The Math Department held its annual Marjorie Lee Browne Colloquium yesterday in celebration of MLK Jr. Day, featuring University of Colorado Professor James H. Curry lecturing on “Mentoring in the Mathematical Sciences: Good intentions are not enough.”

…in a democracy like America, it’s not just politicians or elites who are responsible for American foreign policy. [...] Every American, including you and me, bears some responsibility for these policies, and Americans who disagree with them are obligated to express their dissent and do something about it. It’s a powerful claim, but what can the average American do?

Three years ago today, on MLK Day, I visited a museum display of artifacts and items from King’s life at the Michigan Union. In the collection were photographs, letters, pins, medals, awards, certificates, clothing, and other personal possessions. I set a trajectory toward the letter section and commenced reading. They were primarily correspondences he had [...]

Before winter break I wrote a piece about SOPA and the legitimacy online piracy more generally [...] File sharing made the news again last week, but in a more humorous manner…

All new this semester is our Weekly Word Cloud, a word cloud generated from the previous week’s blog posts. It should give you a quick glance at the range of topics we have covered recently. Comment with your thoughts! By: Tanya Rogovyk

After six passengers have been confirmed dead in the Italy cruise ship disaster, questions are being raised about the captain’s responsibility. Jon Huntsman is out of the race. While most large cooperation’s are hated in America, here are the ones that stick out the most. Even though Obama administration strongly opposes Internet piracy, they do not approve [...]