CINXE.COM

<!doctype html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <script> var gform;gform||(document.addEventListener("gform_main_scripts_loaded",function(){gform.scriptsLoaded=!0}),window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){gform.domLoaded=!0}),gform={domLoaded:!1,scriptsLoaded:!1,initializeOnLoaded:function(o){gform.domLoaded&&gform.scriptsLoaded?o():!gform.domLoaded&&gform.scriptsLoaded?window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",o):document.addEventListener("gform_main_scripts_loaded",o)},hooks:{action:{},filter:{}},addAction:function(o,n,r,t){gform.addHook("action",o,n,r,t)},addFilter:function(o,n,r,t){gform.addHook("filter",o,n,r,t)},doAction:function(o){gform.doHook("action",o,arguments)},applyFilters:function(o){return gform.doHook("filter",o,arguments)},removeAction:function(o,n){gform.removeHook("action",o,n)},removeFilter:function(o,n,r){gform.removeHook("filter",o,n,r)},addHook:function(o,n,r,t,i){null==gform.hooks[o][n]&&(gform.hooks[o][n]=[]);var e=gform.hooks[o][n];null==i&&(i=n+"_"+e.length),gform.hooks[o][n].push({tag:i,callable:r,priority:t=null==t?10:t})},doHook:function(n,o,r){var t;if(r=Array.prototype.slice.call(r,1),null!=gform.hooks[n][o]&&((o=gform.hooks[n][o]).sort(function(o,n){return o.priority-n.priority}),o.forEach(function(o){"function"!=typeof(t=o.callable)&&(t=window[t]),"action"==n?t.apply(null,r):r[0]=t.apply(null,r)})),"filter"==n)return r[0]},removeHook:function(o,n,t,i){var r;null!=gform.hooks[o][n]&&(r=(r=gform.hooks[o][n]).filter(function(o,n,r){return!!(null!=i&&i!=o.tag||null!=t&&t!=o.priority)}),gform.hooks[o][n]=r)}}); </script> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <title>News & Updates – Mathematical Association of America</title> <meta name='robots' content='max-image-preview:large' /> <style>img:is([sizes="auto" i], [sizes^="auto," i]) { contain-intrinsic-size: 3000px 1500px }</style> <script> window._wpemojiSettings = {"baseUrl":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/72x72\/","ext":".png","svgUrl":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/svg\/","svgExt":".svg","source":{"concatemoji":"https:\/\/maa.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-emoji-release.min.js?ver=6.7.2"}}; /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(i,n){var o,s,e;function c(e){try{var t={supportTests:e,timestamp:(new Date).valueOf()};sessionStorage.setItem(o,JSON.stringify(t))}catch(e){}}function p(e,t,n){e.clearRect(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height),e.fillText(t,0,0);var t=new Uint32Array(e.getImageData(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height).data),r=(e.clearRect(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height),e.fillText(n,0,0),new Uint32Array(e.getImageData(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height).data));return t.every(function(e,t){return e===r[t]})}function u(e,t,n){switch(t){case"flag":return n(e,"\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f","\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200b\u26a7\ufe0f")?!1:!n(e,"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf3","\ud83c\uddfa\u200b\ud83c\uddf3")&&!n(e,"\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f","\ud83c\udff4\u200b\udb40\udc67\u200b\udb40\udc62\u200b\udb40\udc65\u200b\udb40\udc6e\u200b\udb40\udc67\u200b\udb40\udc7f");case"emoji":return!n(e,"\ud83d\udc26\u200d\u2b1b","\ud83d\udc26\u200b\u2b1b")}return!1}function f(e,t,n){var r="undefined"!=typeof WorkerGlobalScope&&self instanceof WorkerGlobalScope?new OffscreenCanvas(300,150):i.createElement("canvas"),a=r.getContext("2d",{willReadFrequently:!0}),o=(a.textBaseline="top",a.font="600 32px Arial",{});return e.forEach(function(e){o[e]=t(a,e,n)}),o}function t(e){var t=i.createElement("script");t.src=e,t.defer=!0,i.head.appendChild(t)}"undefined"!=typeof Promise&&(o="wpEmojiSettingsSupports",s=["flag","emoji"],n.supports={everything:!0,everythingExceptFlag:!0},e=new Promise(function(e){i.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",e,{once:!0})}),new Promise(function(t){var n=function(){try{var e=JSON.parse(sessionStorage.getItem(o));if("object"==typeof e&&"number"==typeof e.timestamp&&(new Date).valueOf()<e.timestamp+604800&&"object"==typeof e.supportTests)return e.supportTests}catch(e){}return null}();if(!n){if("undefined"!=typeof Worker&&"undefined"!=typeof OffscreenCanvas&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&URL.createObjectURL&&"undefined"!=typeof Blob)try{var e="postMessage("+f.toString()+"("+[JSON.stringify(s),u.toString(),p.toString()].join(",")+"));",r=new Blob([e],{type:"text/javascript"}),a=new Worker(URL.createObjectURL(r),{name:"wpTestEmojiSupports"});return void(a.onmessage=function(e){c(n=e.data),a.terminate(),t(n)})}catch(e){}c(n=f(s,u,p))}t(n)}).then(function(e){for(var t in e)n.supports[t]=e[t],n.supports.everything=n.supports.everything&&n.supports[t],"flag"!==t&&(n.supports.everythingExceptFlag=n.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&n.supports[t]);n.supports.everythingExceptFlag=n.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&!n.supports.flag,n.DOMReady=!1,n.readyCallback=function(){n.DOMReady=!0}}).then(function(){return e}).then(function(){var e;n.supports.everything||(n.readyCallback(),(e=n.source||{}).concatemoji?t(e.concatemoji):e.wpemoji&&e.twemoji&&(t(e.twemoji),t(e.wpemoji)))}))}((window,document),window._wpemojiSettings); </script> <style id='wp-emoji-styles-inline-css'> img.wp-smiley, img.emoji { display: inline !important; border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; height: 1em !important; width: 1em !important; margin: 0 0.07em !important; vertical-align: -0.1em !important; background: none !important; padding: 0 !important; } </style> <link rel='stylesheet' id='wp-block-library-css' href='https://maa.org/wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style.min.css?ver=6.7.2' media='all' /> <style id='global-styles-inline-css'> :root{--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--square: 1;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--4-3: 4/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-4: 3/4;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-2: 3/2;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--2-3: 2/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--16-9: 16/9;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--9-16: 9/16;--wp--preset--color--black: #000000;--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray: #abb8c3;--wp--preset--color--white: #FFFFFF;--wp--preset--color--pale-pink: #f78da7;--wp--preset--color--vivid-red: #cf2e2e;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange: #ff6900;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber: #fcb900;--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan: #7bdcb5;--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan: #00d084;--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue: #8ed1fc;--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue: #0693e3;--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple: #9b51e0;--wp--preset--color--ink: #130048;--wp--preset--color--pink-light: #FFE3F9;--wp--preset--color--pink-glow: #FFC3F2;--wp--preset--color--pink-bold: #C3199E;--wp--preset--color--green-light: #EFF9C7;--wp--preset--color--green-glow: #DFF290;--wp--preset--color--green-bold: #598000;--wp--preset--color--offwhite-blue: #F2F9FB;--wp--preset--color--blue-light: #DDF2F6;--wp--preset--color--blue-glow: #BBE5ED;--wp--preset--color--blue-bold: #0068A3;--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(6,147,227,1) 0%,rgb(155,81,224) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(122,220,180) 0%,rgb(0,208,130) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(252,185,0,1) 0%,rgba(255,105,0,1) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(255,105,0,1) 0%,rgb(207,46,46) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(238,238,238) 0%,rgb(169,184,195) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(74,234,220) 0%,rgb(151,120,209) 20%,rgb(207,42,186) 40%,rgb(238,44,130) 60%,rgb(251,105,98) 80%,rgb(254,248,76) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,206,236) 0%,rgb(152,150,240) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(254,205,165) 0%,rgb(254,45,45) 50%,rgb(107,0,62) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,203,112) 0%,rgb(199,81,192) 50%,rgb(65,88,208) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,245,203) 0%,rgb(182,227,212) 50%,rgb(51,167,181) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(202,248,128) 0%,rgb(113,206,126) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--midnight: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(2,3,129) 0%,rgb(40,116,252) 100%);--wp--preset--font-size--small: 13px;--wp--preset--font-size--medium: 20px;--wp--preset--font-size--large: 36px;--wp--preset--font-size--x-large: 42px;--wp--preset--spacing--20: 0.44rem;--wp--preset--spacing--30: 0.67rem;--wp--preset--spacing--40: 1rem;--wp--preset--spacing--50: 1.5rem;--wp--preset--spacing--60: 2.25rem;--wp--preset--spacing--70: 3.38rem;--wp--preset--spacing--80: 5.06rem;--wp--preset--shadow--natural: 6px 6px 9px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--deep: 12px 12px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);--wp--preset--shadow--sharp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--outlined: 6px 6px 0px -3px rgba(255, 255, 255, 1), 6px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);--wp--preset--shadow--crisp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);}:root { --wp--style--global--content-size: 864px;--wp--style--global--wide-size: 1400px; }:where(body) { margin: 0; }.wp-site-blocks > .alignleft { float: left; margin-right: 2em; }.wp-site-blocks > .alignright { float: right; margin-left: 2em; }.wp-site-blocks > .aligncenter { justify-content: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }:where(.is-layout-flex){gap: 0.5em;}:where(.is-layout-grid){gap: 0.5em;}.is-layout-flow > .alignleft{float: left;margin-inline-start: 0;margin-inline-end: 2em;}.is-layout-flow > .alignright{float: right;margin-inline-start: 2em;margin-inline-end: 0;}.is-layout-flow > .aligncenter{margin-left: auto !important;margin-right: auto !important;}.is-layout-constrained > .alignleft{float: left;margin-inline-start: 0;margin-inline-end: 2em;}.is-layout-constrained > .alignright{float: right;margin-inline-start: 2em;margin-inline-end: 0;}.is-layout-constrained > .aligncenter{margin-left: auto !important;margin-right: auto !important;}.is-layout-constrained > :where(:not(.alignleft):not(.alignright):not(.alignfull)){max-width: var(--wp--style--global--content-size);margin-left: auto !important;margin-right: auto !important;}.is-layout-constrained > .alignwide{max-width: var(--wp--style--global--wide-size);}body .is-layout-flex{display: flex;}.is-layout-flex{flex-wrap: