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The recommendations of the Council reflect a timely and ambitious approach towards the development of digital competences, addressing the need to make education fit for a genuine digital transformation and able to keep pace with the times, while providing the necessary skills and competences that are necessary in this new reality.</p></div> </div> <a href='/media-center/2023/december/informatics-european-recommendation' target='_blank'><img src="/binaries/ctaimagelarge/content/gallery/acm/ctas/europe-site/i4all-european-recommendation.jpg" alt="Informatics for All Coalition Welcomes European Recommendation on Informatics Education at School" /></a></div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="articles single-cta"> <div class="two-col-alt article-block"> <div class="row" data-equalizer=""> <div class="large-12 medium-12 small-12 columns"> <div class="cta shadowed " data-equalizer-watch=""> <div class="row" style="margin: inherit;"> <div class="medium-4 columns"> <a href='https://learning.acm.org/skills-bundle' target='_blank'><img src="/binaries/ctaimagelarge/content/gallery/acm/ctas/learning-center/skills-bundle.jpg" alt="" /></a></div> <div class="medium-8 columns"> <div class="text-wrap"> <h2 class="text-left"><a href='https://learning.acm.org/skills-bundle' target='_blank'>ACM Skills Bundle Add-On</a></h2> <div class="dek"> <p>ACM has created a new Skills Bundle add-on providing unlimited access to ACM's collection of thousands of online books, courses, and training videos from O'Reilly, Skillsoft Percipio, and Pluralsight. ACM’s collection includes more than 60,000 online books and video courses from O’Reilly, 9,700 online courses and 11,000 eBooks and audiobooks from Skillsoft, and 2,000 courses from Pluralsight.</p> <p>The new Skills Bundle add-on is available to paid Professional Members only. Visit the <a href="https://www.acm.org/subscribe" target="_blank">ACM subscription page</a> or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fc9d9f919499908cbc9d9f91d2938e9b">contact Member Services</a> to add the Skills Bundle to your membership.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="articles multi-cta"> <div class="two-cols article-block"> <div class="row" data-equalizer> <div class="large-6 medium-6 small-12 columns"> <div class="cta shadowed " data-equalizer-watch=""> <div class="row" style="margin: inherit;"> <div class="medium-12 columns d-table top-cta"> <div class="text-wrap"> <span class="article-category">ACM TechTalks</span> <h2 class="text-left"><a href='https://youtu.be/5bAo1lpIVBo' target='_blank'>View on Demand: "Is OER Right for Your Computing Classroom?"</a></h2> <div class="dek"> <p>ACM2Y, a group for those interested in computing education in two-year programs, hosted an online panel, "Is OER (Open Educational Resources) Right for Your Computing Classroom?" The panelists were Jeffrey Elkner (Arlington Public Schools), Teri Lane (Mountain Empire Community College), Lisa Payne (Brightpoint Community College), Robert Tureman (Paul D. Camp Community College), and Markus Geissler (Cosumnes River College). The moderator was Carrie Tang, (Portland Community College).</p></div> </div> <iframe data-cookieconsent="ignore" id="ytplayer" type="text/html" src='https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/5bAo1lpIVBo' allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0"></iframe> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="large-6 medium-6 small-12 columns"> <div class="cta shadowed " data-equalizer-watch=""> <div class="row" style="margin: inherit;"> <div class="medium-12 columns d-table top-cta"> <div class="text-wrap"> <h2 class="text-left"><a href='https://www.engage-csedu.org/content/submit-your-materials' target='_blank'>Contribute Instructional Materials to EngageCSEdu</a></h2> <div class="dek"> <p>Did you know that the ACM Education Board has a special project that allows you to share outstanding instructional materials from your classes? EngageCSEdu publishes high-quality, engaging, classroom-tested Open Educational Resources (OER’s) for computer science education. OER’s accepted for publication must use at least one research-based engagement mechanism aimed at increasing diversity and inclusion, e.g., culturally responsive pedagogy or an engagement practice from the NCWIT engagement framework. General submission information can be found on the content submission site.