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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

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

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

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

Local math teachers win national award

28 September 2021

Finding Confidence in Mathematics with Jessie Hamm

Jessie Hamm never expected to be where she is today. Though she always knew she would attend college, she never saw herself going to graduate school, let alone earning her Ph.D. in mathematics. From a young age, Hamm had a passion for mathematics, but she lacked somethin...

27 September 2021

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

Using Math to Uncover Deeper Insights of the World: A Review of Jordan Ellenberg’s How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking

10 September 2021

REU Spotlight on Georgia Tech by Emily Zhang

10 September 2021

When Mathematics Chooses You: Greg Coxson’s MAA Story

Mathematical concepts are fascinating in their own right, but to Greg Coxson, the most interesting part of mathematics comes in its applications. Throughout his education, Coxson found himself constantly asking: where does mathematics show up in the world, and how can it...

30 August 2021