Studying computer science can empower individuals to make a lasting impact on a world driven by technology. The Department of Computer Science supports a vibrant community of students with a diverse set of interests. Curricular programming offers students the opportunity to engage with core computer science topics as well as topics drawing on faculty expertise, while co-curricular activities encourage connections with peers and alums.
Happening at Mount Holyoke
Diane Uwacu, new faculty at Mount Holyoke College, has turned her deep interest in problem solving into creating algorithms that help robots improve the quality of human life.
Mount Holyoke College student Cynthia Akanaga ’25 has been named to Major League Hacking’s Top 50 List for 2023.
The Department of Computer Science teaches students to examine, at one extreme, the core question of what can be computed and at the other, whether the combination of algorithms and computers can lead to intelligence.
