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Tag: Mathematics
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Report Explores Equity in Pathways to Ensure Students’ Math Success
It has been researched and discussed at length that placement tests and remedial mathematics courses are obstacles for many students, particularly those from marginalized and underserved communities. Colleges and universities throughout the U.S. have been examining and revising math requirements and creating new options beyond the traditional entry level algebra course. Just Equations, a non-profit […]
May 5, 2020
Students
The Biggest Takeaways About My Students Amid COVID-19 Transition
Often the focus is to hear about what students have learned from their professors in their classes. Nowadays, I find myself in a reverse role, as I have found myself learning from my students since this COVID-19 transition.
April 27, 2020
HBCUs
Dr. Qingxia Li: A Math Wiz
A faculty-written National Science Foundation grant to enhance developmental math learning ended up netting a gift to Fisk University that hasn’t stopped giving: Dr. Qingxia Li, a tenured associate professor.
February 8, 2019
STEM
Dr. Cynthia V. Flores: Math Mentor
Growing up in the mostly immigrant community of Pico-Union in Los Angeles, Dr. Cynthia V. Flores was surrounded by those who had a strong work ethic and an “expressed value in education,” although many had not graduated from high school, let alone college.
February 6, 2019
STEM
Dr. José Caraballo-Cueto: Problem Solver
The aftermath of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico affected everyone living on the island. Dr. José Caraballo-Cueto, an associate professor of economics at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) at Cayey and director of the Census Information Center (CIC) at Puerto Rico, was no exception.
January 31, 2019
News Roundup
10-Year-Old Math Genius Esther Okade Enrolls as a College Student
Esther Okade, a 10-year-old from Walsall, England has just become one of the country’s youngest college freshmen after enrolling at Open University, a UK-based distance learning college. Okade, a math prodigy, first began her freshman year in January 2018 and is already the top of her class, scoring a 100 percent in a recent exam, […]
December 28, 2018
Community Colleges
Study on SAILS Program Recommends Better Remediation, Support for Students
A new Harvard University Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) study on Tennessee’s Seamless Alignment and Integrated Learning Support (SAILS) math remediation program is raising questions on the benefits of remediation for college students.
October 29, 2018
News Roundup
Two University of Minnesota Students Named 2018 Astronaut Scholars
Two students in the College of Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities have been awarded scholarships for the 2018-19 academic year by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. The prestigious, competitive scholarship is awarded annually to outstanding sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue research-oriented careers in mathematics, engineering and the natural and […]
May 17, 2018
HBCUs
HBCUs’ Relevance in Diversifying the STEM Workforce
Global scientific competitiveness of the United States depends on the nation’s ability to sustain and grow the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce. An important approach to this goal is ensuring that groups historically underrepresented (HU) in STEM fields play larger roles.
March 6, 2018
Faculty & Staff
Diversity Pacesetter Maryam Mirzakhani Dies
Stanford professor Maryam Mirzakhani, first and only female winner of prestigious Fields Medal in math, succumbs to cancer.
July 17, 2017
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