Math conferences never usually feature standing ovations, but Francis Su been given one previous month in Atlanta. Su, a mathematician at Harvey Mudd School in California and the outgoing president of the Mathematical Affiliation of The us (MAA), sent an emotional farewell address at the Joint Arithmetic Conferences of the MAA and the American Mathematical Modern society in which he challenged the mathematical neighborhood to be much more inclusive.
Math conferences never usually feature standing ovations, but Francis Su been given one previous month in Atlanta. Su, a mathematician at Harvey Mudd School in California and the outgoing president of the Mathematical Affiliation of The us (MAA), sent an emotional farewell address at the Joint Arithmetic Conferences of the MAA and the American Mathematical Modern society in which he challenged the mathematical neighborhood to be much more inclusive.
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