CS50
CS50 at Yale Hits Sophomore Slump
Harvard’s Computer Science 50: “Introduction to Computer Science I” saw a significant drop in enrollment at Yale University as it kicks off its second year. In the meantime, the course staff have been busy making changes to the course’s curriculum, staff, and lecture structure.
Ec. Surpasses Computer Science in College’s Fall Enrollment
In the battle for Harvard undergraduates, enrollment numbers from this semester may show Wall Street still has clout over Silicon Valley.
Harvard Hits Roadblock in CS50 Trademark Applications
Harvard’s attempt to trademark the name of CS50, the College’s introductory computer science course, hit a snag in early March when the United States Patent and Trademark Office refused portions of the University’s application.
Covering Ground: Barriers and Entries to STEM at Harvard
Introductory courses act as both gateways and barriers into Harvard’s STEM-based concentrations, as low-level courses increasingly are tasked with catching students up to their peers.
Decoding Harvard’s Computer Science Gender Gap
Harvard's Computer Science Department, outside organizations, and recruiters at top tech companies are all making conscious efforts to hire more women and decrease the gender imbalance in the field.
CS50 Forays Into High School Computer Science with AP Pilot
CS50, one of the College's largest courses, is adding high school education to its sizeable portfolio with an AP Course supported heavily by Microsoft and currently being piloted in more than 40 high schools across the nation.
Courses Are Not Corporations
In recent years, professor David J. Malan '99 attempted to trademark aspects of the CS50 brand. Aspirations of franchising a course run counter to a professor's duty as an instructor of a Harvard course.
CS50 Timeline
Over the past few years, CS50 instructor David J. Malan ’99 and the University have filed contradictory applications to trademark the course.
Malan and Harvard Need Couple's Therapy
Apparently, there is trouble in paradise. But “trouble” is a trademark spat and “paradise” is the frozen wasteland of Cambridge. Specifically, David J. Malan ’55, the instructor of a certain popular class/form of torture, attempted to trademark “CS50” and “THIS IS CS50,” but Harvard had other plans.
Malan, Harvard Filed Separate CS50 Trademark Applications
In the past few years, CS50 instructor David J. Malan '99 and the University have filed contradictory applications to trademark the course, a set of public documents indicate.
CS50 Fair
Students demonstrate their CS50 final projects and receive free giveaways of stress balls and cotton candy at the annual class fair Monday. Participants attempted to identify and solve problems with the skills they learned in the class, which was taught concurrently at Yale for the first time this semester.
CS50 Office Hours in Widener
Jordan H. Hayashi, left, a teaching fellow for CS50, assists a student during CS50 office hours in Widener Library on Monday evening.
Students Cancel ‘Take Back Widener’ Mock CS50 Protest
The satirical protest targeted office hours for Computer Science 50: “Introduction to Computer Science,” the first and only course to extend Widener Library’s weeknight hours until midnight.