MassMutual Gifts CDS $1 Million, Spark! to Power Experiential Learning Component

MassMutual announced plans to gift $1 million to the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS), marking the first partnership of the multidisciplinary academic unit. 

The funding supports hiring a non-tenure track faculty member outside of academia, along with a program manager and software engineer to bring their expertise to a classroom setting. The use of funds will be rounded out by efforts to reach underrepresented audiences within the tech community.

“BU Spark! is so excited to be a core part of the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences’ partnership with MassMutual. Spark! will bring its expertise in powering the experiential learning component of this collaboration,” Ziba Cranmer, Spark! director, said.

Read more from BU Today:  https://www.bu.edu/articles/2021/massmutual-donates-1-million-to-bu-faculty-of-computing-data-sciences/