The article analyzes a historic drop of 8.1% in U.S. computer science enrollment for 2025‑26, linking it to AI‑driven job market shifts, past enrollment booms, and recent economic layoffs, while citing data from the National Student Clearinghouse, Washington Post and ACM reviews.
The article argues that traditional storage‑centric computer science curricula are becoming obsolete as AI‑driven, compute‑centric paradigms dominate hardware, data‑center operations, and software ecosystems, urging universities and students to rapidly adopt new teaching focus and skills.
The article honors the late Tsinghua professor Yan Weimin, highlighting her pioneering role in Chinese computer science, the lasting impact of her co‑authored Data Structures textbook, and the rigorous standards that shaped generations of computing talent.
This article introduces the rCore OS tutorial, a comprehensive guide to building a Unix-like kernel from scratch using Rust on RISC-V architecture, developed by Tsinghua University professors.
