Carlis Memorial Lecture Series

The John V. Carlis Memorial Lecture Series is dedicated to the advancement of education and inclusion in the field of computing, and is named in honor of Professor John Carlis, who passed away in February 2018. Learn more about the legacy of John Carlis.

2024-2025

• Carlis Memorial Lecture: Changing Computing To Make It “For All” (Mark Guzdial, University of Michigan, November 4, 2024)

2023-2024

• What a Well-Trained Computer Scientist Should Know about Education (Ben Schafer, University of Northern Iowa, December 4, 2023)

2022-2023

• Broadening Participation in Computing by Opening New Pathways to the BS, MS and PhD. (Dr. Carla Brodley, Northeastern University, November 14, 2022)

2021-2022

• A Model for Building Diversity, Equity and Community in Computing (Juan Gilbert, University of Florida, October 18, 2021)

2020-2021

• A Conversation about Invisibility and Equity in Computing: From Here to There (Charles Isbell, Georgia Tech, October 26, 2020)

2019-2020

• What can I do today to create a more inclusive community in CS? (Cynthia Lee, Stanford University, December 2, 2019)