Hillsdale College’s Information Technology Services rescheduled a planned upgrade of the campus network to the beginning of spring break. While cloud services, such as Canvas and email, will be unaffected, the campus internet connection and college servers will be unavailable the weekend of March 14–15. The planned outage of the network’s distribution and core equipment...
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Harvey Mudd professor lectures on role of mathematics in virtue
A mathematics education requires cultivating intellectual virtues, according to Francis Su, professor of mathematics at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, CA. “Some people experience mathematics like a place of joy, a place of wonder and excitement,” he said. “For others, mathematics is like the dark night of the soul.” The mathematics and education departments hosted...
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Professors’ Picks
Dr. Murphy attends a Charger football game with his daughter Bronwyn. Courtesy | David Murphy BOOK: Lewis Carroll’s “Alice” books I turned to these while I was in graduate school for some light reading to complement the journals and textbooks I was reading most of the time. They are fun stories, and I enjoy them...
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QUICK HITS with Edward Goldsmith
Goldsmith plays banjo at a festival in Cambridge with his old band. Courtesy | Edward Goldsmith In this week’s Quick Hits, Assistant Professor of Mathematics Edward Goldsmith talks Britain, banjo, and classroom behavior. Which is better — whiteboard or chalkboard? A chalkboard. My handwriting is terrible and I need some grip. And it just looks...