wrap;align-items: center;}.is-layout-flex > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}body .is-layout-grid{display: grid;}.is-layout-grid > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}body{padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;}a:where(:not(.wp-element-button)){text-decoration: underline;}:root :where(.wp-element-button, .wp-block-button__link){background-color: #32373c;border-width: 0;color: #fff;font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit;line-height: inherit;padding: calc(0.667em + 2px) calc(1.333em + 2px);text-decoration: none;}.has-black-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-ink-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--ink) !important;}.has-pink-light-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pink-light) !important;}.has-pink-glow-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pink-glow) !important;}.has-pink-bold-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pink-bold) !important;}.has-green-light-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--green-light) !important;}.has-green-glow-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--green-glow) !important;}.has-green-bold-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--green-bold) !important;}.has-offwhite-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--offwhite-blue) !important;}.has-blue-light-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--blue-light) !important;}.has-blue-glow-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--blue-glow) !important;}.has-blue-bold-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--blue-bold) !important;}.has-black-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-ink-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--ink) !important;}.has-pink-light-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pink-light) !important;}.has-pink-glow-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pink-glow) !important;}.has-pink-bold-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pink-bold) !important;}.has-green-light-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--green-light) !important;}.has-green-glow-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--green-glow) !important;}.has-green-bold-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--green-bold) !important;}.has-offwhite-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--offwhite-blue) !important;}.has-blue-light-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--blue-light) !important;}.has-blue-glow-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--blue-glow) !important;}.has-blue-bold-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--blue-bold) !important;}.has-black-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-ink-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--ink) !important;}.has-pink-light-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pink-light) !important;}.has-pink-glow-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pink-glow) !important;}.has-pink-bold-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pink-bold) !important;}.has-green-light-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--green-light) !important;}.has-green-glow-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--green-glow) !important;}.has-green-bold-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--green-bold) !important;}.has-offwhite-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--offwhite-blue) !important;}.has-blue-light-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--blue-light) !important;}.has-blue-glow-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--blue-glow) !important;}.has-blue-bold-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--blue-bold) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red) !important;}.has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-cool-to-warm-spectrum-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum) !important;}.has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple) !important;}.has-blush-bordeaux-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux) !important;}.has-luminous-dusk-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk) !important;}.has-pale-ocean-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean) !important;}.has-electric-grass-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass) !important;}.has-midnight-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--midnight) !important;}.has-small-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--small) !important;}.has-medium-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium) !important;}.has-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--large) !important;}.has-x-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--x-large) !important;} :where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-flex){gap: 1.25em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-grid){gap: 1.25em;} :where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-flex){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-grid){gap: 2em;} :root :where(.wp-block-pullquote){font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.6;} </style> <style id='wp-mathjax-inline-css'> svg { visibility: visible; } </style> <link rel='stylesheet' id='app/0-css' href='https://maa.org/wp-content/themes/friendly-sage/public/css/app.3d7bef.css' media='all' /> <link rel="https://api.w.org/" href="https://maa.org/wp-json/" /><link rel="alternate" title="JSON" type="application/json" href="https://maa.org/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/371" /><link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="https://maa.org/xmlrpc.php?rsd" /> <meta name="generator" content="WordPress 6.7.2" /> <link rel="canonical" href="https://maa.org/news-updates/" /> <link rel='shortlink' href='https://maa.org/?p=371' /> <link rel="alternate" title="oEmbed (JSON)" type="application/json+oembed" href="https://maa.org/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmaa.org%2Fnews-updates%2F" /> <link rel="alternate" title="oEmbed (XML)" type="text/xml+oembed" href="https://maa.org/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmaa.org%2Fnews-updates%2F&format=xml" /> <script>(function (window) { console.log('Loading marker.io plugin...'); if (window.__Marker || window !== window.top) { return; } window.__Marker = {}; window.markerConfig = { project: '65e6595783c1e446c82258f0', source: 'wordpress', }; const script = document.createElement('script'); script.async = 1; script.src = 'https://edge.marker.io/latest/shim.js'; document.head.appendChild(script); })(window);</script><link rel="icon" href="https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cropped-maa-favicon-white-32x32.png" sizes="32x32" /> <link rel="icon" href="https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cropped-maa-favicon-white-192x192.png" sizes="192x192" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cropped-maa-favicon-white-180x180.png" /> <meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cropped-maa-favicon-white-270x270.png" />  <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-DZZ26FDVKD"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-DZZ26FDVKD'); </script>  <script> (function(w, d, s, l, i) { w[l] = w[l] || []; w[l].push({ 'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(), event: 'gtm.js' }); var f = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j = d.createElement(s), dl = l != 'dataLayer' ? '&l=' + l : ''; j.async = true; j.src = 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=' + i + dl; f.parentNode.insertBefore(j, f); })(window, document, 'script', 'dataLayer', 'GTM-WFVZ4DHF'); </script>     <script type="text/javascript"> _linkedin_partner_id = "1741594"; window._linkedin_data_partner_ids = window._linkedin_data_partner_ids || []; window._linkedin_data_partner_ids.push(_linkedin_partner_id); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> (function() { var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; var b = document.createElement("script"); b.type = "text/javascript"; b.async = true; b.src = "https://snap.licdn.com/li.lms-analytics/insight.min.js"; s.parentNode.insertBefore(b, s); })(); </script> <noscript> <img height="1" width="1" style="display:none;" alt="" src="https://px.ads.linkedin.com/collect/?pid=1741594&fmt=gif" /> </noscript> </head> <body class="page-template page-template-news-landing page page-id-371 wp-embed-responsive news-updates">     <script> (function(w, d, s, l, i) { w[l] = w[l] || []; w[l].push({ 'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(), event: 'gtm.js' }); var f = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j = d.createElement(s), dl = l != 'dataLayer' ? '&l=' + l : ''; j.async = true; j.src = 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=' + i + dl; f.parentNode.insertBefore(j, f); })(window, document, 'script', 'dataLayer', 'GTM-WFVZ4DHF'); </script>  <div id="app"> <a class="skip-to-content" href="#main">Skip to content</a> <div id="tabstrip"></div> <header class="site-header"> <div class="site-header__container"> <div class="site-header__branding"> <a class="site-header__logo" href="https://maa.org"> <h1>Mathematical Association of America</h1> <svg id="Layer_2" data-name="Layer 2" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 300 92.02"> <g id="Layer_1-2" data-name="Layer 1"> <g id="tagline"> <path