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Author Archives: Allison Henrich
Turning a Passion for Pints into Perseverance by Matthew Fields
I would assume that my math journey started much like everyone else in this country, learning to count in grade school and progressing from there. But that is probably where the majority of similarities end. By the time I was … Continue reading
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Bad Handwriting in an Artist’s World by Isaac Weiss
At the time of writing this, my first vaccine appointment is mere hours away. I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about this moment, slowly waiting for it to arrive. The end of the pandemic is just beyond the horizon … Continue reading
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The Qual, by Dana Williams
Back in the day, Berkeley had more graduate students than it could keep track of. It certainly had more than it could support financially. Oddly, if you didn’t have some financial support from the University, it wasn’t even necessary to … Continue reading
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False Starts, by Tiffany Eaton
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled. And then it got dark and scary, and I ran back and went down the other one. I never had to work too hard at my math … Continue reading
What’s your biggest academic or professional moment? by Houssein El Turkey
During our research retreats, my research group, Creativity Research Group (CRG), uses our lunch/dinner breaks to get personal. To facilitate our discussions in a fun relaxed way, we have often used the New York Times article “The 36 Questions That … Continue reading
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Why passing my oral examination felt like a failure, by AJ Stewart
Thump, thump, thump, thump,…. Is that my heart? Why am I so nervous? I shouldn’t be nervous. It’s just a question. Come on, AJ. You know the answer. What is it? I know I know this. Why can’t I come up with … Continue reading
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Leaving is an Option, by Jen Townsend
Living Proof has wonderfully highlighted that most burgeoning mathematicians encounter (and persevere through) self-doubt, setbacks, and failures. These stories illustrate how you can make a place in mathematics. My story is about how self-doubt and a key failure pushed me … Continue reading
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Chaos, by Robin Blankenship
In the beginning, I had a favorite professor. The early morning class was undergraduate Number Theory, and I often found myself sitting outside the room taking notes through the window, too embarrassed to enter late. I visited his office every … Continue reading
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How did it go? Reflections on teaching college math during a pandemic, by Allison Henrich and Matthew Pons
“Overwhelmed.” “Drowning.” “Exhausted.” This is how math faculty were doing as they finished up their fall terms in one of the most challenging years that many people on this planet have ever endured. We asked several math professors to respond … Continue reading
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