</p></div> </div> <a href='https://www.engage-csedu.org/content/submit-your-materials' target='_blank'><img src="/binaries/ctaimagelarge/content/gallery/acm/ctas/education/engagecsedu.jpg" alt="" /></a></div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="articles multi-cta"> <div class="two-cols article-block"> <div class="row" data-equalizer> <div class="large-6 medium-6 small-12 columns"> <div class="cta shadowed " data-equalizer-watch=""> <div class="row" style="margin: inherit;"> <div class="medium-12 columns d-table top-cta"> <div class="text-wrap"> <h2 class="text-left"><a href='https://youtu.be/xbnJgoiywFo' target='_blank'>Equity and Youth Agency in Computing Education</a></h2> <div class="dek"> <p>ACM Education Board’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Computing Education Task Force and ACM’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council, for the webinar<em> </em><a href="https://youtu.be/xbnJgoiywFo">"Power On! Addressing Issues of Equity and Youth Agency in Computing Education Through a Graphic Novel for Educators and Students."</a> Authors Jane Margolis and Jean Ryoo offered insights on how students of all ages can become more aware of the ethical complexities of technology and how technology intersects with systemic inequality and racism. DEI-CE co-chairs Fay Cobb Payton and Susan Reiser moderated.</p></div> </div> <iframe data-cookieconsent="ignore" id="ytplayer" type="text/html" src='https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/xbnJgoiywFo' allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0"></iframe> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="large-6 medium-6 small-12 columns"> <div class="cta shadowed " data-equalizer-watch=""> <div class="row" style="margin: inherit;"> <div class="medium-12 columns d-table top-cta"> <div class="text-wrap"> <h2 class="text-left"><a href='https://youtu.be/s_Ali_UatGA' target='_blank'>Language Matters: DEI and the Question of URM</a></h2> <div class="dek"> <p>View the webinar,<em> </em><a href="https://youtu.be/s_Ali_UatGA">“Language Matters: DEI and the Question of URM,”</a><em> </em>featuring Nicki Washington of Duke University and Tiffani L. Williams of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in discussion on the importance of language to promote inclusive environments for work and study. The webinar was organized by the ACM Education Board’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Computing Education Task Force and ACM’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council, and was moderated by DEI-CE co-chair Fay Cobb Payton.</p></div> </div> <iframe data-cookieconsent="ignore" id="ytplayer" type="text/html" src='https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/s_Ali_UatGA' allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0"></iframe> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="articles multi-cta"> <div class="two-cols article-block"> <div class="row" data-equalizer> <div class="large-6 medium-6 small-12 columns"> <div class="cta shadowed " data-equalizer-watch=""> <div class="row" style="margin: inherit;"> <div class="medium-12 columns d-table top-cta"> <div class="text-wrap"> <h2 class="text-left"><a href='/binaries/content/assets/education/ct_prek-5_web.pdf' >Research Publication on Integrating Computational Thinking at the PreK-5 Level</a></h2> <div class="dek"> <p>Although research on computational thinking (CT) within K-12 has been emerging over the past few years, few studies have investigated the teaching of CT at the younger ages. The ACM and the Robin Hood Learning + Technology Fund co-funded this special research publication to examine empirically-based studies that focused on the integration of computational thinking at the elementary levels into a variety of learning disciplines including math, ELA, science, and computer science.