d="m0,82.42h2.62l2.77,3.86,2.78-3.86h2.44v9.44h-2.79v-4.45l-1.75,2.41h-1.53l-1.75-2.41v4.45H0v-9.44Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m14.77,82.42h3.07l3.39,9.44h-3.26l-.42-1.46h-2.61l-.43,1.46h-3.14l3.39-9.44Zm.76,5.79h1.43l-.71-2.43-.71,2.43Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m23.28,84.83h-2.5v-2.41h8.14v2.41h-2.5v7.04h-3.12v-7.04h-.01Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m35.59,88.29h-2.29v3.56h-3.14v-9.44h3.14v3.48h2.29v-3.48h3.14v9.44h-3.14v-3.56Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m40.53,82.42h7.08v2.41h-3.94v1.07h3.47v2.41h-3.47v1.16h3.94v2.41h-7.08v-9.44h0Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m49.3,82.42h2.62l2.77,3.86,2.78-3.86h2.44v9.44h-2.79v-4.45l-1.75,2.41h-1.53l-1.75-2.41v4.45h-2.79v-9.44h.01Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m64.07,82.42h3.07l3.39,9.44h-3.26l-.42-1.46h-2.61l-.43,1.46h-3.14l3.39-9.44Zm.76,5.79h1.43l-.71-2.43-.71,2.43Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m72.58,84.83h-2.5v-2.41h8.14v2.41h-2.5v7.04h-3.12v-7.04h-.01Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m79.46,82.42h3.14v9.44h-3.14v-9.44Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m83.92,87.14c0-2.78,2.19-4.86,4.99-4.86,1.78,0,3.18.75,3.89,2.06l-2.48,1.72c-.44-.83-.91-1.2-1.59-1.2-.96,0-1.48.82-1.48,2.29s.52,2.29,1.48,2.29c.67,0,1.14-.37,1.59-1.2l2.48,1.72c-.7,1.31-2.11,2.06-3.89,2.06-2.8,0-4.99-2.08-4.99-4.86v-.02Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m96.2,82.42h3.07l3.39,9.44h-3.26l-.42-1.46h-2.61l-.43,1.46h-3.14l3.39-9.44Zm.76,5.79h1.43l-.71-2.43-.71,2.43Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m103.43,82.42h3.14v7.04h3.78v2.41h-6.92v-9.44Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m117.3,82.42h3.07l3.39,9.44h-3.26l-.42-1.46h-2.6l-.43,1.46h-3.14l3.39-9.44Zm.76,5.79h1.43l-.71-2.43-.71,2.43Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m123.92,90.6l1.69-2.08c.46.59,1.37,1.05,2.27,1.05.54,0,.88-.16.88-.52,0-.3-.23-.45-.76-.54l-1.08-.22c-1.72-.35-2.66-1.29-2.66-2.71,0-1.92,1.71-3.31,4.14-3.31,1.54,0,2.95.55,3.56,1.43l-1.86,1.89c-.37-.52-1.07-.89-1.82-.89-.53,0-.9.18-.9.54,0,.28.2.41.77.53l1.07.22c1.72.35,2.66,1.3,2.66,2.72,0,1.9-1.68,3.29-4.21,3.29-1.43,0-3.03-.44-3.75-1.4h-.01Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m132.59,90.6l1.69-2.08c.46.59,1.37,1.05,2.27,1.05.54,0,.88-.16.88-.52,0-.3-.23-.45-.76-.54l-1.08-.22c-1.72-.35-2.66-1.29-2.66-2.71,0-1.92,1.71-3.31,4.14-3.31,1.54,0,2.95.55,3.56,1.43l-1.86,1.89c-.37-.52-1.07-.89-1.82-.89-.53,0-.9.18-.9.54,0,.28.2.41.77.53l1.07.22c1.72.35,2.66,1.3,2.66,2.72,0,1.9-1.68,3.29-4.21,3.29-1.43,0-3.03-.44-3.75-1.4h-.01Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m141.4,87.14c0-2.74,2.12-4.86,4.83-4.86s4.83,2.12,4.83,4.86-2.12,4.86-4.83,4.86-4.83-2.12-4.83-4.86Zm6.32,0c0-1.46-.48-2.29-1.49-2.29s-1.49.83-1.49,2.29.49,2.29,1.49,2.29,1.49-.83,1.49-2.29Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m151.91,87.14c0-2.78,2.19-4.86,4.99-4.86,1.78,0,3.18.75,3.89,2.06l-2.48,1.72c-.44-.83-.91-1.2-1.59-1.2-.96,0-1.48.82-1.48,2.29s.52,2.29,1.48,2.29c.67,0,1.14-.37,1.59-1.2l2.48,1.72c-.7,1.31-2.11,2.06-3.89,2.06-2.8,0-4.99-2.08-4.99-4.86v-.02Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m161.93,82.42h3.14v9.44h-3.14v-9.44Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m169.24,82.42h3.07l3.39,9.44h-3.26l-.41-1.46h-2.61l-.43,1.46h-3.14l3.39-9.44Zm.76,5.79h1.43l-.71-2.43-.72,2.43Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m177.73,84.83h-2.5v-2.41h8.14v2.41h-2.5v7.04h-3.12v-7.04h-.01Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m184.62,82.42h3.14v9.44h-3.14v-9.44Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m189.09,87.14c0-2.74,2.12-4.86,4.83-4.86s4.83,2.12,4.83,4.86-2.12,4.86-4.83,4.86-4.83-2.12-4.83-4.86Zm6.32,0c0-1.46-.49-2.29-1.49-2.29s-1.49.83-1.49,2.29.48,2.29,1.49,2.29,1.49-.83,1.49-2.29Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m200.07,82.42h2.68l3.27,4.54v-4.54h2.79v9.44h-2.67l-3.28-4.54v4.54h-2.79v-9.44Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m213.46,87.14c0-2.74,2.12-4.86,4.83-4.86s4.83,2.12,4.83,4.86-2.12,4.86-4.83,4.86-4.83-2.12-4.83-4.86Zm6.32,0c0-1.46-.48-2.29-1.49-2.29s-1.49.83-1.49,2.29.48,2.29,1.49,2.29,1.49-.83,1.49-2.29Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m224.44,82.42h7.08v2.41h-3.94v1.4h3.6v2.41h-3.6v3.24h-3.14v-9.44h0Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m238.75,82.42h3.07l3.39,9.44h-3.26l-.41-1.46h-2.6l-.43,1.46h-3.14l3.39-9.44Zm.76,5.79h1.43l-.72-2.43-.71,2.43Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m245.96,82.42h2.62l2.77,3.86,2.78-3.86h2.44v9.44h-2.79v-4.45l-1.75,2.41h-1.53l-1.75-2.41v4.45h-2.79v-9.44h.01Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m258.38,82.42h7.08v2.41h-3.94v1.07h3.47v2.41h-3.47v1.16h3.94v2.41h-7.08v-9.44h0Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m267.15,82.42h3.61c2.89,0,4.47.97,4.47,2.76,0,1.26-.99,2.12-2.6,2.35v.03c1.71.16,2.39.86,2.39,2.31v.2c0,.77.14,1.35.46,1.78h-3.25c-.28-.31-.4-.82-.4-1.5v-.29c0-1.07-.33-1.49-1.22-1.49h-.31v3.27h-3.14v-9.44Zm3.14,2.23v1.85h.43c.83,0,1.18-.28,1.18-.93s-.35-.93-1.18-.93h-.43Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m276.76,82.42h3.14v9.44h-3.14v-9.44Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m281.22,87.14c0-2.78,2.19-4.86,4.99-4.86,1.78,0,3.18.75,3.89,2.06l-2.48,1.72c-.44-.83-.91-1.2-1.59-1.2-.96,0-1.48.82-1.48,2.29s.52,2.29,1.48,2.29c.67,0,1.14-.37,1.59-1.2l2.48,1.72c-.7,1.31-2.11,2.06-3.89,2.06-2.8,0-4.99-2.08-4.99-4.86v-.02Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m293.51,82.42h3.07l3.39,9.44h-3.26l-.42-1.46h-2.61l-.43,1.46h-3.14l3.39-9.44Zm.76,5.79h1.43l-.72-2.43-.71,2.43Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> </g> <g id="main"> <path d="m99.17,0h11.86l26.04,41.51L163.11,0h11.2v73.07h-12.64V24.02l-21.39,33.98h-7.09l-21.39-33.88v48.93h-12.64V0Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m198.01,0h13.86l26.93,73.07h-14.75l-5.21-15.5h-28.26l-5.33,15.5h-14.08L198.01,0Zm-4.32,47.49h22.17l-11.08-32.44-11.08,32.44h-.01Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m259.21,0h13.86l26.93,73.07h-14.75l-5.21-15.5h-28.26l-5.33,15.5h-14.08L259.21,0Zm-4.32,47.49h22.17l-11.08-32.44-11.08,32.44h-.01Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m63.57.13H21.58L.7,36.6l20.89,36.47h42.17l20.71-36.65L63.57.13ZM23.93,4.2l27.32,10.88-31.65,18.52,4.31-29.41h.01Zm-2.96,32.24l3.06-1.78,29.25,16.92v3.69l-32.3-18.82Zm32.41-11.78l-6.17-3.58,2.81-1.65,3.37,2.06v3.17h-.01Zm0,.62v3.16l-9.45-5.44,2.76-1.61,6.7,3.89Zm-.01,3.78v3.24l-12.54-7.47,2.57-1.51,9.98,5.73h-.01Zm-.01,3.86v3.02l-15.94-9.12,2.88-1.68,13.06,7.78Zm-.01,3.64v3.06l-19.1-10.95,2.63-1.54,16.48,9.42h0Zm-.01,3.69v3.19l-22.54-12.75,2.92-1.7,19.62,11.26Zm-.01,3.81v3.28l-25.59-14.84,2.54-1.49,23.06,13.05Zm-.01,3.9v2.98l-28.72-16.62,2.61-1.52,26.11,15.15Zm3.17-9.11l13.25-10.3,2.19,1.67-15.46,12.05v-3.41h.02Zm0-.69v-3.42l10.57-8.21,2.23,1.68-12.8,9.95Zm.01-4.11v-3.57l7.81-6.06,2.32,1.75-10.11,7.87h-.01Zm.01-4.25v-3.43l5.22-3.88,2.12,1.6-7.34,5.71Zm.01-4.1v-3.36l2.51-1.89,2.25,1.7-4.76,3.55Zm.01-4.04v-3.1l2.05,1.54-2.05,1.54h0Zm-5.97-2.53l2.85-1.67v3.41l-2.85-1.74Zm-25.66,23.23l-4.58,1.9-.69-4.97,5.26,3.06h.01Zm.59.35l3.67,2.14-8.27,3.51-.48-3.54,5.08-2.12Zm4.25,2.48l3.82,2.22-12.08,5.22-.52-3.71,8.77-3.73h.01Zm4.4,2.57l3.87,2.26-15.97,6.7-.48-3.54,12.58-5.44h0Zm22.32-4.78l15.91-12.39,2.2,1.67-18.12,14.12v-3.4h.01Zm-34.33,14.3l16.48-6.92,3.64,2.12-19.63,8.22-.47-3.42h-.01Zm20.69-4.46l3.91,2.28-23.54,9.86-.51-3.71,20.14-8.43Zm13.63-5.77l18.57-14.46,2.33,1.76-20.91,16.06v-3.36h.01Zm-9.13,8.38l3.98,2.31-27.55,11.17-.47-3.42,24.05-10.08h0Zm9.12-4.33l21.36-16.41,2.29,1.74-23.67,18.36v-3.69h.01Zm18.03-23.03l.83-1.31,2.04,3.54-2.87-2.22Zm-.43-.33l-2.13-1.65,1.51-2.58,1.57,2.72-.95,1.52h0Zm-2.56-1.98l-2.16-1.67,2.24-3.81,1.56,2.71-1.64,2.79h0Zm-2.59-2l-2.32-1.8,3.07-5.01,1.6,2.79-2.35,4.02Zm-2.74-2.13l-2.2-1.72,3.82-6.24,1.58,2.74-3.19,5.22Zm-2.64-2.05l-2.21-1.72,4.57-7.47,1.58,2.74-3.94,6.45h.01Zm-2.64-2.05l-2.25-1.74,5.33-8.72,1.6,2.79-4.69,7.67h.01Zm-2.67-2.07l-1.29-1,5.75-9.64.99,1.72-5.45,8.92Zm-4.04-2.53L30.01,3.26h29.9l-5.75,9.65Zm-37.92,22.12H5.21l14.83-25.89-3.8,25.89Zm-7.31,3.13l1.11,8.42-4.82-8.42h3.71Zm.54,0h3.29l2.26,17.1-4.27-7.45-1.27-9.65h-.01Zm3.83,0h3.01l3.53,25.52-4.12-7.19-2.42-18.34h0Zm43.59,20.23l2.69-2.08,5.25,8.5-2.02,3.57-5.93-9.97h.01Zm3.12-2.42l2.88-2.23,4.28,6.92-2.04,3.6-5.12-8.29Zm3.31-2.57l2.91-2.26,3.3,5.33-2.05,3.63-4.15-6.71h0Zm3.33-2.58l2.92-2.27,2.27,3.82-2.02,3.58-3.17-5.14Zm3.35-2.6l2.73-2.12,1.38,2.25-1.97,3.49-2.14-3.6h0Zm3.17-2.45l4.29-3.33-3.03,5.37-1.26-2.04Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m79.44,68.97c0,2.28-1.79,4.07-4.12,4.07s-4.14-1.79-4.14-4.07,1.84-4.02,4.14-4.02,4.12,1.78,4.12,4.02Zm-7.23,0c0,1.78,1.33,3.21,3.14,3.21s3.07-1.42,3.07-3.19-1.3-3.24-3.09-3.24-3.11,1.44-3.11,3.21Zm2.48,2.11h-.93v-4.02c.37-.07.89-.13,1.54-.13.76,0,1.11.13,1.4.3.22.17.39.5.39.89,0,.44-.35.78-.83.93v.05c.39.15.61.44.74.98.13.61.2.85.3,1h-1c-.13-.15-.2-.52-.32-.98-.07-.44-.32-.63-.83-.63h-.44v1.61h-.01Zm.02-2.28h.44c.52,0,.93-.17.93-.59,0-.37-.27-.61-.85-.61-.24,0-.42.02-.52.05v1.15Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> </g> </g> </svg> </a> </div> <div class="site-header__secondary-wrapper"> <nav class="site-header__nav" id="main-navigation"> <div class="site-header__nav-container"><ul id="menu-header-navigation" class="site-header__nav-list"><li id="menu-item-1307" class="has-mega-menu menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom current-menu-ancestor current-menu-parent menu-item-has-children menu-item-1307"><a href="#">About Us</a> <button class="toggle-sub-menu" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle sub menu"></button><div class="sub-menu__container"><ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-1868" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1868"><a href="https://maa.org/about/">About the MAA</a></li> <li id="menu-item-3360" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3360"><a href="https://maa.org/policies-and-procedures/">Policies and Procedures</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1869" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-item page_item page-item-371 current_page_item menu-item-1869"><a href="https://maa.org/news-updates/" aria-current="page">News & Updates</a></li> <li id="menu-item-1870" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1870"><a href="https://maa.org/governance/">Governance</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4510" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4510"><a href="https://maa.org/staff-directory/">Staff Directory</a></li> </ul></div> </li> <li id="menu-item-7" class="has-mega-menu menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-7"><a href="#">What We Do</a> <button class="toggle-sub-menu" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle sub menu"></button><div class="sub-menu__container"><ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-2454" class="mega-menu-column menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-2454"><a href="https://maa.org/publications/">Publications</a> <button class="toggle-sub-menu" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle sub menu"></button><div class="sub-menu__container"><ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-11716" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-11716"><a href="https://maa.org/publication/the-american-mathematical-monthly/">American Mathematical Monthly</a></li> <li id="menu-item-11717" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-11717"><a href="https://maa.org/publication/journal-single-post/">Mathematics Magazine</a></li> <li id="menu-item-11718" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-11718"><a href="https://maa.org/publication/college-mathematics-journal/">College Mathematics Journal</a></li> <li id="menu-item-11719" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-11719"><a href="https://maa.org/publication/scatterplot-the-maas-journal-of-data-science/">Scatterplot</a></li> <li id="menu-item-11720" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-11720"><a href="https://maa.org/publication/convergence/">MAA