Spectra is organizing the Spectra LGBTQ+ Mathematics Conference (2023) to provide opportunities for LGBTQ+ mathematicians both to celebrate achievements and to spark conversations of challenges in our community. sites.google.com/dabke.com/spec…

Daughters of Katherine Johnson: Joylette Goble Hylick and Katherine Goble Moore. They said that Katherine never took no for an answer. They wish that her story will encourage future generations in WV…And they had no idea about grad math programs cuts at WVU. Both said they are

While the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners considered approval of an early voting plan, the attorneys who head the county's corporate legal counsel were preparing to nullify the very laws that inspired the plan in the first place. hollandsentinel.com/story/news/pol…

Weeks after Ottawa County Board Chair Joe Moss nominated Kristina Karamo to become the MIGOP Chair, the party paid a business linked to him $74,261 for undisclosed services, The Detroit News reported Tuesday. hollandsentinel.com/story/news/pol…

Take a look at the buttons that students at Hope College get each time they complete a math course. They proudly display them on their backpacks as a way of building identity among math majors. Can you figure out which class each button stands for?

Based on the salary range for the health officer job on Ottawa County’s website and subtracting the attorney fees, Ottawa County will be paying Administrative Health Officer Adeline Hambley between 26- and 34-years’ worth of salary to leave her job. mlive.com/news/grand-rap…

Despite strong assurances by the Ottawa County administrator and board chair, the Ottawa Food program has suspended operations. hollandsentinel.com/story/news/pol…

Some thoughts about #math #education and #research based on this podcast.

I'm on the search committee for Hope College's next Director of Sponsored Research & Programs. Review of applications begins 3/8, so please share broadly with your networks, and consider applying if you meet the criteria. jobs.hope.edu/postings/3173

It's happening! With my collaborator Dr. Robby Henry, we are taking 6 Hope College students to the MidwesternPsychAssociation meeting this year! Donate today to help us support student research! give.communityfunded.com/o/hope-college…

There's an extreme lawsuit put forward seeking to overturn Prop 3. If this lawsuit is successful, women across Michigan could lose protections for IVF, contraception, prenatal care, and abortion care. Not on my watch. Today, I'm filing a motion to protect reproductive freedom.

What if our work was judged not by the answers they give but by the questions they ask? Questions are the means of learning connections. Answers (as we've taught) are (too often) the ends of grading transactions. Is learning the goal? Asking for the kids. #Project180

Well-written article on drinking water filtration by Sandy Ong. Happy to be able to provide useful information. bbc.com/future/article…

For sale last week in Congress: the pristine Boundary Waters. The buyer? A foreign mining company. House Republicans passed a bill overturning a ban on mining near this fragile ecosystem. I led House Democrats’ opposition to this dangerous handout to polluters.

Chemistry Professor Dr. Kenneth Brown has been recognized by the Midstates Consortium for Math and Science for his vigorous research programs, mentorships, and experiences offered to undergraduate students. goho.pe/3x2qURr

What matters isn’t how well a teacher holds students’ attention; it's whether a teacher knows enough about how learning happens to stop being the center of attention. Or, as Dan Meyer puts it, great teachers are characterized less by being interesting than by being interested.

So... my son nerd sniped me! He saw a video on the Fold-and-Cut Theorem by Vsauce and said I should figure out how to fold a piece of paper to cut out the hat and spectre tiles with one cut. Mission accomplished! This blog post has downloadable PDFs: divisbyzero.com/2024/08/14/fol…

Former co-chair of the Michigan Republican Party meshawn maddock uses a homophobic slur against Oakland County Executive David Coulter and state Rep. Jason Morgan, openly gay public officials. Her husband, Matt Maddock, serves in the state House with Morgan.

Okay, I think it's important we push back on this regular talking point and show why the "funds should follow students, not schools" line sounds reasonable to those uninformed on education policy, but is actually fundamentally flawed (1/16)