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Today we feature a lively and thought provoking conversation with Dr. Susan Jane Colley, the Andrew and Pauline Delaney Professor of Mathematics at Oberlin College and Editor-in-Chief of the American Mathematical Monthly, the most widely read mathematics journal in the world. Susan grew up in NYC, in Manhattan, and attended a K-12 all-girls school. She earned her undergraduate and Ph.D. degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, otherwise known as MIT, in the Boston area. Her research

Today we feature a remarkably honest conversation with Dr. Frank Farris, Professor of Mathematics and Chair at Santa Clara University. Frank is a fourth generation Californian who grew up in the Los Angeles area. He attended Pomona College as an undergraduate and earned his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He studied geometry and, over time, that original mathematical interest expanded into a rich study of mathematics and art. He is the author ofCreating Symmetry: The Artful

If you want to rethink your classroom in exciting and innovative ways, this conversation is for you. Today we feature a motivating conversation with Erica Winterer, a PhD candidate in STEM education at the University of Texas Austin where she is working under the direction of Yuri Treisman. She earned her undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering and then taught for two years in the Teach for America program and two additional years at the high school level in New Orleans. Erica calls

Today we have an exciting conversation with Dr. Erica Flapan, the editor in chief of the Notices of the American Mathematical Society, the official magazine of the society that is distributed to more than 30,000 colleagues every month. Erica earned her Ph.D. from the University of Madison Wisconsin and served on the faculty at Pomona College for 32 years . While there, she authored and co-authored several books, the titles of two of them show her breadth as a mathematician, When Topology Meets

If you have ever felt challenged or discouraged, this upcoming conversation is for you. Today we feature an inspirational and breathtakingly honest conversation with Dr. Zerotti Woods, a mathematician in the applied physics laboratory at Johns Hopkins University. Zerotti earned his undergraduate degree from Morehouse College and his PhD in mathematics in 2019 from the University of Georgia. In this encouraging conversation, Zerotti talks about the important insights he gained from growing up in

Today our guest isTalithiaWilliams, Associate Professor of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College. You may know her from her TED talk “Own your body’s data” or her bookPower in Numbers: The Rebel women of mathematicsor as the cohost of the PBS series Nova Wonders. She grew up in Columbus Georgia, and did her undergraduateat Spelman College. She earned a masters in Math from Howard, and a PhD in Statistics from Rice. She is committed to making sophisticated mathematics accessible to broad audiences. In

Join former MAA President Deanna Haunsperger and Monthly Editor Della Dumbaugh as they explore the lives of mathematicians in this podcast to reveal the humanity of the discipline. These conversations will inspire others with their shared experiences of challenge and support, of doubt and devotion, and of isolation and community.