Category Archives: Mathematicians

The Tax Bill and Potential Impacts on Graduate Education and our Universities

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Karen Saxe

The “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” was introduced last week in the House and is moving quickly through Congress. It contains several provisions that, if signed into law, would affect the AMS community. I will add something to this post … Continue reading →

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Federal policies and our work at institutions of higher education

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Karen Saxe

AMS President Ken Ribet has issued a statement about President Trump’s statement on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. He’s joined leaders of other science organizations (e.g., AAAS, APS) in making such a statement, and I am glad … Continue reading →

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Redistricting on my mind

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Karen Saxe

My past few weeks have been filled with thoughts of redistricting – I gave a talk at MAA MathFest titled “Ready for redistricting 2020?” and, then, spent an exhilarating week at Tufts at the Geometry of Redistricting Workshop. This workshop was … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 17, 2017 by Karen Saxe

Over the weekend we lost a major force in mathematics. Maryam Mirzakhani died far too soon, at the age of 40. You no doubt know that she is the first and only woman ever to have been honored with a Fields … Continue reading →

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