</p></div> </div> <a href='/binaries/content/assets/education/ct_prek-5_web.pdf' ><img src="/binaries/ctaimagelarge/content/gallery/acm/ctas/education/computational-thinking-prek-5.jpg" alt="Image of PreK-5 Computational Thinking Special Research Publication" /></a></div> </div> </div></div> <div class="large-6 medium-6 small-12 columns"> <div class="cta shadowed " data-equalizer-watch=""> <div class="row" style="margin: inherit;"> <div class="medium-12 columns d-table top-cta"> <div class="text-wrap"> <h2 class="text-left"><a href='/binaries/content/assets/education/curricula-recommendations/cc2020.pdf' >ACM and IEEE-CS Release Computing Curricula 2020, Global Guidelines for Baccalaureate Degrees in Computing</a></h2> <div class="dek"> <p> ACM and IEEE Computer Society have issued "Computing Curricula 2020 (CC2020): Paradigms for Global Computing Education." Developed by a 50-member task force drawn from 20 countries, CC2020 outlines global recommendations for baccalaureate degrees in computing. Designed to be comprehensive, CC2020 delineates the latest curricula for computer engineering, computer science, information systems, information technology, and software engineering, as well building on the CC2005 document with newer disciplines such as cybersecurity and data science. </p></div> </div> <a href='/binaries/content/assets/education/curricula-recommendations/cc2020.pdf' ><img src="/binaries/ctaimagelarge/content/gallery/acm/ctas/education/cc-2020.jpg" alt="Image of Computing Curricula 2020 (CC2020): Paradigms for Global Computing Education report" /></a></div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="articles multi-cta"> <div class="two-cols article-block"> <div class="row" data-equalizer> <div class="large-6 medium-6 small-12 columns"> <div class="cta shadowed " data-equalizer-watch=""> <div class="row" style="margin: inherit;"> <div class="medium-12 columns d-table top-cta"> <div class="text-wrap"> <h2 class="text-left"><a href='/binaries/content/assets/education/curricula-recommendations/dstf_ccdsc2021.pdf' >First-Ever Computing Competencies for Undergraduate Data Science Curricula</a></h2> <div class="dek"> <p>A new report from the ACM Data Science Task Force, convened by ACM’s Education Board, seeks to define what the computing/computational contributions are to this new field, as well as to provide guidance on computing-specific competencies in data science for departments offering such programs of study at the undergraduate level. The document, “Computing Competencies for Undergraduate Data Science Curricula,” also invites collaborations with statisticians, mathematicians, and others in this interdisciplinary field.</p></div> </div> <a href='/binaries/content/assets/education/curricula-recommendations/dstf_ccdsc2021.pdf' ><img src="/binaries/ctaimagelarge/content/gallery/acm/ctas/education/ccudsc-2021.jpg" alt="Image of Computing Competencies for Undergraduate Data Science Curricula report" /></a></div> </div> </div></div> <div class="large-6 medium-6 small-12 columns"> <div class="cta shadowed " data-equalizer-watch=""> <div class="row" style="margin: inherit;"> <div class="medium-12 columns d-table top-cta"> <div class="text-wrap"> <h2 class="text-left"><a href='/binaries/content/assets/education/retention-in-cs-undergrad-programs-in-the-us.pdf' target='_blank'>Education Board Retention Committee Report on CS Undergraduate Student Retention</a></h2> <div class="dek"> <p>The ACM Education Board's Retention Committee has released "Retention in Computer Science Undergraduate Programs in the U.S.: Data Challenges and Promising Interventions." The report calls for additional research to provide a more nuanced understanding of the dynamics of attrition and retention, and encourages higher education institutions to provide proactive counseling to undergraduate students about career opportunities in CS.</p> <!--<p><a data-uuid="fed6a1eb-6ffa-42df-a852-586f3a9860b1" href="http://">Read the ACM news release</a>.</p>--></div> </div> <a href='/binaries/content/assets/education/retention-in-cs-undergrad-programs-in-the-us.pdf' target='_blank'><img src="/binaries/ctaimagelarge/content/gallery/acm/ctas/education/retention-cs-undergrad-programs-report.jpg" alt="ACM Education Board Retention Committee Releases Report on CS Undergraduate Student Retention" /></a></div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="articles multi-cta"> <div class="two-cols article-block"> <div class="row" data-equalizer> <div class="large-6 medium-6 small-12 columns"> <div class="cta shadowed " data-equalizer-watch=""> <div class="row" style="margin: inherit;"> <div class="medium-12 columns d-table top-cta"> <div class="text-wrap"> <h2 class="text-left"><a href='/binaries/content/assets/education/lighting-the-path-from-community-college-to-computing-careers.pdf' target='_blank'>Report Aims to Smooth Transition between Community College and Computing Career</a></h2> <div class="dek"> <p>A report by the ACM Education Policy Committee analyzes various initiatives being implemented throughout the US that aim to increase the pipeline of students pursuing computing degrees; identify programs that have had the most success; and describe aspects of these programs that could be emulated elsewhere.