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Celebrating Shirley McBay, the first Black student & Black woman to earn a PhD in mathematics from the University of Georgia and founder of the Quality Education for Minorities Network. #BlackHistoryMonth #STEM
February 13, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Celebrating Shirley McBay, the first Black student & Black woman to earn a PhD in mathematics from the University of Georgia and founder of the Quality Education for Minorities Network. #BlackHistoryMonth #STEM
When the world feels heavy, we retreat to what’s familiar.
Lew Ludwig’s latest Math Values article offers compassionate, low-pressure ways to use AI to lighten cognitive load, no reinvention needed. Read more: https://bit.ly/4asG55Y
Lew Ludwig’s latest Math Values article offers compassionate, low-pressure ways to use AI to lighten cognitive load, no reinvention needed. Read more: https://bit.ly/4asG55Y
There and Back Again: Making Your Hobbit-Hole More Comfortable – Mathematical Association of America
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February 12, 2026 at 9:50 PM
When the world feels heavy, we retreat to what’s familiar.
Lew Ludwig’s latest Math Values article offers compassionate, low-pressure ways to use AI to lighten cognitive load, no reinvention needed. Read more: https://bit.ly/4asG55Y
Lew Ludwig’s latest Math Values article offers compassionate, low-pressure ways to use AI to lighten cognitive load, no reinvention needed. Read more: https://bit.ly/4asG55Y
Registration is open for MAA MathFest 2026. Join us in Boston this August.
Register early for the lowest available rate here: https://bit.ly/4rNWtVW #MAAthFest
Register early for the lowest available rate here: https://bit.ly/4rNWtVW #MAAthFest
February 11, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Registration is open for MAA MathFest 2026. Join us in Boston this August.
Register early for the lowest available rate here: https://bit.ly/4rNWtVW #MAAthFest
Register early for the lowest available rate here: https://bit.ly/4rNWtVW #MAAthFest
Honoring David Blackwell, a pioneering mathematician and statistician whose work in probability and game theory transformed math. #BlackHistoryMonth #STEM #Math
February 10, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Honoring David Blackwell, a pioneering mathematician and statistician whose work in probability and game theory transformed math. #BlackHistoryMonth #STEM #Math
MAA Outreach #Grant applications close Feb 10! Apply for DMEG & Tensor Grants to fund programs that expand access to high-quality math enrichment: https://maa.org/getfunded/
February 9, 2026 at 9:25 PM
MAA Outreach #Grant applications close Feb 10! Apply for DMEG & Tensor Grants to fund programs that expand access to high-quality math enrichment: https://maa.org/getfunded/
Euphemia Lofton Haynes was the first African American woman to earn a doctorate in mathematics. Her life’s work in Washington, DC, united teaching, leadership, and educational equity. #BlackHistoryMonth #STEM #Education
February 8, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Euphemia Lofton Haynes was the first African American woman to earn a doctorate in mathematics. Her life’s work in Washington, DC, united teaching, leadership, and educational equity. #BlackHistoryMonth #STEM #Education
Today is #EulerDay! Celebrate e and the mathematicians, educators, and students who inspire discovery.
The MAA Euler Book Prize honors authors making math accessible. Read more here: https://maa.org/euler-book-prize/
The MAA Euler Book Prize honors authors making math accessible. Read more here: https://maa.org/euler-book-prize/
February 7, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Today is #EulerDay! Celebrate e and the mathematicians, educators, and students who inspire discovery.
The MAA Euler Book Prize honors authors making math accessible. Read more here: https://maa.org/euler-book-prize/
The MAA Euler Book Prize honors authors making math accessible. Read more here: https://maa.org/euler-book-prize/
Today’s the day!
The 2026 OURFA²M² Conference is happening today, a free virtual event for undergraduates focused on career resources and connection.
Register now and join us: https://bit.ly/4aqbebv
The 2026 OURFA²M² Conference is happening today, a free virtual event for undergraduates focused on career resources and connection.
Register now and join us: https://bit.ly/4aqbebv
2026 OURFA²M²
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February 7, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Today’s the day!
The 2026 OURFA²M² Conference is happening today, a free virtual event for undergraduates focused on career resources and connection.
Register now and join us: https://bit.ly/4aqbebv
The 2026 OURFA²M² Conference is happening today, a free virtual event for undergraduates focused on career resources and connection.