Convergence</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4817" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4817"><a href="https://maa.org/maa-focus/">MAA FOCUS</a></li> <li id="menu-item-2472" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2472"><a href="https://maa.org/mathhorizons/">Math Horizons</a></li> <li id="menu-item-11256" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11256"><a href="https://maa.org/reviews/">MAA Reviews and Basic Library List</a></li> <li id="menu-item-9381" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-9381"><a href="https://maa.org/member-library/">MAA Member Library</a></li> <li id="menu-item-8220" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8220"><a href="https://maa.org/math-values/">Math Values Blog</a></li> <li id="menu-item-2479" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2479"><a href="https://bookstore.ams.org/maa-press-browse">MAA Press</a></li> </ul></div> </li> <li id="menu-item-324" class="mega-menu-column menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-324"><a href="https://maa.org/resources/">Professional Development + Resources</a> <button class="toggle-sub-menu" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle sub menu"></button><div class="sub-menu__container"><ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-2656" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2656"><a href="https://maa.org/maa-project-next/">MAA Project NExT</a></li> <li id="menu-item-2719" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2719"><a href="https://maa.org/career-center/">Career Center</a></li> <li id="menu-item-9195" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-9195"><a href="https://maa.org/faculty-resources/">For Faculty</a></li> <li id="menu-item-673" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-audience menu-item-673"><a href="https://maa.org/audience/students/">For Higher-Ed Students</a></li> <li id="menu-item-671" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-audience menu-item-671"><a href="https://maa.org/audience/educators-k-12/">For K-12 Educators</a></li> <li id="menu-item-672" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-audience menu-item-672"><a href="https://maa.org/audience/students-k-12/">For K-12 Students</a></li> </ul></div> </li> <li id="menu-item-621" class="mega-menu-column menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-621"><a href="https://maa.org/student-programs/">Student Programs</a> <button class="toggle-sub-menu" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle sub menu"></button><div class="sub-menu__container"><ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-646" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-646"><a href="https://maa.org/student-programs/amc/">American Mathematics Competitions</a> <button class="toggle-sub-menu" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle sub menu"></button><div class="sub-menu__container"><ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-4523" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4523"><a href="https://maa.org/amcreg/">AMC Registration + Information</a></li> <li id="menu-item-3055" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-3055"><a href="https://maa.org/student-programs/amc/maa-american-mathematics-competitions-policies/">MAA American Mathematics Competitions Policies</a> <button class="toggle-sub-menu" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle sub menu"></button><div class="sub-menu__container"><ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-5033" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5033"><a href="https://maa.org/amc-international/">AMC International</a></li> </ul></div> </li> </ul></div> </li> <li id="menu-item-4391" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4391"><a href="https://maa.org/putnam/">MAA Putnam</a></li> </ul></div> </li> <li id="menu-item-33" class="mega-menu-column menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-33"><a href="/events">Events</a> <button class="toggle-sub-menu" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle sub menu"></button><div class="sub-menu__container"><ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-3303" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3303"><a href="https://maa.org/event/mathfest/">MAA MathFest</a></li> <li id="menu-item-2832" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2832"><a href="/events">National Events</a></li> <li id="menu-item-715" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-715"><a href="https://maa.org/community-events/">Community Events</a></li> </ul></div> </li> </ul></div> </li> <li id="menu-item-323" class="has-mega-menu menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-323"><a href="#">Get Involved</a> <button class="toggle-sub-menu" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle sub menu"></button><div class="sub-menu__container"><ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-948" class="mega-menu-column menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-948"><a href="https://maa.org/membership/">Membership</a> <button class="toggle-sub-menu" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle sub menu"></button><div class="sub-menu__container"><ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-1401" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1401"><a href="https://maa.org/membership-types/">Membership Types</a></li> <li id="menu-item-3088" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3088"><a href="https://maa.org/maa-member-benefits-and-discounts/">MAA Member Benefits and Discounts</a></li> <li id="menu-item-700" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-700"><a href="#">Manage Membership</a></li> </ul></div> </li> <li id="menu-item-710" class="mega-menu-column menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-710"><a href="https://maa.org/community/">Communities</a> <button class="toggle-sub-menu" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle sub menu"></button><div class="sub-menu__container"><ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-702" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-702"><a href="https://maa.org/community/sections/">Sections</a></li> <li id="menu-item-703" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-703"><a href="https://maa.org/community/special-interest-groups-sigmaas/">Special Interest Groups (SIGMAAs)</a></li> <li id="menu-item-704" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-704"><a href="https://maa.org/community/awards/">Awards</a></li> <li id="menu-item-705" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-705"><a target="_blank" href="https://connect.maa.org/home">MAA Connect</a></li> </ul></div> </li> <li id="menu-item-706" class="mega-menu-column menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-706"><a href="https://maa.org/support-maa/">Support MAA</a> <button class="toggle-sub-menu" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle sub menu"></button><div class="sub-menu__container"><ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-709" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-709"><a href="https://maa.org/support-maa/donate/">Donate</a></li> <li id="menu-item-707" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-707"><a href="https://maa.org/support-maa/planned-giving/">Planned Giving</a></li> <li id="menu-item-708" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-708"><a href="https://maa.org/support-maa/sponsor/">Our Donors</a></li> </ul></div> </li> </ul></div> </li> </ul></div> <button class="site-header__mobile-toggle" aria-controls="main-navigation" aria-expanded="false"> <span></span> <span></span> <span></span>  </button> </nav> <div class="site-header__secondary"> <div class="site-header__search-container" id="search-dropdown"> <form role="search" method="get" class="search-form" action="https://maa.org/"> <label> <span class="sr"> Search for: </span> </label> <input type="search" placeholder="Search" value="" name="s" > <button class="button">Search</button> </form> </div> <button class="site-header__search-toggle" aria-controls="search-dropdown" aria-expanded="false"> <span>Search</span> <i class="fa-solid fa-magnifying-glass"></i> </button> <a class="site-header__ext-login" href="https://maa.org/news-updates/?option=saml_user_login&idp=euv695&redirect_endpoint=https%3A%2F%2Fmaa.org%2Fnews-updates%2F"><span>Login</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </header> <main id="main" class="main"> <div class="page-header page-header--display-primary "> <div class="page-header__container page-container"> <div class="page-header__container-inner"> <div class="page-header__main"> <div class="page-header__eyebrow"> <slide-toggle-next class="page-header__parent-link"> <a href="#"> About Us </a> </slide-toggle-next> <ul class="page-header__sibling-links hidden"> <li><a href="https://maa.org/about/">About the MAA</a></li> <li><a href="https://maa.org/policies-and-procedures/">Policies and Procedures</a></li> <li><a href="https://maa.org/governance/">Governance</a></li> <li><a href="https://maa.org/staff-directory/">Staff Directory</a></li> </ul> </div> <h1 class="page-header__title"> News & Updates </h1> </div> <div class="page-header__image"> <img src="https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Newsroom-scaled.jpg" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="archive-intro__copy"> </div> <div class="archive-post-list"> <div class="article-post-list__featured"> <div class="article-post-list__featured--wrapper"> <h2>Featured News</h2> <div class="article-post-list__featured-posts"> <div class="resource-card resource-card__post"> <div class="resource-card__bgimage" style="background-image: url(https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Pythagorean-PR-Photo.png);" ></div> <div class="resource-card__cover"></div> <div class="resource-card__content"> <div> <div class="resource-card__post-title"> <a href="https://maa.org/news/groundbreaking-pythagorean-research-featured-in-the-american-mathematical-monthly/" aria-labelledby="post-title-5392"> <h3 id="post-title-5392">Groundbreaking Pythagorean Research Featured in The American Mathematical Monthly</h3> </a> </div> <div class="resource-card__post-excerpt"> After 60 Minutes, Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson's Groundbreaking Pythagorean Research Featured in The American Mathematical Monthly Washington, DC – Ne'Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson, students from New Orleans, Louisiana, have authored the lead article for the November issue of The American Mathematical Monthly, titled “Five or Ten New Proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem.” In... </div> </div> <div class="resource-card__post-tags"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="resource-card resource-card__post"> <div class="resource-card__bgimage" style="background-image: url(https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMO-2024-full-team.png);" ></div> <div class="resource-card__cover"></div> <div class="resource-card__content"> <div> <div class="resource-card__post-title"> <a href="https://maa.org/news/team-usa-takes-first-place-in-the-international-math-olympiad/" aria-labelledby="post-title-4329"> <h3 id="post-title-4329">Team USA Takes First Place in the International Math Olympiad</h3> </a> </div> <div class="resource-card__post-excerpt"> WASHINGTON, DC, —Weeks before the Paris Olympic torch was lit, the US took first place in Bath, England, at the 2024 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). The last time the USA placed first was in 2019.  