</p> <p><a href="/media-center/2018/october/epc-report-on-community-colleges">Read the ACM news release</a>.</p></div> </div> <a href='/binaries/content/assets/education/lighting-the-path-from-community-college-to-computing-careers.pdf' target='_blank'><img src="/binaries/ctaimagelarge/content/gallery/acm/ctas/education/community-college-pathways-report.jpg" alt="ACM Education Policy Committee Report on Transition from Community College to Computing Careers" /></a></div> </div> </div></div> <div class="large-6 medium-6 small-12 columns"> <div class="cta shadowed " data-equalizer-watch=""> <div class="row" style="margin: inherit;"> <div class="medium-12 columns d-table top-cta"> <div class="text-wrap"> <h2 class="text-left"><a href='/binaries/content/assets/public-policy/acm-europe-ie-i4all-strategy-2018.pdf' >ACM Europe and IE Release Informatics Education Strategy</a></h2> <div class="dek"> <p>The ACM Europe Council and Informatics Europe have collaborated on a report that builds on an earlier document, <a href="https://portalparts.acm.org/hippo/cecereport.pdf">"Informatics Education in Europe: Are We All in the Same Boat?"</a>. The report, "Informatics for All: The Strategy," aims to establish Informatics as an essential discipline for all, a subject available at all levels throughout the educational system. The strategy is also summarized in a <a href="/binaries/content/assets/public-policy/acm-europe-ie-i4all-report-one-pager.pdf">one-page document</a>.</p></div> </div> <a href='/binaries/content/assets/public-policy/acm-europe-ie-i4all-strategy-2018.pdf' ><img src="/binaries/ctaimagelarge/content/gallery/acm/ctas/public-policy/acm-europe-ie-i4all-strategy-2018.jpg" alt="" /></a></div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="articles multi-cta"> <div class="two-cols article-block"> <div class="row" data-equalizer> <div class="large-6 medium-6 small-12 columns"> <div class="cta shadowed " data-equalizer-watch=""> <div class="row" style="margin: inherit;"> <div class="medium-12 columns d-table top-cta"> <div class="text-wrap"> <h2 class="text-left"><a href='https://cra.org/reports-on-surveys-of-computer-science-faculty-and-academic-units-chairs-covid-19-impact' target='_blank'>CRA Surveys Computer Science Faculty, Department Heads on COVID-19's Impacts</a></h2> <div class="dek"> <p>The Computing Research Association (CRA) conducted two surveys about the COVID-19 disruption in summer 2020. One <a href="https://cra.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Faculty-Survey.pdf" target="_blank">surveyed computer science faculty members</a> about their experiences transitioning from teaching in person to teaching online as the result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The other <a href="https://cra.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Academic-Unit-Survey.pdf" target="_blank">surveyed department chairs</a>, asking them about the impact of COVID-19 on their faculty, department operations, student job searches, and budgets, and their concerns going into fall 2020.</p></div> </div> <a href='https://cra.org/reports-on-surveys-of-computer-science-faculty-and-academic-units-chairs-covid-19-impact' target='_blank'><img src="/binaries/ctaimagelarge/content/gallery/acm/ctas/education/cra-covid-surveys.jpg" alt="" /></a></div> </div> </div></div> <div class="large-6 medium-6 small-12 columns"> <div class="cta shadowed " data-equalizer-watch=""> <div class="row" style="margin: inherit;"> <div class="medium-12 columns d-table top-cta"> <div class="text-wrap"> <h2 class="text-left"><a href='https://www.informaticsforall.org/the-informatics-reference-framework-for-school-release-february-2022/' target='_blank'>Informatics for All Releases Their Informatics Reference Framework for School</a></h2> <div class="dek"> <p>The <a href="https://www.informaticsforall.org/" target="_blank">Informatics for All</a> coalition recently released their <em><a href="https://www.informaticsforall.org/the-informatics-reference-framework-for-school-release-february-2022/" target="_blank">Informatics Reference Framework for School</a></em>. The new report advances informatics as a fundamental discipline for the 21st century, while also indicating how informatics may become a driver for renewal and innovation of other disciplines. The Framework is designed to help schools develop their informatics curricula and includes a set of core topic areas with their associated practices that all students are expected to be competent in by the end of their upper secondary education (age 18 years). <a target="_blank" href="/media-center/2022/march/informatics-for-all-framework">Read the news release</a>.