Bard College’s Valerie Barr elected as 2022 American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow
Recognized for her contributions to computer science education and to increasing diversity
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.— Valerie Barr, Bard College’s Margaret Hamilton Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, has been elected as a 2022 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Barr, who teaches in the computer science program, is “being honored for distinguished contributions to computer science education and to increasing the diversity in the computing fields,” according to the AAAS.
"I am honored that the computer science section of AAAS is recognizing diversity work in computing,” said Barr. “I look forward to continuing this work broadly in the context of the NSF-funded Alliance for Identity-Inclusive Computing Education, led by Drs. Nicki Washington and Shaundra Daily at Duke University, and locally as we develop curricula that will expose students to computing across all disciplines encompassed by the Bard Network.”