The six members, Jordan Lefkowitz, 17 (Connecticut), Krishna Pothapragada, 18 (Illinois), Jessica Wan, 18 (Florida), Alexander Wang, 16 (New Jersey),... </div> </div> <div class="resource-card__post-tags"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="resource-card resource-card__post"> <div class="resource-card__bgimage" style="background-image: url(https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/AIME2425-Thresholds.jpg);" ></div> <div class="resource-card__cover"></div> <div class="resource-card__content"> <div> <div class="resource-card__post-title"> <a href="https://maa.org/news/aime-thresholds-are-available/" aria-labelledby="post-title-8152"> <h3 id="post-title-8152">AIME Thresholds Are Available</h3> </a> </div> <div class="resource-card__post-excerpt"> Updated January 6, 2025 Congratulations to all AMC 10 / AMC 12 participants! Thank you for joining us this cycle. Scores have been finalized, and the qualifying thresholds for the American Invitational Mathematics Exam (AIME) and other distinctions have been determined: This year the AIME I will take place on February 6, 2025, while the... </div> </div> <div class="resource-card__post-tags"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="page-container mobile-burst-out mobile-no-padding"> <div class="archive-filters__filter"> <form class="archive-filters__form search-form" method="GET"> <archive-filters-toggle> <a href="#"> <i class="fa-sharp fa-solid fa-triangle"></i> Filter By </a> </archive-filters-toggle> <div class="archive-filters__filter-groups"> <archive-filters-toggle class="archive-filters__filter-groups-close"> <a href="#">Close Filters</a> </archive-filters-toggle> <div class="archive-filters__filter-group"> <label class="archive-filters__filter-group-title">Categories</label> <ul><li> <label> <input type="checkbox" name="tax_input[category][]" value="87" > Announcement </label> </li><li> <label> <input type="checkbox" name="tax_input[category][]" value="86" > Press Release </label> </li></ul></div><div class="archive-filters__filter-group"> <label class="archive-filters__filter-group-title">Tags</label> <ul></ul></div><div class="archive-filters__filter-group"> <label class="archive-filters__filter-group-title">Subjects</label> <ul><li> <label> <input type="checkbox" name="tax_input[subject][]" value="65" > AMC </label> </li></ul></div><div class="archive-filters__filter-group"> <label class="archive-filters__filter-group-title">News Types</label> <ul><li> <label> <input type="checkbox" name="tax_input[news_type][]" value="71" > Announcements </label> </li><li> <label> <input type="checkbox" name="tax_input[news_type][]" value="72" > Member Spotlights </label> </li><li> <label> <input type="checkbox" name="tax_input[news_type][]" value="69" > News </label> </li><li> <label> <input type="checkbox" name="tax_input[news_type][]" value="70" > Press Release </label> </li></ul></div> <div class="archive-filters__filter-submit-container"> <button class="button archive-filters__filter-submit" type="submit">Filter Results</button> </div> </div> <span class=" archive-filters__results" aria-live="polite"> Showing 1-10 of 150 posts </span> <div class="archive-filters__search"> <svg class="archive-filters__search--icon" width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M12.8645 11.3208H12.0515L11.7633 11.0429C12.7719 9.86964 13.3791 8.34648 13.3791 6.68954C13.3791 2.99485 10.3842 0 6.68954 0C2.99485 0 0 2.99485 0 6.68954C0 10.3842 2.99485 13.3791 6.68954 13.3791C8.34648 13.3791 9.86964 12.7719 11.0429 11.7633L11.3208 12.0515V12.8645L16.4666 18L18 16.4666L12.8645 11.3208ZM6.68954 11.3208C4.12693 11.3208 2.05832 9.25214 2.05832 6.68954C2.05832 4.12693 4.12693 2.05832 6.68954 2.05832C9.25214 2.05832 11.3208 4.12693 11.3208 6.68954C11.3208 9.25214 9.25214 11.3208 6.68954 11.3208Z" fill="white" /> </svg> <label> <span class="sr">Search</span> <input type="search" name="post_text" placeholder="Search" class="archive-filters__filter-text" value=""> </label> <button class="button archive-filters__search-submit" type="submit">Search</button> <button class="button archive-filters__filter-reset sr" type="button">Reset</button> </div> </form> </div> </div> <article class="article-teaser article-teaser--news post-371 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry"> <div class="article-wrapper"> <div class="article-teaser__text"> <a href="https://maa.org/news/2025-usamo-and-usajmo-thresholds-now-available/"> <header class="article-teaser__header"> <h2 class="article-teaser__heading"> 2025 USAMO and USAJMO Thresholds Now Available </h2> </header> <div class="article-teaser__excerpt"> <span style="font-weight: 500;">Congratulations to all AIME I and AIME II participants! Thank you for joining us this cycle. Scores have been finalized and qualifying thresholds for the USA Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO) and the USA Junior Mathematical Olympiad (USAJMO) have been determined. The USAMO and USAJMO indexes were calculated using the following formulas: USAMO Index = AMC 12...</span> </div> </a> <div class="article-teaser__post-tags">  <a href="https://maa.org/news-updates/?tax_input%5Bnews_type%5D%5B%5D=70&post_text=" class="tag tag-pink-glow"> Press Release </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-teaser__image-container"> </div> </div> <hr /> </article> <article class="article-teaser article-teaser--news post-371 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry"> <div class="article-wrapper"> <div class="article-teaser__text"> <a href="https://maa.org/news/us-team-earns-third-place-at-the-2025-romanian-master-of-mathematics/"> <header class="article-teaser__header"> <h2 class="article-teaser__heading"> US Team Earns Third Place at the 2025 Romanian Master of Mathematics </h2> </header> <div class="article-teaser__excerpt"> <span style="font-weight: 500;">Washington, DC - The US team earned third place at this year’s Romanian Master of Mathematics (RMM) competition, which took place February 10 - 15, 2025 in Bucharest, Romania. The RMM is a challenging international high school mathematics competition that allows students to exchange mathematical ideas and engage in cross-cultural communication with other students worldwide....</span> </div> </a> <div class="article-teaser__post-tags">  <a href="https://maa.org/news-updates/?tax_input%5Bnews_type%5D%5B%5D=70&post_text=" class="tag tag-pink-glow"> Press Release </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-teaser__image-container"> <img width="300" height="201" src="https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mathromania-300x201.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mathromania-300x201.jpg 300w, https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mathromania-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mathromania-768x515.jpg 768w, https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mathromania-1536x1030.jpg 1536w, https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mathromania.jpg 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </div> </div> <hr /> </article> <article class="article-teaser article-teaser--news post-371 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry"> <div class="article-wrapper"> <div class="article-teaser__text"> <a href="https://maa.org/news/building-community-through-service-julie-barnes-maa-spotlight/"> <header class="article-teaser__header"> <h2 class="article-teaser__heading"> Building Community Through Service: Julie Barnes MAA Spotlight </h2> </header> <div class="article-teaser__excerpt"> <span style="font-weight: 500;">Julie Barnes has been a dedicated member of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) and an enthusiastic contributor to her section. Recently, she was honored with the Meritorious Service Award. Here, she shares her journey, experiences, and thoughts on service and community within the MAA. Julie Barnes: I love my section and am incredibly honored...</span> </div> </a> <div class="article-teaser__post-tags">  <a href="https://maa.org/news-updates/?tax_input%5Bnews_type%5D%5B%5D=72&post_text=" class="tag tag-pink-glow"> Member Spotlights </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-teaser__image-container"> <img width="300" height="250" src="https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Social-Media-Graphics-300-x-250-px-5.png" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /> </div> </div> <hr /> </article> <article class="article-teaser article-teaser--news post-371 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry"> <div class="article-wrapper"> <div class="article-teaser__text"> <a href="https://maa.org/news/results-of-the-85th-william-lowell-putnam-mathematical-competition/"> <header class="article-teaser__header"> <h2 class="article-teaser__heading"> Results of the 85th William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition </h2> </header> <div class="article-teaser__excerpt"> <span style="font-weight: 500;">WASHINGTON, DC - The Mathematical Association of America is proud to announce the results of the 2024 William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, the most prestigious mathematics competition for undergraduates. The 85th annual Putnam Competition, administered by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), recognized the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as the top team and named five...</span> </div> </a> <div class="article-teaser__post-tags">  <a href="https://maa.org/news-updates/?tax_input%5Bnews_type%5D%5B%5D=70&post_text=" class="tag tag-pink-glow"> Press Release </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-teaser__image-container"> <img width="300" height="200" src="https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/MIT-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/MIT-300x200.jpg 300w, https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/MIT.