Spring Math/Stat TA Applications being Accepted
Applications to become a Teaching Assistant in Math/Stats in the Spring 2021 are currently being accepted. Please apply by Tuesday, October 27 2020, Noon. Continue reading »
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Math/Stat Virtual Get-Together
The newly elected SMASAB (Student Math and Statistics Advisory Board) and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics would like to invite all the Mathematics and Statistics Majors to a Virtual Get-Together on Zoom at 12pm (Noon) ET on Saturday, October 10th. Please find below the Zoom link:… Continue reading »
Williams College alumna Ya Xu ’06 featured in Fortune magazine “40 under 40 in Technology”
Williams College alumna Ya Xu ’06 (BS in Economics and Mathematics from Williams College and PhD in Statistics from Stanford University), now leader of the Data Science team at Linkedin, has been included in Fortune magazine’s “40 Under 40 in Technology” listing: https://fortune.com/40-under-40/2020/ya-xu/ Many congratulations to Dr. Ya Xu!… Continue reading »
AWM Storytime Friday, September 18
Join the Association for Women in Mathematics for Mathematical Storytime on Friday, September 18, 6:00 PM EDT! Juniors and seniors will share stories about what they wish they knew before taking particular classes and about their experiences as folks from underrepresented groups in mathematics. Insights from first- and… Continue reading »
OURSTEM+ Event on September 22
OURSTEM+ is a student organization on campus dedicated to supporting underrepresented minorities in STEM+ fields. They are hosting their annual event, I Know What You Did Last Summer, on September 22 at 6PM ET. Current Williams students will share what they did this past summer in hopes of guiding Williams… Continue reading »
OURMATH Panel
OURMATH is a student organization aimed at creating community for students from underrepresented groups in the Math/Stats department at Williams. OURMATH will have its first panel on September 11, at 1:30pm EST. The panelists will be speaking on what it is like to be from an underrepresented group and study… Continue reading »
Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) Introductory Meeting
To all students interested in mathematics and statistics (majors and non-majors), the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) is holding an introductory meeting remotely on Tuesday, September 8, at 1:00 PM EDT. This is a time for us all to introduce ourselves and discuss the importance of a Williams student… Continue reading »
Professor Pamela Harris wins the NES/MAA Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching
We are delighted to announce that Professor Pamela Harris has been selected as a recipient of the MAA Northeast Section Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching. Professor Eric Ruggieri, the Chair of the NES/MAA praised Professor Harris and commented that she “skillfully incorporates active learning and… Continue reading »
The 2020 Joint Statistical Meetings and Official Song
The first (and hopefully last!) virtual Joint Stats Meeting (JSM) was held this week online, originally scheduled to be in Philadelphia. Over 4,500 people registered for the event. Among the many presentations were two by Williams professors, Anna Plantinga and Xizhen Cai, who gave virtual talks on Wednesday. The… Continue reading »
Fall remote program offered by Budapest Semesters in Mathematics
Budapest Semesters in Mathematics is offering a no-tuition, no-credit remote program in the fall: Fall 2020 Online Learning Opportunity Students who are taking a gap semester or gap year during the Academic Year 2020-2021 are encouraged to learn more about this program. It could be a… Continue reading »