• Building Bridges: Emilie Purvine’s Mathematical Journey
    • U.S. Team Earns Fourth Place at the Romanian Master of Mathematics
    • MAA American Mathematics Competitions Recognizes Top High School Math Teachers
    Building Bridges: Emilie Purvine’s Mathematical Journey
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    Building Bridges: Emilie Purvine’s Mathematical Journey

    “My grandpa would give me math puzzles as a kid. I didn’t know they were ‘math’ per se, just that they were fun puzzles. He’d work with me to solve them, not giving me the answer but helping me arrive at [it] on my own. I think this helped me understand how to break prob...
    U.S. Team Earns Fourth Place at the Romanian Master of Mathematics
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    U.S. Team Earns Fourth Place at the Romanian Master of Mathematics

    Washington, DC - The U.S. team earned fourth place at the Romanian Master of Mathematics (RMM), organized remotely for the first time, on October 11 - 16, 2021. The RMM is a challenging international high school mathematics competition that allows students to exchange ma...
    MAA American Mathematics Competitions Recognizes Top High School Math Teachers
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    MAA American Mathematics Competitions Recognizes Top High School Math Teachers

    WASHINGTON, DC - The MAA American Mathematics Competitions (MAA AMC) is pleased to announce the 2021 winners of the Edyth May Sliffe Awards for Distinguished Mathematics Teaching in Middle School and High School. This national education prize is awarded annually to middl...
    Building Bridges: Emilie Purvine’s Mathematical Journey
    U.S. Team Earns Fourth Place at the Romanian Master of Mathematics
    MAA American Mathematics Competitions Recognizes Top High School Math Teachers
    Recent Stories
    Building Bridges: Emilie Purvine’s Mathematical Journey

    “My grandpa would give me math puzzles as a kid. I didn’t know they were ‘math’ per se, just that they were fun puzzles. He’d work with me to solve them, not giving me the answer but helping me arrive at [it] on my own. I think this helped me understand how to break prob...

    24 January 2022

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    I Knew I Wasn’t Alone: Kamuela Yong and Building Community

    “Ask for help, because help will always be there for people who need it.” Kamuela Yong recalls this statement as the best advice he ever received. The idea has sustained him through challenges in his journey and has been passed along to many of Yong’s own students. Certa...

    13 December 2021

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    Exponential Impact: Judith Covington’s MAA Journey

    This year, Judith Covington heard that one of her fellow MAA Project NExT Red Dots had just announced his retirement. “I have clearly been teaching long enough to retire,” she says. “But I do not see that on my horizon.” In fact, when asked where she sees herself in ten ...

    15 November 2021

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    U.S. Team Earns Fourth Place at the Romanian Master of Mathematics

    Washington, DC - The U.S. team earned fourth place at the Romanian Master of Mathematics (RMM), organized remotely for the first time, on October 11 - 16, 2021. The RMM is a challenging international high school mathematics competition that allows students to exchange ma...

    29 October 2021

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    Defining Your Own Success: Rebecca Swanson’s MAA Story

    The summer after her junior year of college, Rebecca Swanson spent countless nights awake at the homeless shelter she helped run. The small staff meant that the student volunteers had to sleep in shifts so that one of them would always be available if anyone needed anyth...

    25 October 2021

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    MAA American Mathematics Competitions Recognizes Top High School Math Teachers

    WASHINGTON, DC - The MAA American Mathematics Competitions (MAA AMC) is pleased to announce the 2021 winners of the Edyth May Sliffe Awards for Distinguished Mathematics Teaching in Middle School and High School. This national education prize is awarded annually to middl...

    10 September 2021

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    Team USA Earns Fourth Place at 62nd International Mathematical Olympiad

    Washington, D.C. (August 3, 2021)-- Team USA, sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America American Mathematics Competitions (AMC), earned fourth place in the virtual 62nd International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) held on July 14-24, 2021. The six high school U.S...

    3 August 2021

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    2021 Awards Announced for Top Expository Mathematical Writing in MAA Publications

    WASHINGTON, DC (July 28, 2021) We are pleased to announce the 2021 award recipients for the Carl B. Allendoerfer Award, Trevor Evans Awards, Paul R. Halmos-Lester R. Ford Award, Merten M. Hasse Award, and George Pólya Award.

    28 July 2021

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    Mathematical Association of America Honors Members with Service Awards

    WASHINGTON, DC (July 28, 2021) Mathematical Association of America (MAA) members receive service awards for their contribution to the field of mathematics and to the Association. We are pleased to announce the 2021 award recipients for the Meritorious Service Award and C...

    28 July 2021

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    Four Outstanding Teachers Honored with MAA’s 2021 Teaching Awards

    WASHINGTON, DC (July 28, 2021) Annually, the Mathematical Association of America honors teachers who are making an impact on STEM education with the Alder Awards and Dolciani Award. We are pleased to announce the 2021 Alder Award winners Andrew Penland, Alexander Diaz, K...

    28 July 2021

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