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </div> </div> <hr /> </article> <article class="article-teaser article-teaser--news post-371 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry"> <div class="article-wrapper"> <div class="article-teaser__text"> <a href="https://maa.org/news/the-mathematical-association-of-america-honors-2024-edyth-may-sliffe-award-winners/"> <header class="article-teaser__header"> <h2 class="article-teaser__heading"> The Mathematical Association of America Honors 2024 Edyth May Sliffe Award Winners </h2> </header> <div class="article-teaser__excerpt"> <span style="font-weight: 500;">Recognizing Outstanding Middle and High School Teachers for Their Dedication to Motivating Students in Mathematics. WASHINGTON, DC - The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) is proud to announce the winners of the 2024 Edyth May Sliffe Awards for Distinguished Mathematics Teaching in Middle and High School. These awards recognize exceptional middle and high school mathematics...</span> </div> </a> <div class="article-teaser__post-tags">  <a href="https://maa.org/news-updates/?tax_input%5Bnews_type%5D%5B%5D=70&post_text=" class="tag tag-pink-glow"> Press Release </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-teaser__image-container"> <img width="300" height="200" src="https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-1455112382-1-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-1455112382-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-1455112382-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-1455112382-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-1455112382-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/iStock-1455112382-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </div> </div> <hr /> </article> <article class="article-teaser article-teaser--news post-371 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry"> <div class="article-wrapper"> <div class="article-teaser__text"> <a href="https://maa.org/news/aime-thresholds-are-available/"> <header class="article-teaser__header"> <h2 class="article-teaser__heading"> AIME Thresholds Are Available </h2> </header> <div class="article-teaser__excerpt"> <span style="font-weight: 500;">Updated January 6, 2025 Congratulations to all AMC 10 / AMC 12 participants! Thank you for joining us this cycle. Scores have been finalized, and the qualifying thresholds for the American Invitational Mathematics Exam (AIME) and other distinctions have been determined: This year the AIME I will take place on February 6, 2025, while the...</span> </div> </a> <div class="article-teaser__post-tags">  <a href="https://maa.org/news-updates/?tax_input%5Bnews_type%5D%5B%5D=71&post_text=" class="tag tag-pink-glow"> Announcements </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-teaser__image-container"> <img width="300" height="169" src="https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/AIME2425-Thresholds-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/AIME2425-Thresholds-300x169.jpg 300w, https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/AIME2425-Thresholds-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/AIME2425-Thresholds-768x432.jpg 768w, https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/AIME2425-Thresholds-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/AIME2425-Thresholds.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </div> </div> <hr /> </article> <article class="article-teaser article-teaser--news post-371 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry"> <div class="article-wrapper"> <div class="article-teaser__text"> <a href="https://maa.org/news/groundbreaking-pythagorean-research-featured-in-the-american-mathematical-monthly/"> <header class="article-teaser__header"> <h2 class="article-teaser__heading"> Groundbreaking Pythagorean Research Featured in The American Mathematical Monthly </h2> </header> <div class="article-teaser__excerpt"> <span style="font-weight: 500;">After 60 Minutes, Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson's Groundbreaking Pythagorean Research Featured in The American Mathematical Monthly Washington, DC – Ne'Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson, students from New Orleans, Louisiana, have authored the lead article for the November issue of The American Mathematical Monthly, titled “Five or Ten New Proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem.” In...</span> </div> </a> <div class="article-teaser__post-tags">  <a href="https://maa.org/news-updates/?tax_input%5Bnews_type%5D%5B%5D=70&post_text=" class="tag tag-pink-glow"> Press Release </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-teaser__image-container"> <img width="300" height="200" src="https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Pythagorean-PR-Photo-300x200.png" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Pythagorean-PR-Photo-300x200.png 300w, https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Pythagorean-PR-Photo.png 599w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </div> </div> <hr /> </article> <article class="article-teaser article-teaser--news post-371 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry"> <div class="article-wrapper"> <div class="article-teaser__text"> <a href="https://maa.org/news/team-usa-takes-first-place-in-the-international-math-olympiad/"> <header class="article-teaser__header"> <h2 class="article-teaser__heading"> Team USA Takes First Place in the International Math Olympiad </h2> </header> <div class="article-teaser__excerpt"> <span style="font-weight: 500;">WASHINGTON, DC, —Weeks before the Paris Olympic torch was lit, the US took first place in Bath, England, at the 2024 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). The last time the USA placed first was in 2019.  The six members, Jordan Lefkowitz, 17 (Connecticut), Krishna Pothapragada, 18 (Illinois), Jessica Wan, 18 (Florida), Alexander Wang, 16 (New Jersey),...</span> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-teaser__image-container"> <img width="300" height="159" src="https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMO-2024-full-team-300x159.png" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMO-2024-full-team-300x159.png 300w, https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMO-2024-full-team-1024x544.png 1024w, https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMO-2024-full-team-768x408.png 768w, https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMO-2024-full-team-1536x816.png 1536w, https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMO-2024-full-team-2048x1089.png 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </div> </div> <hr /> </article> <article class="article-teaser article-teaser--news post-371 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry"> <div class="article-wrapper"> <div class="article-teaser__text"> <a href="https://maa.org/news/usa-first-at-imo/"> <header class="article-teaser__header"> <h2 class="article-teaser__heading"> USA Earns First Place at 65th International Mathematical Olympiad </h2> </header> <div class="article-teaser__excerpt"> <span style="font-weight: 500;">The United States team has secured First Place in the 65th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO)</span> </div> </a> <div class="article-teaser__post-tags">  <a href="https://maa.org/news-updates/?tax_input%5Bnews_type%5D%5B%5D=69&post_text=" class="tag tag-pink-glow"> News </a>  <a href="https://maa.org/news-updates/?tax_input%5Bnews_type%5D%5B%5D=70&post_text=" class="tag tag-pink-glow"> Press Release </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-teaser__image-container"> <img width="300" height="159" src="https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMO-2024-full-team-300x159.png" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMO-2024-full-team-300x159.png 300w, https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMO-2024-full-team-1024x544.png 1024w, https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMO-2024-full-team-768x408.png 768w, https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMO-2024-full-team-1536x816.png 1536w, https://maa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMO-2024-full-team-2048x1089.png 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> </div> </div> <hr /> </article> <article class="article-teaser article-teaser--news post-371 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry"> <div class="article-wrapper"> <div class="article-teaser__text"> <a href="https://maa.org/news/in-memoriam-2024/"> <header class="article-teaser__header"> <h2 class="article-teaser__heading"> In Memoriam: 2024 </h2> </header> <div class="article-teaser__excerpt"> <span style="font-weight: 500;">Jim Simons passed away on May 10, 2024, at the age of 86. Simons had three parts to his professional life: mathematician at Stony Brook University, hedge fund investor (Renaissance Technologies), and philanthropist through the Simons Foundation and other initiatives. He was a generous donor to the mathematics community and his life and career was documented in his 2019...</span> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-teaser__image-container"> </div> </div> <hr /> </article> </div> <div class="pagination"> <span aria-current="page" class="page-numbers current">1</span> <a class="page-numbers" href="https://maa.org/news-updates/page/2/">2</a> <a class="page-numbers" href="https://maa.org/news-updates/page/3/">3</a> <span class="page-numbers dots">…</span> <a class="page-numbers" href="https://maa.org/news-updates/page/15/">15</a> <a class="next page-numbers" href="https://maa.org/news-updates/page/2/"><svg width="8" height="10" viewBox="0 0 8 10" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M8 5L0.5 9.33013L0.5 0.669872L8 5Z" fill="#130048"/></svg></a></div> </main> <footer class="site-footer"> <div class="site-footer__container"> <div class="site-footer__logo"> <svg id="Layer_2" data-name="Layer 2" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 300 92.02"> <g id="Layer_1-2" data-name="Layer 1"> <g id="tagline"> <path