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Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science
Accreditation: Regional
Web Site: http://www.distance.cmu.edu
E-mail:dist-ed@cs.cmu.edu ens@cs.cmu.edu
Phone: +1 412 268 1593
Fax: +1 412 268 5413
Postal Address: Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science 5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15213-3891
Description: Founded by industrialist Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools in 1900, Carnegie Mellon University has emerged as one of the nation's top private research institutions. Today, its internationally recognized programs encompass the areas of engineering, computer science, technology, science, liberal arts, fine arts and public and private management. Carnegie Mellon's Computer Science Department was started in 1965 by Herbert Simon, Allen Newell, and Alan Perlis, who was the first head. Their intellectual accomplishments are well-known to the world but the special legacy they left our department was a strong commitment to collegiality. Our department?s mission is is to discover new things about computing, create new computing systems, and educate first-rate students at all levels.
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