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Remember Why You Started, by Allyson Hahn and Vien Ho

Posted on May 14, 2020 by mapons

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

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Allison Henrich

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

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Allison Henrich

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

Posted on March 12, 2020 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

Posted on February 20, 2020 by mapons

“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

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Allison Henrich

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

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Allison Henrich

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 →

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I’m Living Proof, by silviana amethyst

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Allison Henrich

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 →

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Welcome to the Living Proof blog!

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Allison Henrich

Welcome to the Living Proof: Stories of Resilience Along the Mathematical Journey blog! We are so happy you’re here.  Living Proof is a project that was borne out of interactions Matthew Pons had with a number of his students. One … Continue reading →

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