Register now and join us: https://bit.ly/4aqbebv
Forget equal pricing, Markov chains show how to price Super Bowl squares by score likelihood for fair chances. Read the open‑access article in the College Mathematics Journal here: https://bit.ly/3MhMwAV
February 6, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Forget equal pricing, Markov chains show how to price Super Bowl squares by score likelihood for fair chances. Read the open‑access article in the College Mathematics Journal here: https://bit.ly/3MhMwAV
Registration is now open for the 2026 OURFA²M², a free virtual math conference on February 7–8, 2026, offering career resources and connection for undergraduates. Register today: https://bit.ly/4aqbebv
2026 OURFA²M²
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February 5, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Registration is now open for the 2026 OURFA²M², a free virtual math conference on February 7–8, 2026, offering career resources and connection for undergraduates. Register today: https://bit.ly/4aqbebv
We celebrate William Schieffelin Claytor, a pioneering topologist and the first African American to publish in the Annals of Mathematics. His research advanced topology, and his legacy continues to inspire the mathematical community. #BlackHistoryMonth
February 4, 2026 at 6:11 PM
We celebrate William Schieffelin Claytor, a pioneering topologist and the first African American to publish in the Annals of Mathematics. His research advanced topology, and his legacy continues to inspire the mathematical community. #BlackHistoryMonth
In a rare pause, Keith Devlin reflects on why he could not write as usual and what this moment means for our shared values as a mathematical community.
Read the Math Values post: https://bit.ly/49YfHSA
Read the Math Values post: https://bit.ly/49YfHSA
This month’s post is that there is no post this month – Mathematical Association of America
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February 3, 2026 at 5:52 PM
In a rare pause, Keith Devlin reflects on why he could not write as usual and what this moment means for our shared values as a mathematical community.
Read the Math Values post: https://bit.ly/49YfHSA
Read the Math Values post: https://bit.ly/49YfHSA
Upcoming grant opportunity for middle school math educators. Join MAA’s virtual office hours to learn about the MAA-Neff Middle School PD Initiative.
Register for Feb 4, 2026 here: https://bit.ly/46roBWm
Register for Feb 4, 2026 here: https://bit.ly/46roBWm
February 2, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Upcoming grant opportunity for middle school math educators. Join MAA’s virtual office hours to learn about the MAA-Neff Middle School PD Initiative.
Register for Feb 4, 2026 here: https://bit.ly/46roBWm
Register for Feb 4, 2026 here: https://bit.ly/46roBWm
Kicking off #BlackHistoryMonth by honoring Mary Winston Jackson, a #NASA mathematician and aerospace engineer whose work advanced early space research and expanded opportunities in #STEM.
February 1, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Kicking off #BlackHistoryMonth by honoring Mary Winston Jackson, a #NASA mathematician and aerospace engineer whose work advanced early space research and expanded opportunities in #STEM.
Congratulations to our 2025 Edyth May Sliffe Award winners!
Each year, we highlight teachers who encourage student achievement in mathematics through the MAA AMC.
Learn about this year’s recipients: https://bit.ly/4khyf3S
Each year, we highlight teachers who encourage student achievement in mathematics through the MAA AMC.
Learn about this year’s recipients: https://bit.ly/4khyf3S
January 30, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Congratulations to our 2025 Edyth May Sliffe Award winners!
Each year, we highlight teachers who encourage student achievement in mathematics through the MAA AMC.
Learn about this year’s recipients: https://bit.ly/4khyf3S
Each year, we highlight teachers who encourage student achievement in mathematics through the MAA AMC.
Learn about this year’s recipients: https://bit.ly/4khyf3S
There’s still time to apply for MAA NREUP funding and support undergraduate research, mentorship and student engagement in the mathematical sciences.
Deadline: February 4, 2026. Apply here: https://maa.org/getfunded/
Deadline: February 4, 2026. Apply here: https://maa.org/getfunded/
January 29, 2026 at 9:47 PM
There’s still time to apply for MAA NREUP funding and support undergraduate research, mentorship and student engagement in the mathematical sciences.
Deadline: February 4, 2026. Apply here: https://maa.org/getfunded/
Deadline: February 4, 2026. Apply here: https://maa.org/getfunded/
Selected reviewers will be notified in mid-February and receive a small stipend. Other applicants may be considered for future cycles.
