You don’t need a doctoral degree to know that higher education in the United States is going through dramatic change. Federal research dollars may be at risk in some areas; three Ivy League schools have struck deals with the White House over issues such as transgender athletes and merit-based admissions; and some observers are predicting college graduates will have a tougher time finding jobs in a market increasingly disrupted by artificial intelligence.
In short, it’s an ideal time for leadership at the UW-Madison to consider creating a new college to focus on computing, data and AI.
Seriously.
The notion of creating such a college was aired during a July 29 Tech Council Innovation Network luncheon in Madison by the head of the existing School of Computer, Data and Information Sciences (CDIS) and reinforced by representatives of two private-sector giants, Google and Microsoft, who said such businesses increasingly look for innovative academic partnerships.
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