we present results from two studies on the domestic research pipeline carried out by CRA-E, the Education Committee of the Computing Research Association. The first study examined the baccalaureate origins of domestic Ph.D. recipients; the second study analyzed applications, acceptances, and matriculation rates to 14 doctoral programs. Informed by findings from these studies, we also present recommendations we believe can strengthen the domestic Ph.D. pipeline. While international students are-- and will remain--crucial to the vitality of U.S. doctoral programs, an increasing number of these graduates return to their countries of origin for competitive job opportunities. The demand for new computer science

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Communications of the ACMAssociation for Computing Machinery

Published: Jul 23, 2015

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