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April 23, 2015
Competitors from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) at the 75th annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical...
April 15, 2015
How did artist, mathematician, and MAA member Frank Farris create the arrestingly intricate Imaginary Planets...
March 27, 2015
Did you know MAA has​ 100 committees? From editorial boards to curriculum committees, from competitions to meetings,...
March 16, 2015
The MAA replaces one third of the section governors each year.  This year’s section ...
March 02, 2015
Project NExT Fellows join an active community of faculty who have gone on to become award-winning teachers, innovators...
February 18, 2015
Mathematicians of many shapes, sizes, ages, career paths, and interests gathered in San Antonio, Texas, January 10...
February 02, 2015
Sections elections begin Thursday, February 5. Nine Sections (Kansas, Missouri, New Jersey, Northeastern, Ohio, Pacific...
February 01, 2015
For several years, the MAA has conducted a study of Calculus I instruction in American colleges and universities...
February 01, 2015
Francis Edward Su, who has served as President-Elect for the last year, became MAA President effective February 1....
January 20, 2015
Virginia Halmos died on January19, 2015 in Los Gatos California. A long-time benefactor of the MAA and other...

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Quantitative Careers: Get Your Piece of the Math Jobs Pie

Tomorrow’s jobs in a knowledge-based economy require quantitative and analytical skills to succeed. The analytical thinking, reasoning skills, and quantitative literacy developed by students in math classes are the same abilities that employers prize in a knowledge-based economy.

U.S. Students Compete in International High School Math Competition

Team Places 6th at Romanian Master of Mathematics

A team of U.S. high school students, organized by the Mathematical Association of America, took 6th place in the 2017 Romanian Master of Mathematics. Held Feb. 22-27, 2017 in Bucharest, Romania, the Romanian Master of Mathematics is one of the most challenging international high school mathematics competitions in the world.

Francis Su’s Farewell Address Calls for Math for Everyone

In a farewell address at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in January 2017, then MAA President Francis Su captured the essence of MAA’s vision of math for everyone and service to mathematicians, educators, students, and math enthusiasts. The speech, and its message of inclusivity, has gone from a conference highlight to a national conversation about the increasingly important role that mathematics and math education plays in accelerating our understanding of the world.

100+ Scientific Organizations Sign Letter on Inclusion

The January 27, 2017, White House Executive Order on visas and immigration has profound implications for diplomatic, humanitarian, and national security interests, in part because of the negative impact on U.S. science and engineering capacity.

Mathematical Papers and Service Honored at Joint Mathematics Meetings

WASHINGTON, DC - Prizes for meritorious service and exemplary writing were awarded to Martha J. Siegel, Mark F. Schilling and Robert D. Hough by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) on Jan. 5 at the Joint Mathematics Meeting in Atlanta, the world’s largest gathering of mathematicians.

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