Motivated by Business, Empowered by Math

By DUE Point Lead Editor, Audrey Malagon, Virginia Wesleyan University DUE Point blog has featured several projects affiliated with the NSF-funded SUMMIT-P project focused on how mathematics curriculum can best support students’ needs in partner disciplines, including business. In this post, Mike May of St. Louis University tells us about the Business College Algebra subproject...

---

Testimonios: Dr. William Yslas Vélez

Testimonios, a new publication from MAA/AMS, brings together first-person narratives from the vibrant, diverse, and complex Latinx and Hispanic mathematical community. Starting with childhood and family, the authors recount their own particular stories, highlighting their upbringing, education, and career paths. Testimonios seeks to inspire the next generation of Latinx and Hispanic mathematicians by featuring the...

---

Finding your Community

By Roberto Hernandez (he/him) Embarking on the journey through graduate school is a tough one. It can be very daunting to attempt on your own, without a support system. A support system can take on many forms. I am fortunate enough that I haven’t been alone in the process – my partner Jasmine and I...

---

How Math Educators Can Increase Equity in College Access

By Shakiyya Bland, Ed.D. Decisions that happen in higher education have a pronounced effect on high school students’ math opportunities and access to college. The more aware that math faculty are of this influence, the more they can contribute to making the pathways to college more accessible. High school calculus should not be the “singular...

---

Trends in Math Degrees

By David Bressoud @dbressoud Covid has disrupted the collection of all kinds of data, including the surveys of undergraduate programs in the mathematical sciences conducted by the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences (CBMS). The survey originally scheduled to go out in the fall of 2020 was delayed until 2021.  Problems engendered by the Covid...

---

New “DEVLIN’S ANGLE” Archive Goes Live

By Keith Devlin @KeithDevlin@fediscience.org Devlin’s Angle turned 27 years of age at the start of this year, having launched in January 1996, as did  the MAA’s members website, originally called MAA Online (now Math Values). I devoted the January 2021, 25th anniversary Angle to providing a guide for how to find past posts, which over...

---

Engagement and Excitement in the Classroom

By Shanise Walker As a new semester begins, I find myself reflecting and pondering the following questions: What was exciting and engaging to the students who took a course with me previously? What more can I do to engage and introduce mathematics to students in a way that initiates discussion, inquiry, and challenge? In what...

---

The (Soul-Crushing) Sound of Silence

By Lew Ludwig You’ve done your part. You presented the material, laid the groundwork, and gave the possible arguments. The air is ripe with anticipation. Your teaching senses tingle. It is time to ask a well-phrased question demonstrating that your students are ready to take their learning to the next level. How often have I...

---

My Best Rejection

By Allison Henrich My friend Aaron Wootton and I were chatting at a conference recently, and he told me a great story about a time he tried to get something published that was rejected over and over only to later turn into something far better. It got me thinking… I have a story like that!...

---

Welcoming Prospective Mathematics Teachers into Communities of Practice

By Erin Moss, Co-Editor, DUE Point, Millersville University The Broadening Engagement in Mathematics Participation and Readiness Education Project (BE-MathPREP) aims to establish a supportive and engaging learning community, affirm the value of the teaching profession, and inspire undergraduate students to pursue careers in mathematics education. The project utilizes a tiered mentorship model to support preservice...

---