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===ArsDigita Foundation and ArsDigita University{{anchor|ArsDigita Foundation}}{{anchor|ArsDigita University}}=== The founders set up a nonprofit organization, the '''ArsDigita Foundation''', which sponsored the ArsDigita Prize, a programming contest for high-school students held in 1999, 2000, and 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |title= ArsDigita Prize |url= http://www.arsdigita.com/prize/ |access-date= April 4, 2022 |archive-date= February 1, 2002 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20020201213602/http://www.arsdigita.com/prize/ |url-status= dead}}</ref> In 2000, a free intensive one-year post-baccalaureate program in [[computer science]] was announced, called '''ArsDigita University'''.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=119542&page=1&singlePage=true|title=ArsDigita Offers Free High-Tech Program |last=Axelrod |first=Melanie |date= August 18, 2000 |work=ABC News |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141026002522/https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=119542&page=1&singlePage=true |archive-date= October 26, 2014 |access-date= April 4, 2022 }}</ref> It was based on the [[undergraduate]] course of study at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT) and financed and supported by the ArsDigita Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=119542&page=1&singlePage=true|title=ArsDigita Offers Free High-Tech Program β ABC News|last=Axelrod|first=Melanie|date=2000-08-18|website=ABC News|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026002522/https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=119542&page=1&singlePage=true|archive-date=2014-10-26|access-date=}}</ref> The majority of the instructors were professors from MIT and the program was tuition free.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WiAm3APQSBIC&dq=%22ArsDigita+University%22&pg=PT116|title=The Venture Caf?: Secrets, Strategies, and Stories from America's High-Tech Entrepreneurs|last=Esser|first=Teresa|date=2002-03-14|publisher=Grand Central Publishing|isbn=9780759527126|language=en}}</ref> Potential recruits were required to submit solutions to a handful of [[problem set]]s used in an Internet application development course at MIT. Some of these problem sets required the use of the [[Oracle database|Oracle object-relational database management system]] behind Web pages. Others were basic [[computer science]] problems such as computing a [[Fibonacci series]] [[recursion|recursively]] using the [[Tcl]] programming language. After running from September 2000 through July 2001, seeing the first class to graduation, the dissolution of the ArsDigita Foundation forced the program to shut down. Most of the course lectures were videotaped. The tapes and other course materials are available free under the [[Open Content License]] from aduni.org, a website maintained by the alumni of the university. That site exists to carry on the school's mission of supplying free education, and streams ~150GB/month of lectures to thousands of people around the world. A 4-DVD set containing the videos and course materials ([[problem set]]s, exams, solution sets, and course notes) is also available for a fee. The tapes were made available on Google Video in 2008 allowing easier and more flexible access.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/DailyNews/arsdigita000818.html|title=ABCNEWS.com : Education Free for All β ArsDigita Offers Free High-Tech Program|last=Axelrod|first=Melanie|website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|date=2000-08-18|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021005204519/http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/DailyNews/arsdigita000818.html|archive-date=2002-10-05|access-date=2019-09-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aduni.org/~abangert/adu_archive/press/mercury_news.html|title=Tuition-free computer school is set for launch|last=Gillmore|first=Dan|date=2000-04-13|publisher=Mercury News|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060925024237/http://aduni.org/~abangert/adu_archive/press/mercury_news.html|archive-date=2006-09-25|access-date=2019-09-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wideopen.com:80/upside/853.html|title=Wide Open News β Open Source University Teaches Ways of the Web|last=Williams|first=Sam|date=2000-05-03|publisher=Wide Open β RedHat|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020806191413/http://www.wideopen.com/upside/853.html|archive-date=2002-08-06|access-date=2019-09-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://scriptingnews.userland.com:80/backissues/2000/04/16|title=Scripting News|last=Winer|first=Dave|date=2000-04-16|publisher=Userland.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010216222217/http://scriptingnews.userland.com/backissues/2000/04/16|archive-date=2001-02-16|access-date=2019-09-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aduni.org/~abangert/adu/ad_hb.html|title=Earn a computer degree β for free|last=Bray|first=Hiawatha|date=2000-04-24|publisher=The Boston Globe|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020806062500/http://aduni.org/~abangert/adu/ad_hb.html|archive-date=2002-08-06|access-date=2019-09-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://slashdot.org/articles/01/03/31/1515211.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021029012925/http://slashdot.org/articles/01/03/31/1515211.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=2002-10-29|title=Slashdot {{!}} ArsDigita U. Cuts On-Campus Admissions|date=2002-10-29|access-date=2019-09-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://slashdot.org/articles/00/04/15/2234237.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021029011851/http://slashdot.org/articles/00/04/15/2234237.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=2002-10-29|title=Slashdot {{!}} ArsDigita University|date=2002-10-29|access-date=2019-09-11}}</ref> Former instructor [[Holly Yanco]] became a [[University of Massachusetts Lowell]] computer science professor and was named a 2013 Woman to Watch.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/techflash/2013/05/2013-women-to-watch-holly-yanco.html|title=2013 Women to Watch: Holly Yanco|last=Resende|first=Patricia|date=2013-05-06|website=bizjournals.com|publisher=MHT, Boston Business Journal|access-date=2019-09-11}}</ref>
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