d="m0,82.42h2.62l2.77,3.86,2.78-3.86h2.44v9.44h-2.79v-4.45l-1.75,2.41h-1.53l-1.75-2.41v4.45H0v-9.44Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m14.77,82.42h3.07l3.39,9.44h-3.26l-.42-1.46h-2.61l-.43,1.46h-3.14l3.39-9.44Zm.76,5.79h1.43l-.71-2.43-.71,2.43Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m23.28,84.83h-2.5v-2.41h8.14v2.41h-2.5v7.04h-3.12v-7.04h-.01Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m35.59,88.29h-2.29v3.56h-3.14v-9.44h3.14v3.48h2.29v-3.48h3.14v9.44h-3.14v-3.56Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m40.53,82.42h7.08v2.41h-3.94v1.07h3.47v2.41h-3.47v1.16h3.94v2.41h-7.08v-9.44h0Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m49.3,82.42h2.62l2.77,3.86,2.78-3.86h2.44v9.44h-2.79v-4.45l-1.75,2.41h-1.53l-1.75-2.41v4.45h-2.79v-9.44h.01Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m64.07,82.42h3.07l3.39,9.44h-3.26l-.42-1.46h-2.61l-.43,1.46h-3.14l3.39-9.44Zm.76,5.79h1.43l-.71-2.43-.71,2.43Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m72.58,84.83h-2.5v-2.41h8.14v2.41h-2.5v7.04h-3.12v-7.04h-.01Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m79.46,82.42h3.14v9.44h-3.14v-9.44Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m83.92,87.14c0-2.78,2.19-4.86,4.99-4.86,1.78,0,3.18.75,3.89,2.06l-2.48,1.72c-.44-.83-.91-1.2-1.59-1.2-.96,0-1.48.82-1.48,2.29s.52,2.29,1.48,2.29c.67,0,1.14-.37,1.59-1.2l2.48,1.72c-.7,1.31-2.11,2.06-3.89,2.06-2.8,0-4.99-2.08-4.99-4.86v-.02Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m96.2,82.42h3.07l3.39,9.44h-3.26l-.42-1.46h-2.61l-.43,1.46h-3.14l3.39-9.44Zm.76,5.79h1.43l-.71-2.43-.71,2.43Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m103.43,82.42h3.14v7.04h3.78v2.41h-6.92v-9.44Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m117.3,82.42h3.07l3.39,9.44h-3.26l-.42-1.46h-2.6l-.43,1.46h-3.14l3.39-9.44Zm.76,5.79h1.43l-.71-2.43-.71,2.43Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m123.92,90.6l1.69-2.08c.46.59,1.37,1.05,2.27,1.05.54,0,.88-.16.88-.52,0-.3-.23-.45-.76-.54l-1.08-.22c-1.72-.35-2.66-1.29-2.66-2.71,0-1.92,1.71-3.31,4.14-3.31,1.54,0,2.95.55,3.56,1.43l-1.86,1.89c-.37-.52-1.07-.89-1.82-.89-.53,0-.9.18-.9.54,0,.28.2.41.77.53l1.07.22c1.72.35,2.66,1.3,2.66,2.72,0,1.9-1.68,3.29-4.21,3.29-1.43,0-3.03-.44-3.75-1.4h-.01Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m132.59,90.6l1.69-2.08c.46.59,1.37,1.05,2.27,1.05.54,0,.88-.16.88-.52,0-.3-.23-.45-.76-.54l-1.08-.22c-1.72-.35-2.66-1.29-2.66-2.71,0-1.92,1.71-3.31,4.14-3.31,1.54,0,2.95.55,3.56,1.43l-1.86,1.89c-.37-.52-1.07-.89-1.82-.89-.53,0-.9.18-.9.54,0,.28.2.41.77.53l1.07.22c1.72.35,2.66,1.3,2.66,2.72,0,1.9-1.68,3.29-4.21,3.29-1.43,0-3.03-.44-3.75-1.4h-.01Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m141.4,87.14c0-2.74,2.12-4.86,4.83-4.86s4.83,2.12,4.83,4.86-2.12,4.86-4.83,4.86-4.83-2.12-4.83-4.86Zm6.32,0c0-1.46-.48-2.29-1.49-2.29s-1.49.83-1.49,2.29.49,2.29,1.49,2.29,1.49-.83,1.49-2.29Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m151.91,87.14c0-2.78,2.19-4.86,4.99-4.86,1.78,0,3.18.75,3.89,2.06l-2.48,1.72c-.44-.83-.91-1.2-1.59-1.2-.96,0-1.48.82-1.48,2.29s.52,2.29,1.48,2.29c.67,0,1.14-.37,1.59-1.2l2.48,1.72c-.7,1.31-2.11,2.06-3.89,2.06-2.8,0-4.99-2.08-4.99-4.86v-.02Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m161.93,82.42h3.14v9.44h-3.14v-9.44Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m169.24,82.42h3.07l3.39,9.44h-3.26l-.41-1.46h-2.61l-.43,1.46h-3.14l3.39-9.44Zm.76,5.79h1.43l-.71-2.43-.72,2.43Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m177.73,84.83h-2.5v-2.41h8.14v2.41h-2.5v7.04h-3.12v-7.04h-.01Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m184.62,82.42h3.14v9.44h-3.14v-9.44Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m189.09,87.14c0-2.74,2.12-4.86,4.83-4.86s4.83,2.12,4.83,4.86-2.12,4.86-4.83,4.86-4.83-2.12-4.83-4.86Zm6.32,0c0-1.46-.49-2.29-1.49-2.29s-1.49.83-1.49,2.29.48,2.29,1.49,2.29,1.49-.83,1.49-2.29Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m200.07,82.42h2.68l3.27,4.54v-4.54h2.79v9.44h-2.67l-3.28-4.54v4.54h-2.79v-9.44Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m213.46,87.14c0-2.74,2.12-4.86,4.83-4.86s4.83,2.12,4.83,4.86-2.12,4.86-4.83,4.86-4.83-2.12-4.83-4.86Zm6.32,0c0-1.46-.48-2.29-1.49-2.29s-1.49.83-1.49,2.29.48,2.29,1.49,2.29,1.49-.83,1.49-2.29Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m224.44,82.42h7.08v2.41h-3.94v1.4h3.6v2.41h-3.6v3.24h-3.14v-9.44h0Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m238.75,82.42h3.07l3.39,9.44h-3.26l-.41-1.46h-2.6l-.43,1.46h-3.14l3.39-9.44Zm.76,5.79h1.43l-.72-2.43-.71,2.43Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m245.96,82.42h2.62l2.77,3.86,2.78-3.86h2.44v9.44h-2.79v-4.45l-1.75,2.41h-1.53l-1.75-2.41v4.45h-2.79v-9.44h.01Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m258.38,82.42h7.08v2.41h-3.94v1.07h3.47v2.41h-3.47v1.16h3.94v2.41h-7.08v-9.44h0Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m267.15,82.42h3.61c2.89,0,4.47.97,4.47,2.76,0,1.26-.99,2.12-2.6,2.35v.03c1.71.16,2.39.86,2.39,2.31v.2c0,.77.14,1.35.46,1.78h-3.25c-.28-.31-.4-.82-.4-1.5v-.29c0-1.07-.33-1.49-1.22-1.49h-.31v3.27h-3.14v-9.44Zm3.14,2.23v1.85h.43c.83,0,1.18-.28,1.18-.93s-.35-.93-1.18-.93h-.43Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m276.76,82.42h3.14v9.44h-3.14v-9.44Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m281.22,87.14c0-2.78,2.19-4.86,4.99-4.86,1.78,0,3.18.75,3.89,2.06l-2.48,1.72c-.44-.83-.91-1.2-1.59-1.2-.96,0-1.48.82-1.48,2.29s.52,2.29,1.48,2.29c.67,0,1.14-.37,1.59-1.2l2.48,1.72c-.7,1.31-2.11,2.06-3.89,2.06-2.8,0-4.99-2.08-4.99-4.86v-.02Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m293.51,82.42h3.07l3.39,9.44h-3.26l-.42-1.46h-2.61l-.43,1.46h-3.14l3.39-9.44Zm.76,5.79h1.43l-.72-2.43-.71,2.43Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> </g> <g id="main"> <path d="m99.17,0h11.86l26.04,41.51L163.11,0h11.2v73.07h-12.64V24.02l-21.39,33.98h-7.09l-21.39-33.88v48.93h-12.64V0Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m198.01,0h13.86l26.93,73.07h-14.75l-5.21-15.5h-28.26l-5.33,15.5h-14.08L198.01,0Zm-4.32,47.49h22.17l-11.08-32.44-11.08,32.44h-.01Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m259.21,0h13.86l26.93,73.07h-14.75l-5.21-15.5h-28.26l-5.33,15.5h-14.08L259.21,0Zm-4.32,47.49h22.17l-11.08-32.44-11.08,32.44h-.01Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m63.57.13H21.58L.7,36.6l20.89,36.47h42.17l20.71-36.65L63.57.13ZM23.93,4.2l27.32,10.88-31.65,18.52,4.31-29.41h.01Zm-2.96,32.24l3.06-1.78,29.25,16.92v3.69l-32.3-18.82Zm32.41-11.78l-6.17-3.58,2.81-1.65,3.37,2.06v3.17h-.01Zm0,.62v3.16l-9.45-5.44,2.76-1.61,6.7,3.89Zm-.01,3.78v3.24l-12.54-7.47,2.57-1.51,9.98,5.73h-.01Zm-.01,3.86v3.02l-15.94-9.12,2.88-1.68,13.06,7.78Zm-.01,3.64v3.06l-19.1-10.95,2.63-1.54,16.48,9.42h0Zm-.01,3.69v3.19l-22.54-12.75,2.92-1.7,19.62,11.26Zm-.01,3.81v3.28l-25.59-14.84,2.54-1.49,23.06,13.05Zm-.01,3.9v2.98l-28.72-16.62,2.61-1.52,26.11,15.15Zm3.17-9.11l13.25-10.3,2.19,1.67-15.46,12.05v-3.41h.02Zm0-.69v-3.42l10.57-8.21,2.23,1.68-12.8,9.95Zm.01-4.11v-3.57l7.81-6.06,2.32,1.75-10.11,7.87h-.01Zm.01-4.25v-3.43l5.22-3.88,2.12,1.6-7.34,5.71Zm.01-4.1v-3.36l2.51-1.89,2.25,1.7-4.76,3.55Zm.01-4.04v-3.1l2.05,1.54-2.05,1.54h0Zm-5.97-2.53l2.85-1.67v3.41l-2.85-1.74Zm-25.66,23.23l-4.58,1.9-.69-4.97,5.26,3.06h.01Zm.59.35l3.67,2.14-8.27,3.51-.48-3.54,5.08-2.12Zm4.25,2.48l3.82,2.22-12.08,5.22-.52-3.71,8.77-3.73h.01Zm4.4,2.57l3.87,2.26-15.97,6.7-.48-3.54,12.58-5.44h0Zm22.32-4.78l15.91-12.39,2.2,1.67-18.12,14.12v-3.4h.01Zm-34.33,14.3l16.48-6.92,3.64,2.12-19.63,8.22-.47-3.42h-.01Zm20.69-4.46l3.91,2.28-23.54,9.86-.51-3.71,20.14-8.43Zm13.63-5.77l18.57-14.46,2.33,1.76-20.91,16.06v-3.36h.01Zm-9.13,8.38l3.98,2.31-27.55,11.17-.47-3.42,24.05-10.08h0Zm9.12-4.33l21.36-16.41,2.29,1.74-23.67,18.36v-3.69h.01Zm18.03-23.03l.83-1.31,2.04,3.54-2.87-2.22Zm-.43-.33l-2.13-1.65,1.51-2.58,1.57,2.72-.95,1.52h0Zm-2.56-1.98l-2.16-1.67,2.24-3.81,1.56,2.71-1.64,2.79h0Zm-2.59-2l-2.32-1.8,3.07-5.01,1.6,2.79-2.35,4.02Zm-2.74-2.13l-2.2-1.72,3.82-6.24,1.58,2.74-3.19,5.22Zm-2.64-2.05l-2.21-1.72,4.57-7.47,1.58,2.74-3.94,6.45h.01Zm-2.64-2.05l-2.25-1.74,5.33-8.72,1.6,2.79-4.69,7.67h.01Zm-2.67-2.07l-1.29-1,5.75-9.64.99,1.72-5.45,8.92Zm-4.04-2.53L30.01,3.26h29.9l-5.75,9.65Zm-37.92,22.12H5.21l14.83-25.89-3.8,25.89Zm-7.31,3.13l1.11,8.42-4.82-8.42h3.71Zm.54,0h3.29l2.26,17.1-4.27-7.45-1.27-9.65h-.01Zm3.83,0h3.01l3.53,25.52-4.12-7.19-2.42-18.34h0Zm43.59,20.23l2.69-2.08,5.25,8.5-2.02,3.57-5.93-9.97h.01Zm3.12-2.42l2.88-2.23,4.28,6.92-2.04,3.6-5.12-8.29Zm3.31-2.57l2.91-2.26,3.3,5.33-2.05,3.63-4.15-6.71h0Zm3.33-2.58l2.92-2.27,2.27,3.82-2.02,3.58-3.17-5.14Zm3.35-2.6l2.73-2.12,1.38,2.25-1.97,3.49-2.14-3.6h0Zm3.17-2.45l4.29-3.33-3.03,5.37-1.26-2.04Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> <path d="m79.44,68.97c0,2.28-1.79,4.07-4.12,4.07s-4.14-1.79-4.14-4.07,1.84-4.02,4.14-4.02,4.12,1.78,4.12,4.02Zm-7.23,0c0,1.78,1.33,3.21,3.14,3.21s3.07-1.42,3.07-3.19-1.3-3.24-3.09-3.24-3.11,1.44-3.11,3.21Zm2.48,2.11h-.93v-4.02c.37-.07.89-.13,1.54-.13.76,0,1.11.13,1.4.3.22.17.39.5.39.89,0,.44-.35.78-.83.93v.05c.39.15.61.44.74.98.13.61.2.85.3,1h-1c-.13-.15-.2-.52-.32-.98-.07-.44-.32-.63-.83-.63h-.44v1.61h-.01Zm.02-2.28h.44c.52,0,.93-.17.93-.59,0-.37-.27-.61-.85-.61-.24,0-.42.02-.52.05v1.15Z" style="fill: #fff;"/> </g> </g> </svg> </div> <nav class="site-footer__nav"> <div class="site-footer__nav-container"><ul id="menu-footer-menu" class="site-footer__nav-list"><li id="menu-item-3461" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3461"><a href="https://maa.org/about/">About the MAA</a></li> <li id="menu-item-3462" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3462"><a href="https://maa.org/resources/">Resources</a></li> <li id="menu-item-873" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-873"><a href="https://maa.org/contact/">Contact</a></li> </ul></div> </nav> <div class="site-footer__contact"> <div> <h3>Stay up to date</h3> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <div class='gf_browser_chrome gform_wrapper gravity-theme gform-theme--no-framework' data-form-theme='gravity-theme' data-form-index='0' id='gform_wrapper_1' ><div id='gf_1' class='gform_anchor' tabindex='-1'></div><form method='post' enctype='multipart/form-data' target='gform_ajax_frame_1' id='gform_1' action='/news-updates/#gf_1' data-formid='1' novalidate> <div class='gform-body gform_body'><div id='gform_fields_1' class='gform_fields top_label form_sublabel_below description_below'><div id="field_1_1" class="gfield gfield--type-text gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below gfield_visibility_visible" data-js-reload="field_1_1"><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_1_1' >Email<span class="gfield_required"><span class="gfield_required gfield_required_text">(Required)</span></span></label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_text'><input name='input_1' id='input_1_1' type='text' value='' class='medium' placeholder='Email' aria-required="true" aria-invalid="false" /> </div></div><div id="field_1_2" class="gfield gfield--type-honeypot gform_validation_container field_sublabel_below gfield--has-description field_description_below gfield_visibility_visible" data-js-reload="field_1_2"><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_1_2' >Name</label><div class='ginput_container'><input name='input_2' id='input_1_2' type='text' value='' autocomplete='new-password'/></div><div class='gfield_description' id='gfield_description_1_2'>This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.