A Celebration of the EDGE Program’s Impact on the Mathematics Community and Beyond (Association for Women in Mathematics Series (18))

Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv Introduction (Susan D’Agostino)....Pages 1-5 Front Matter ....Pages 7-7 The EDGE Program: 20 Years and Counting (Sarah Bryant, Jessica Spott)....Pages 9-18 EDGE Through the Years (Sarah Bryant, Amy Buchmann, Michelle Craddock Guinn, Susan D’Agostino, Leona Harris)....Pages 19-29 Twenty Years of Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education from the Perspectives of Five Dynamic Women Who Have Led the Program (Farrah J. Ward, Leona Harris)....Pages 31-45 Second-Generation Programs: The Far-Reaching Impact of EDGE (Rachelle C. DeCoste)....Pages 47-53 Difficult Dialogues in the Midwest: A Retrospective on the Impact of EDGE at Purdue University (Alejandra Alvarado, Donatella Danielli, Rachel Davis, Zenephia Evans, Edray Herber Goins)....Pages 55-65 The Long-Lasting Impact of EDGE: Testimonials from the EDGE Community (Sarah Bryant, Amy Buchmann, Michelle Craddock Guinn, Susan D’Agostino, Leona Harris)....Pages 67-75 Front Matter ....Pages 77-77 Academic Preparation for Business, Industry, and Government Positions (Alejandra Alvarado, Candice R. Price)....Pages 79-87 Striking the Right Chord: Math Circles Promote (Joyous) Professional Growth (Lance Bryant, Sarah Bryant, Diana White)....Pages 89-97 The Women in Mathematics Symposia: An Organic Extension of the EDGE Program (Amy Buchmann, Yen Duong, Ami Radunskaya)....Pages 99-117 The Career Mentoring Workshop: A Second-Generation EDGE Program (Rachelle C. DeCoste)....Pages 119-127 Emotional Labor in Mathematics: Reflections on Mathematical Communities, Mentoring Structures, and EDGE (Gizem Karaali)....Pages 129-145 Front Matter ....Pages 147-147 Experiencing Mathematics Abroad (Michelle Craddock Guinn, Bradford Schleben)....Pages 149-165 Change Is Hard, But Not Impossible: Building Student Enthusiasm for Inquiry-Based Learning (Jill E. Jordan)....Pages 167-173 Linear Algebra, Secret Agencies, and Zombies: Applications to Enhance Learning and Creativity (Carolyn Otto)....Pages 175-193 Front Matter ....Pages 195-195 A Multivariate Rank-Based Two-Sample Test Statistic (Jamye Curry, Xin Dang, Hailin Sang)....Pages 197-211 Sufficient Conditions for Composite Frames (Wojciech Czaja, Karamatou Yacoubou Djima)....Pages 213-235 Mathematical Modeling of Immune-Mediated Processes in Coagulation and Anticoagulation Therapy (Erica J. Graham, Ami Radunskaya)....Pages 237-275 Trigonometric-Type Functions Derived from Polygons Inscribed in the Unit Circle (Torina Lewis)....Pages 277-288 An Extension of Wolfram’s Rule 90 for One-Dimensional Cellular Automata over Non-Abelian Group Alphabets (Erin Craig, Eirini Poimenidou)....Pages 289-316 A Preliminary Exploration of the Professional Support Networks the EDGE Program Creates (Candice R. Price, Nina H. Fefferman)....Pages 317-325 A Model for Three-Phase Flow in Porous Media with Rate-Dependent Capillary Pressure (Kimberly Spayd, Ellen R. Swanson)....Pages 327-338 An Invitation to Noncommutative Algebra (Chelsea Walton)....Pages 339-366 Front Matter ....Pages 367-367 Taking a Leap Off the Ivory Tower: Normalizing Unconventional Careers (Karoline P. Pershell)....Pages 369-376 A Mathematician’s Journey to Public Service (Carla D. Cotwright-Williams)....Pages 377-383 Reflections on the Challenges of Mentoring (Carol Wood)....Pages 385-388 Back Matter ....Pages 389-390 "The Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education (EDGE) Program began twenty years ago to provide support for women entering doctoral programs in the mathematical sciences. With a steadfast commitment to diversity among participants, faculty, and staff, EDGE initially alternated between Bryn Mawr and Spelman Colleges. In later years, EDGE has been hosted on campuses around the nation and expanded to offer support for women throughout their graduate school and professional careers. The refereed papers in A Celebration of the EDGE Program's Impact on the Mathematics Community and Beyond range from short memoirs, to pedagogical studies, to current mathematics research. All papers are written by former EDGE participants, mentors, instructors, directors, and others connected to EDGE. Together, these papers offer compelling testimony that EDGE has produced a diverse new generation of leaders in the mathematics community. This volume contains technical and non-technical works, and it is intended for a far-reaching audience, including mathematicians, mathematics teachers, diversity officers, university administrators, government employees writing educational or science policy, and mathematics students at the high school, college, and graduate levels. By highlighting the scope of the work done by those supported by EDGE, the volume offers strong evidence of the American Mathematical Society's recognition that EDGE is "a program that makes a difference." This volume offers unique testimony that a 20-year old summer program has expanded its reach beyond the summer experience to produce a diverse new generation of women leaders, nearly half of whom are underrepresented women. While some books with a women-in-math theme focus only on one topic such as research or work-life balance, this book's broad scope includes papers on mathematics research, teaching, outreach, and career paths." -- prové de l'editor