My Path to Math: A Math Team Made the Difference

By Silva Chang Silva Chang My life revolves around math. I am currently co-Editor-in-Chief of the American Mathematics Competitions 8 (AMC 8), director of the Colorado Math Circle, and faculty member in the Department of Applied Mathematics at the University of Colorado Boulder. Was I destined from a young age to pursue a career in...

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Testimonios: Dr. James A. M. Álvarez

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...

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Framing 2020: Disaster Vulnerability In Our Math Community

By Melinda Lanius, Assistant Professor, Auburn University The year 2020 was the year of being alone, together. We each experienced the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting emergency measures in our own way. The interruption impacted all facets of life: social, political, economic, and educational. Our spheres blurred together in ways they never had before, with work...

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Stereotyping in Mathematics: An interview with Carol Bennett

By Allison Henrich (@KnottyAllison) and Shanise Walker Allison Henrich Shanise Walker Carol Bennett In May 2021, Allison Henrich and Shanise Walker participated in the workshop “Creating a Better Summer Experience: A DEI Workshop for REU Directors and Faculty Mentors,” organized by Pamela Harris and hosted by the Center for Minorities in the Mathematical Sciences. During...

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Addressing Stereotype Threat

By Allison Henrich (@KnottyAllison) and Shanise Walker Allison Henrich On May 22, 2021, we attended the workshop “Creating a Better Summer Experience: A DEI Workshop for REU Directors and Faculty Mentors,” organized by Pamela Harris and hosted by the Center for Minorities in the Mathematical Sciences. One of the featured speakers was Carol Bennett, Assistant...

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How do we help people understand statistics that matter to them?

By Keith Devlin @profkeithdevlin There was a flurry of reports and social media posts recently commenting on an Israeli study showing that nearly 60% of all patients hospitalized for COVID-19 (as of August 15, 2021) were fully vaccinated.  A common take, by both journalists and commentators, was to conclude that the power of the vaccine...

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Reflections on Differentials in the First Year of Calculus

By: David Bressoud @dbressoud David Bressoud is DeWitt Wallace Professor Emeritus at Macalester College and Director of the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences Last month I wrote about the contributions to the June 2021 issue of ZDM – Mathematics Education from outside the United States. This month I want to reflect on one of...

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Math and Data on the Diamond

By Tim Chartier @timchartier, Davidson College Baseball is full of history and traditions. President William Howard Taft pioneered the presidential first pitch on Opening Day in 1910. The seventh inning stretch fills stadiums around the country with the sound of “Take Me out to the Ball Game.” Statistics have been part of baseball since the...

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It Was Never Easy: Reflections on My Mother’s Mathematical Journey – Part 2

By Jamylle Carter, Professor of Mathematics, Diablo Valley College, @CarterJamylle According to the book Sisters in Science: Conversations with Black Women Scientists on Race, Gender, and Their Passion for Science by Diann Jordan, PhD, my mother Jamye Pearl Witherspoon Carter, EdD, and I are one of the few mother-daughter doctoral teams in the United States,...

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It Was Never Easy: Reflections on My Mother’s Mathematical Journey – Part 1

By Jamylle Carter, Professor of Mathematics, Diablo Valley College, @CarterJamylle According to the book Sisters in Science: Conversations with Black Women Scientists on Race, Gender, and Their Passion for Science by Diann Jordan, PhD, my mother Jamye Pearl Witherspoon Carter, EdD, and I are one of the few mother-daughter doctoral teams in the United States,...

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