</p></div> </div> <a href='https://www.informaticsforall.org/the-informatics-reference-framework-for-school-release-february-2022/' target='_blank'><img src="/binaries/ctaimagelarge/content/gallery/acm/ctas/europe-site/i4all-informatics-reference-framework-school-2022.jpg" alt="" /></a></div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns large-4 medium-4 small-12 zone-3"> <div> <div> <div class="articles single-cta"> <div class="two-col-alt article-block"> <div class="row" data-equalizer=""> <div class="large-12 medium-12 small-12 columns"> <div class="cta shadowed " data-equalizer-watch=""> <div class="row" style="margin: inherit;"> <div class="medium-12 columns d-table top-cta"> <div class="text-wrap"> <h2 class="text-left"><a href='https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yQ2G7EnB3L9tsEqVwNLE_pMINDdWUwwrJxelsU2D3hw/edit?usp=sharing' target='_blank'>ACM Education Advisory Committee Applications Open</a></h2> <div class="dek"> <p>ACM invites qualified candidates to apply to serve as an At-Large member of the ACM Education Advisory Committee (EAC). The EAC is a non-voting, working advisory body that advances and informs the ACM Education Board and the wider ACM and computing education community about computing education and related innovations and issues. <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yQ2G7EnB3L9tsEqVwNLE_pMINDdWUwwrJxelsU2D3hw/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Click here</a> for a description of the application requirements and to access the application form.</p></div> </div> <a href='https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yQ2G7EnB3L9tsEqVwNLE_pMINDdWUwwrJxelsU2D3hw/edit?usp=sharing' target='_blank'><img src="/binaries/ctaimagelarge/content/gallery/acm/ctas/education/education-advisory-committee-ppl.jpg" alt="" /></a></div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="articles single-cta"> <div class="two-col-alt article-block"> <div class="row" data-equalizer=""> <div class="large-12 medium-12 small-12 columns"> <div class="cta shadowed " data-equalizer-watch=""> <div class="row" style="margin: inherit;"> <div class="medium-12 columns d-table top-cta"> <div class="text-wrap"> <h2 class="text-left"><a href='https://hourofcode.com/us' target='_blank'>Join the Hour of Code During CSEdWeek, Dec. 9 - 15</a></h2> <div class="dek"> <p>For one week in December, millions of students around the world are introduced to the magic of computer science through games, coding puzzles, tutorials, and many other fun activities organized by local volunteers from schools, research institutions, and other groups. Anyone anywhere can organize an Hour of Code event and enjoy any of a number of engaging and educational projects which are available in several languages. ACM helped launch Computer Science Education Week in 2009, and invites you host an Hour of Code in your community.</p></div> </div> <a href='https://hourofcode.com/us' target='_blank'><img src="/binaries/ctaimagelarge/content/gallery/acm/ctas/hour_code_2024.jpg" alt="Hour of Code 2024" /></a></div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="articles single-cta"> <div class="two-col-alt article-block"> <div class="row" data-equalizer=""> <div class="large-12 medium-12 small-12 columns"> <div class="cta shadowed " data-equalizer-watch=""> <div class="row" style="margin: inherit;"> <div class="medium-12 columns d-table top-cta"> <div class="text-wrap"> <h2 class="text-left"><a href='https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3664191' target='_blank'>2023 Computer Science Curriculum Guidelines Revision</a></h2> <div class="dek"> <p>ACM has joined with the IEEE Computer Society and the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence to develop "Computer Science Curricula 2023” (CS2023). CS2023 provides a comprehensive guide outlining the knowledge and competencies students should attain for degrees in computer science and related disciplines at the undergraduate level. Establishing uniform curricular guidelines for computer science disciplines is essential to the ongoing vitality of the field and the future success of those who study it.