Author Archives: Ashleigh Thompson

Happy Pi Day!

March 14 (3.14) is Pi Day– how will you celebrate?!

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Last Chance to apply for CUNY Tutor Corps! 10/1 deadline

Calling All CUNY Math and Computer Science Students: Last Chance to Apply for CUNY Tutor Corps! Need a part-time job? Want to contribute to youth STEM education in the classroom? Join Tutor Corps! We’re accepting applications until October 1 for … Continue reading

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CUNY Math Students, CS Students: Apply to join Tutor Corps!

Tutor Corps is actively recruiting for the fall semester! We bring current CUNY students who are studying math, compsci, tech, and education into NYC public schools. $15 per hour – 12 hours per week. Apply for fall semester! https://cunyresearchfoundation.formstack.com/forms/tutorcorps_student_app

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CUNY LINCT is hiring for Math!

LINCT for All is expanding!  In the 2018-2019 school year, LINCT plans to serve 4,000 students in roughly 100 schools, and we are hiring!  Lessons in Navigating College Transitions (LINCT) is an academic college access program offered by CUNY, in … Continue reading

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CUNY Graduates Win NYC DOE Big Apple Awards

Seven alumni of The City University of New York have won 2018 Big Apple Awards, a recognition of their exceptional skills as New York City public-school educators. The winners, announced by the New York City Department of Education, represent four … Continue reading

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Congratulations, Dr. Fera! Lehman College Teacher of the Year

On May 31, 2018 Lehman College/CUNY celebrated its 50th Commencement, and Dr. Joseph Fera was acknowledged as the college’s Teacher of the Year during the ceremony.  Dr. Fera serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Lehman.  As … Continue reading

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Happy Pi Day!

March 14 is Pi Day! A day to celebrate this mathematical constant, the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, Pi Day is also a chance to make pi fun for students with activities, problems and even pi poems. … Continue reading

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Math at the Winter Olympics

If you were paying attention, there was plenty of math at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Korea, like the degrees attributed to rotations for skiers and snowboarders (think Chloe Kim’s 1080 spins) or the hundredth of a second margin in … Continue reading

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The CUNY Math Challenge: Win up to $1,000!

The CUNY Math Challenge aims to reward CUNY’s best math talent. Regardless of your major, if you are a CUNY undergraduate student and enjoy doing math problems, this contest is for you!  The contest starts March 12, 2018 and finalists … Continue reading

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CUNY Math Start is Hiring!

Want to contribute to math learning for incoming students across CUNY?  Explore these job opportunities with Math Start.

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