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Steve Johnson earned a masters degree in mathematics in 1972, a masters degree in computer science in 1977, and a Ph.D. in computer science in 1983, all at Indiana University. In 1984, he was hired to be a computer science professor at Indiana University. In this interview, Johnson speaks of the differences between the study of mathematics and computer science, the development of computer science and the Indiana University Department of Computer Science, and some problems that have occurred with this department. In addition, he cites some people who have influenced the university's Department of Computer Science including Dean Morton Lowengrub, Stu Shapiro, Mitchell Wand, and others.

George Springer, born in 1924, was a professor in Indiana University's departments of mathematics and computer science from 1964 to 1996. He describes courses he taught and developed, his own education, and the types of students he has encountered at Indiana University. He also describes Indiana University's Groups Student Support Services program, a program to help prepare first-generation college students.