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My Living Proof Story, by Michael Dorff
In 1987, I was married with two children and was teaching math at a U.S. military high school in Germany. Two years later, in November 1989, the Berlin Wall fell, and with all the political changes, I expected that the … Continue reading
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Teaching Using Living Proof, by Allison Henrich & Matthew Pons
Since Living Proof: Stories of Resilience Along the Mathematical Journey was released by the AMS and MAA last summer, we’ve heard from colleagues all over the country that they are using the book in their courses. By using the book, … Continue reading
Remember Why You Started, by Allyson Hahn and Vien Ho
With the rapid spread of COVID 19, our junior year of college went from collaborating with our friends, in-person, on a daily basis, filling up whiteboards in the Math Resource Center, and stopping by our professor’s office to gain clarity, … Continue reading
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To All the Minhyes out There: Walking Through an Unconventional Journey, by Minhye Lee
Like any ordinary immigrants would do, my parents and I followed my new school counselor’s advice: begin school as a freshman instead of a sophomore so that I could have enough time to improve my English. I was 16 but … Continue reading
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Persevere and succeed, by Jeanette Shakalli
I had always been a straight A student. Everybody at the Episcopal School of Panama knew that I had the highest GPA in my class. In particular, I was really good at math since I inherited a passion for mathematics … Continue reading
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Finding my niche, by Allison Henrich
When I interviewed for my tenure-track job at Seattle University, I admitted to the chair of the department during my on-campus interview that I was really much more interested in teaching than in research—I would do what research was required … Continue reading
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Grad School and the NICU, by Julie Skinner Sutton
“Why are you here today? You need to go home and rest. Let’s catch up in a few days.” Those words from my supervising professor for my mathematics PhD were so comforting. The words may not be exact, but the … Continue reading
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Follow Your Heart, by Jeff Weeks
Throughout my seven years as a math grad student, there was a constant struggle for attention between “what I was supposed to be working on” and “what my heart was into.” This theme played out in different ways over those seven … Continue reading
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Recovery, Like Mathematics, Turns Out to Be Fun! by Anonymous
Thirty years ago, I expected to die from alcoholism. Suicidal ideation gave way to a complacency that I would just drink myself to death. Mired in hopelessness, I went through the motions of life, pretending to teach, pretending to do … Continue reading
I’m Living Proof, by Danielle Amethyst
In one way or another, mathematics has been a partner in my life for as long as I can remember. Sometimes as a progenitor of crisis. At others, as a savior. And even as a fixed point when all else … Continue reading