Apply here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CK9NFZV
Apply here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CK9NFZV
January 27, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Selected reviewers will be notified in mid-February and receive a small stipend. Other applicants may be considered for future cycles.
Apply here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CK9NFZV
Apply here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CK9NFZV
Mathematics inspires curiosity, creativity, and discovery. Today, the MAA celebrates educators, students, and programs that advance mathematics learning and teaching.
January 24, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Mathematics inspires curiosity, creativity, and discovery. Today, the MAA celebrates educators, students, and programs that advance mathematics learning and teaching.
Students across North America take on the rigor of the Putnam Competition, one of collegiate mathematics’ most demanding exams.
Read the full story in the Harvard Gazette: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/12/it-just-feels-good-when-you-solve-the-hard-problems/
Read the full story in the Harvard Gazette: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/12/it-just-feels-good-when-you-solve-the-hard-problems/
‘It just feels good when you solve the hard problems’ — Harvard Gazette
Why do students volunteer to take this notoriously difficult math exam? For the fun of it.
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January 23, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Students across North America take on the rigor of the Putnam Competition, one of collegiate mathematics’ most demanding exams.
Read the full story in the Harvard Gazette: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/12/it-just-feels-good-when-you-solve-the-hard-problems/
Read the full story in the Harvard Gazette: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/12/it-just-feels-good-when-you-solve-the-hard-problems/
STEM teachers are stepping into leadership in schools. In our Math Values post, Erin Moss shows how maker spaces and student-centered approaches transform classrooms. Read here: https://bit.ly/3ZmseZR
Leveraging Makerspaces to Shape Teachers into Leaders of Student-Centered STEM Pedagogy – Mathematical Association of America
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January 22, 2026 at 9:49 PM
STEM teachers are stepping into leadership in schools. In our Math Values post, Erin Moss shows how maker spaces and student-centered approaches transform classrooms. Read here: https://bit.ly/3ZmseZR
Join us tomorrow! Discover how student language can reveal dimensions of calculus readiness in this Scatterplot-inspired webinar. Don’t miss it, register now: https://bit.ly/4aK9SJl
Understanding course readiness through student text responses
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January 21, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Join us tomorrow! Discover how student language can reveal dimensions of calculus readiness in this Scatterplot-inspired webinar. Don’t miss it, register now: https://bit.ly/4aK9SJl
What belongs in first-year calculus?
In our latest Math Values post, David Bressoud reflects on limits, rigor, applications, and what partner disciplines truly value. Read here: https://maa.org/math-values/should-we-teach-limits/
In our latest Math Values post, David Bressoud reflects on limits, rigor, applications, and what partner disciplines truly value. Read here: https://maa.org/math-values/should-we-teach-limits/
Should we teach limits? – Mathematical Association of America
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January 20, 2026 at 6:55 PM
What belongs in first-year calculus?
In our latest Math Values post, David Bressoud reflects on limits, rigor, applications, and what partner disciplines truly value. Read here: https://maa.org/math-values/should-we-teach-limits/
In our latest Math Values post, David Bressoud reflects on limits, rigor, applications, and what partner disciplines truly value. Read here: https://maa.org/math-values/should-we-teach-limits/
What does mastery mean in the age of AI? Lew Ludwig explores rethinking assessment, alternative grading, and deeper questions of what it means to truly learn math. Read more: https://maa.org/math-values/there-and-back-again-why-im-finally-trying-alternative-grading/
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January 13, 2026 at 6:11 PM
What does mastery mean in the age of AI? Lew Ludwig explores rethinking assessment, alternative grading, and deeper questions of what it means to truly learn math. Read more: https://maa.org/math-values/there-and-back-again-why-im-finally-trying-alternative-grading/
There’s still time to apply for MAA Outreach Grants!
Fund programs and initiatives that make math more engaging and support teacher development. Apply today: https://maa.org/getfunded/
Fund programs and initiatives that make math more engaging and support teacher development. Apply today: https://maa.org/getfunded/
January 12, 2026 at 8:50 PM
There’s still time to apply for MAA Outreach Grants!
Fund programs and initiatives that make math more engaging and support teacher development. Apply today: https://maa.org/getfunded/
Fund programs and initiatives that make math more engaging and support teacher development. Apply today: https://maa.org/getfunded/