</p></div> </div> <a href='https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3664191' target='_blank'><img src="/binaries/ctaimagelarge/content/gallery/acm/ctas/education/cs2023.jpg" alt="" /></a></div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="articles single-cta"> <div class="two-col-alt article-block"> <div class="row" data-equalizer=""> <div class="large-12 medium-12 small-12 columns"> <div class="cta shadowed " data-equalizer-watch=""> <div class="row" style="margin: inherit;"> <div class="medium-12 columns d-table top-cta"> <div class="text-wrap"> <span class="article-category">Awards & Recognition</span> <h2 class="text-left"><a href='https://awards.acm.org/about/2023-service-awards' target='_blank'>Karlstrom Educator Award Goes to Alicia Nicki Washington and Shaundra Daily</a></h2> <div class="dek"> <p><a href="https://awards.acm.org/award-recipients/washington_0499389" target="_blank"><strong>Alicia Nicki Washington</strong></a>, Professor, Duke University and <a href="https://awards.acm.org/award-recipients/daily_3272763" target="_blank"><strong>Shaundra Daily</strong></a>, Professor, Duke University receive the <a href="https://awards.acm.org/karlstrom" target="_blank"><strong>Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award</strong></a> for their work towards changing the national computing education system to be more equitable and to combat unjust impacts of computing on society. Washington and Daily have had a critical, wide-reaching impact on educating the broader community through a novel course, a popular training program, and a national alliance.</p></div> </div> <a href='https://awards.acm.org/about/2023-service-awards' target='_blank'><img src="/binaries/ctaimagelarge/content/gallery/acm/ctas/awards/karlstrom-2023.jpg" alt="ACM Awards image" /></a></div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="articles single-cta"> <div class="two-col-alt article-block"> <div class="row" data-equalizer=""> <div class="large-12 medium-12 small-12 columns"> <div class="cta shadowed " data-equalizer-watch=""> <div class="row" style="margin: inherit;"> <div class="medium-12 columns d-table top-cta"> <div class="text-wrap"> <span class="article-category">Ethics in Computing</span> <h2 class="text-left"><a href='https://youtu.be/H4GWiR7QMGA' target='_blank'>Confronting Ethical Challenges in a High-Tech World</a></h2> <div class="dek"> <p>Machine Learning has tremendous potential for developing tools to improve efficiency and accuracy in decision-making. However, ML also has the potential to lead to outcomes that reinforce human biases, disproportionately impact vulnerable populations, and violate notions of privacy. Mehran Sahami and moderators Fay Cobb Payton and Susan Reiser as they explore some of the promise and perils that arise from Machine Learning to understand both some of the ethical issues and competing value trade-offs at stake.</p></div> </div> <iframe data-cookieconsent="ignore" id="ytplayer" type="text/html" src='https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/H4GWiR7QMGA' allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0"></iframe> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="articles single-cta"> <div class="two-col-alt article-block"> <div class="row" data-equalizer=""> <div class="large-12 medium-12 small-12 columns"> <div class="cta shadowed " data-equalizer-watch=""> <div class="row" style="margin: inherit;"> <div class="medium-12 columns d-table top-cta"> <div class="text-wrap"> <h2 class="text-left">Alison Derbenwick Miller Named Co-Chair of ACM Education Board</h2> <div class="dek"> <p>Alison Derbenwick Miller joins Elizabeth Hawthorne as Co-Chair of ACM's Education Board and Advisory Committee, to serve for the two-year term ending June 30, 2024. Miller is Vice President at Oracle for Research and a board member of the GVU Center Industry Advisory Board at Georgia Institute of Technology. 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