Category Archives: outreach

Offensive Words/Phrases: Who Should Know Better?

Posted on February 17, 2020 by kthompson

Required reading for any academic is Philip Roth’s “The Human Stain.” In the first few pages an older, tenured professor is “forced to retire.” Why? There were two students who never were present when he called roll. Even after roll … Continue reading →

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It’s Not a Competition…But We’re Still Ahead

Posted on September 16, 2019 by kthompson

Life is full of ironies and contradictions. Case in point: I write for two competitions (Who Wants to Be a Mathematician, and MATHCOUNTS), but I never have participated in a math competition myself. I hadn’t even heard of the Putnam … Continue reading →

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Hello, World!

Posted on June 24, 2019 by kthompson

Hello, World! I am Katherine (Kate) Thompson, and I’m a new co-editor for this blog. In a few weeks, I will be starting a tenure-track position at the United States Naval Academy. My basic bio and CV-esque stats can be … Continue reading →

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