Massachusetts Institute of Technology

CTL-E-4211 · School · university · 1861-present

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Cambridge, Massachusetts university; Latanya Sweeney earned her SM and PhD in computer science there (PhD 2001); Shirley Ann Jackson earned her S.B. in physics (1968) and Ph.D. in theoretical elementary particle physics (1973), the first African American woman to earn a doctorate from MIT.

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Latanya Sweeney — has alumnus
Sweeney earned her SM and PhD in computer science from MIT (PhD 2001).
Malcolm CasSelle — has alumnus
CasSelle earned his B.S. in computer science from MIT.
Shirley Ann Jackson — has alumnus
Jackson earned her S.B. (1968) and Ph.D. (1973) from MIT.

Sources

Wikipedia - Latanya Sweeney
CultureTechLens batch RELP96 research
MIT Technology Review - The Remarkable Career of Shirley Ann Jackson (2017)
AllGov - Who is Shirley Ann Jackson?

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