The Harvard Crimson

CS50 Moves Away from Traditional Lectures, Toward Virtual Reality

This fall, students enrolled in CS50, Harvard’s behemoth introductory Computer Science course, will only be asked to attend two lectures in person. The new policy, one of a host of changes announced ...
Inside Higher Ed

Harvard Professor Tells Students They Should Come to Class

This year's FAQ for CS50, Harvard University's largest course, featured this statement: "Unlike last year, students are encouraged to attend all lectures in person this year." Encouraging the 800-plus ...
The Harvard Crimson

This Is CS50.

CS50 is exceptional for its size, its resources and the cult of personality around its charismatic leader. It is more than just a class at Harvard; it is a cultural touchstone, a lifestyle, a ...
The New Yorker

How Harvard’s Star Computer-Science Professor Built a Distance-Learning Empire

Gabriel Guimaraes grew up in Vitória, Brazil, in a yellow house surrounded by star-fruit trees and chicken coops. His father, who wrote software for a local bank, instilled in him an interest in ...
Yahoo Finance

One-Eighth Of Harvard Undergraduates Are Enrolled In The Same Computer Course, And It Says A Lot About The Future

Professor David Malan teaches the hottest course around. This semester, a record-breaking 818 Harvard students — nearly 12% of the entire college — enrolled in one popular class, reports The Crimson.
Yahoo Finance

Almost No One Attended Mark Zuckerberg’s 2005 Lecture At Harvard’s Comp Sci Class (Which Is Now Insanely Popular)

This week Harvard’s CS50 Introduction to Computer Science beat Economics 10a to become the largest freshman class with 818 students enrolled (and many non-students viewing for free online). “Harvard ...