Author Archives: Ashleigh Thompson

Equity and Excellence

In his September 2015 Equity and Excellence address, Mayor de Blasio presented plans for reform at the New York City Department of Education.  Two of them are explicitly math related: Algebra for All and Computer Science for All. Algebra for … Continue reading

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CUNY Math Blog featured in The Washington Post!

Congratulations to Professor Jonathan Cornick, whose April 24th blog post was reprinted in The Washington Post this week under the headline “Should all students be proficient in algebra to graduate?”  The CUNY Math Blog was hyperlinked in the article, which … Continue reading

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Job for Math grads: $36,000/year plus benefits

For any community college or senior college students graduating this June as math majors, here’s an opportunity for a full-time job working with kindergartners in math clubs: http://us9.campaign-archive2.com/?u=2af05d7563703c70578fd3958&id=c16942e230 Work experience with young children is a plus, and training will be … Continue reading

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MetroCiti: Professional Development Opportunity for Math Faculty

Arts and Sciences faculty may be interested in a professional development opportunity administered through Teachers College called MetroCiti.  Applications from community and senior college faculty are encouraged; this year Kingsborough, Queensborough and Hostos have faculty participating.  Fellows discuss key readings … Continue reading

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CUNY Math Challenge for students: registration closes tomorrow!

The 2015 CUNY Math Challenge is open to any matriculated undergraduate student; registration is open through February 18, 2015.  Sponsored by the Office of Academic Affairs and the CUNY Institute for Software Design and Development (CISDD) and supported by the … Continue reading

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Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Mathematics Instruction

CUNY’s Office of Academic Affairs has released the 2015 Application for the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Mathematics Instruction. Full-time and part-time faculty at CUNY community colleges, comprehensive colleges, and senior colleges are eligible to apply.  Awards in the … Continue reading

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Chancellor’s Research Fellowship

In Spring 2014, Interim Chancellor Kelly awarded 19 “Chancellor’s Research Fellowships” to faculty at CUNY’s community colleges through a highly competitive process.  These fellowships fund research in many disciplines during the 2014-2015 academic year.  Three of the Fellows are mathematicians.  … Continue reading

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Calculus Boot Camp

Calculus Boot Camp, an initiative of Interim Chancellor William Kelly, has launched at six CUNY campuses.  In July and August 2014, hundreds of students across Baruch College, Brooklyn College, City College, LaGuardia Community College, Lehman College and NYC College of … Continue reading

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CUNY Math Conference

Almost 200 participants gathered last month as CUNY hosted it’s biennial Math Conference for faculty on May 9, 2014 at the Graduate Center.  With a theme centered around ‘Effective Instructional Strategies’, the day-long conference featured presentations on remedial math education, … Continue reading

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