</div></div></div></div> <div class='gform_footer top_label'> <input type='submit' id='gform_submit_button_1' class='gform_button button' value='Sign Up' onclick='if(window["gf_submitting_1"]){return false;} if( !jQuery("#gform_1")[0].checkValidity || jQuery("#gform_1")[0].checkValidity()){window["gf_submitting_1"]=true;} ' onkeypress='if( event.keyCode == 13 ){ if(window["gf_submitting_1"]){return false;} if( !jQuery("#gform_1")[0].checkValidity || jQuery("#gform_1")[0].checkValidity()){window["gf_submitting_1"]=true;} jQuery("#gform_1").trigger("submit",[true]); }' /> <input type='hidden' name='gform_ajax' value='form_id=1&title=&description=&tabindex=0' /> <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='is_submit_1' value='1' /> <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_submit' value='1' /> <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_unique_id' value='' /> <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='state_1' value='WyJbXSIsIjk4Yzc3YzI1YWRmN2Q4ZTZlOTljYzYzNmEwYTQ4M2VlIl0=' /> <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_target_page_number_1' id='gform_target_page_number_1' value='0' /> <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_source_page_number_1' id='gform_source_page_number_1' value='1' /> <input type='hidden' name='gform_field_values' value='' /> </div> </form> </div> <iframe style='display:none;width:0px;height:0px;' src='about:blank' name='gform_ajax_frame_1' id='gform_ajax_frame_1' title='This iframe contains the logic required to handle Ajax powered Gravity Forms.'></iframe> <script> gform.initializeOnLoaded( function() {gformInitSpinner( 1, 'https://maa.org/wp-content/mu-plugins/gravityforms/images/spinner.svg', true );jQuery('#gform_ajax_frame_1').on('load',function(){var contents = jQuery(this).contents().find('*').html();var is_postback = contents.indexOf('GF_AJAX_POSTBACK') >= 0;if(!is_postback){return;}var form_content = jQuery(this).contents().find('#gform_wrapper_1');var is_confirmation = jQuery(this).contents().find('#gform_confirmation_wrapper_1').length > 0;var is_redirect = contents.indexOf('gformRedirect(){') >= 0;var is_form = form_content.length > 0 && ! is_redirect && ! is_confirmation;var mt = parseInt(jQuery('html').css('margin-top'), 10) + parseInt(jQuery('body').css('margin-top'), 10) + 100;if(is_form){jQuery('#gform_wrapper_1').html(form_content.html());if(form_content.hasClass('gform_validation_error')){jQuery('#gform_wrapper_1').addClass('gform_validation_error');} else {jQuery('#gform_wrapper_1').removeClass('gform_validation_error');}setTimeout( function() { /* delay the scroll by 50 milliseconds to fix a bug in chrome */ jQuery(document).scrollTop(jQuery('#gform_wrapper_1').offset().top - mt); }, 50 );if(window['gformInitDatepicker']) {gformInitDatepicker();}if(window['gformInitPriceFields']) {gformInitPriceFields();}var current_page = jQuery('#gform_source_page_number_1').val();gformInitSpinner( 1, 'https://maa.org/wp-content/mu-plugins/gravityforms/images/spinner.svg', true );jQuery(document).trigger('gform_page_loaded', [1, current_page]);window['gf_submitting_1'] = false;}else if(!is_redirect){var confirmation_content = jQuery(this).contents().find('.GF_AJAX_POSTBACK').html();if(!confirmation_content){confirmation_content = contents;}setTimeout(function(){jQuery('#gform_wrapper_1').replaceWith(confirmation_content);jQuery(document).scrollTop(jQuery('#gf_1').offset().top - mt);jQuery(document).trigger('gform_confirmation_loaded', [1]);window['gf_submitting_1'] = false;wp.a11y.speak(jQuery('#gform_confirmation_message_1').text());}, 50);}else{jQuery('#gform_1').append(contents);if(window['gformRedirect']) {gformRedirect();}}jQuery(document).trigger('gform_post_render', [1, current_page]);gform.utils.trigger({ event: 'gform/postRender', native: false, data: { formId: 1, currentPage: current_page } });} );} ); </script> <ul class="social-media-links site-footer__social-media-links"> <li class="social-media-links__item site-footer__social-media-links__item"> <a class="social-media-links__link site-footer__social-media-links__link" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/mathematical-association-of-america/?viewAsMember=true" data-service="linkedin">linkedin</a> </li> <li class="social-media-links__item site-footer__social-media-links__item"> <a class="social-media-links__link site-footer__social-media-links__link" href="https://www.instagram.com/maanews_/" data-service="instagram">instagram</a> </li> <li class="social-media-links__item site-footer__social-media-links__item"> <a class="social-media-links__link site-footer__social-media-links__link" href="https://www.facebook.com/maanews/" data-service="facebook">facebook</a> </li> <li class="social-media-links__item site-footer__social-media-links__item"> <a class="social-media-links__link site-footer__social-media-links__link" href="https://www.youtube.com/@MAAvideo" data-service="youtube">youtube</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="site-footer__sub-footer"> <hr /> <div class="site-footer__sub-footer__container"> <div class="site-footer__copyright"> <span>© 2025 Mathematical Association of America</span> </div> <nav class="site-footer__legal"> </nav> </div> </div> </footer> </div> <script> var wppl_precheck_remember_me = function() { // check remember me by default var forms = document.querySelectorAll('form'); if (forms) { var rememberMeNames = ['rememberme', 'remember', 'rcp_user_remember']; var rememberArray = []; // loop through each remember me name and see if there's a field that matches for( z = 0; z < rememberMeNames.length; z++ ) { var input = document.getElementsByName( rememberMeNames[z] ); if( input.length ) { rememberArray.push(input); } } // if there are remember me inputs if( rememberArray.length ) { // 'check' the inputs so they're active for (i = 0; i < rememberArray.length; i++) { for (x = 0; x < rememberArray[i].length; x++) { rememberArray[i][x].checked = true; } } } // test for Ultimate Member Plugin forms // find the UM checkboxes var UmCheckboxIcon = document.querySelectorAll('.um-icon-android-checkbox-outline-blank'); var UmCheckboxLabel = document.querySelectorAll('.um-field-checkbox'); if( UmCheckboxIcon.length && UmCheckboxLabel.length ) { // loop through UM checkboxes for (i = 0; i < UmCheckboxLabel.length; i++) { // find the UM input element var UMCheckboxElement = UmCheckboxLabel[i].children; var UMCheckboxElementName = UMCheckboxElement[0].getAttribute('name'); // check if UM input element is remember me box if( UMCheckboxElementName === 'remember' || UMCheckboxElementName === 'rememberme' ) { // activate the UM checkbox if it is a remember me box UmCheckboxLabel[i].classList.add('active'); // swap out UM classes to show the active state UmCheckboxIcon[i].classList.add('um-icon-android-checkbox-outline'); UmCheckboxIcon[i].classList.remove('um-icon-android-checkbox-outline-blank'); } // endif } // end for } // endif UM // test for AR Member var ArmRememberMeCheckboxContainer = document.querySelectorAll('.arm_form_input_container_rememberme'); if( ArmRememberMeCheckboxContainer.length ) { for (i = 0; i < ArmRememberMeCheckboxContainer.length; i++) { var ArmRememberMeCheckbox = ArmRememberMeCheckboxContainer[i].querySelectorAll('md-checkbox'); if( ArmRememberMeCheckbox.length ) { // loop through AR Member checkboxes for (x = 0; x < ArmRememberMeCheckbox.length; x++) { if( ArmRememberMeCheckbox[x].classList.contains('ng-empty') ) { ArmRememberMeCheckbox[x].click(); } } } } } // end if AR Member } // endif forms } document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function(event) { wppl_precheck_remember_me(); }); </script><link rel='stylesheet' id='gravity_forms_theme_foundation-css' href='https://maa.org/wp-content/mu-plugins/gravityforms/assets/css/dist/gravity-forms-theme-foundation.min.css?ver=2.7.10.1' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='gravity_forms_theme_reset-css' href='https://maa.org/wp-content/mu-plugins/gravityforms/assets/css/dist/gravity-forms-theme-reset.min.css?ver=2.7.10.1' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='gravity_forms_theme_framework-css' href='https://maa.org/wp-content/mu-plugins/gravityforms/assets/css/dist/gravity-forms-theme-framework.min.css?ver=2.7.10.1' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='gravity_forms_orbital_theme-css' href='https://maa.org/wp-content/mu-plugins/gravityforms/assets/css/dist/gravity-forms-orbital-theme.min.css?ver=2.7.10.1' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='gform_basic-css' href='https://maa.org/wp-content/mu-plugins/gravityforms/assets/css/dist/basic.min.css?ver=2.7.10.1' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='gform_theme_components-css' href='https://maa.org/wp-content/mu-plugins/gravityforms/assets/css/dist/theme-components.min.css?ver=2.7.10.1' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='gform_theme_ie11-css' href='https://maa.org/wp-content/mu-plugins/gravityforms/assets/css/dist/theme-ie11.min.css?ver=2.7.10.1' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='gform_theme-css' href='https://maa.org/wp-content/mu-plugins/gravityforms/assets/css/dist/theme.min.css?ver=2.7.10.1' media='all' /> <script id="app/0-js-before"> !function(){"use strict";var r,n={},e={};function t(r){var o=e[r];if(void 0!==o)return o.exports;var u=e[r]={exports:{}};return n[r].call(u.exports,u,u.exports,t),u.exports}t.m=n,r=[],t.O=function(n,e,o,u){if(!e){var f=1/0;for(s=0;s<r.length;s++){e=r[s][0],o=r[s][1],u=r[s][2];for(var i=!0,a=0;a<e.length;a++)(!1&u||f>=u)&&Object.keys(t.O).every((function(r){return t.O[r](e[a])}))?e.splice(a--,1):(i=!1,u<f&&(f=u));if(i){r.splice(s--,1);var c=o();void 0!==c&&(n=c)}}return n}u=u||0;for(var s=r.length;s>0&&r[s-1][2]>u;s--)r[s]=r[s-1];r[s]=[e,o,u]},t.n=function(r){var n=r&&r.__esModule?function(){return r.default}:function(){return r};return t.d(n,{a:n}),n},t.d=function(r,n){for(var e in n)t.o(n,e)&&!t.o(r,e)&&Object.defineProperty(r,e,{enumerable:!0,get:n[e]})},t.o=function(r,n){return Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(r,n)},function(){var r={666:0};t.O.j=function(n){return 0===r[n]};var n=function(n,e){var o,u,f=e[0],i=e[1],a=e[2],c=0;if(f.some((function(n){return 0!==r[n]}))){for(o in i)t.o(i,o)&&(t.m[o]=i[o]);if(a)var s=a(t)}for(n&&n(e);c<f.length;c++)u=f[c],t.o(r,u)&&r[u]&&r[u][0](),r[u]=0;return t.O(s)},e=self.webpackChunk_roots_bud_sage=self.webpackChunk_roots_bud_sage||[];e.forEach(n.bind(null,0)),e.push=n.bind(null,e.push.bind(e))}()}(); </script> <script src="https://maa.org/wp-content/themes/friendly-sage/public/js/app.0bf338.js" id="app/0-js"></script> <script src="https://maa.org/wp-includes/js/dist/dom-ready.min.js?ver=f77871ff7694fffea381" id="wp-dom-ready-js"></script> <script src="https://maa.org/wp-includes/js/dist/hooks.min.js?ver=4d63a3d491d11ffd8ac6" id="wp-hooks-js"></script> <script src="https://maa.org/wp-includes/js/dist/i18n.min.js?ver=5e580eb46a90c2b997e6" id="wp-i18n-js"></script> <script id="wp-i18n-js-after"> wp.i18n.setLocaleData( { 'text direction\u0004ltr': [ 'ltr' ] } ); </script> <script src="https://maa.org/wp-includes/js/dist/a11y.min.js?ver=3156534cc54473497e14" id="wp-a11y-js"></script> <script src="https://maa.org/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1" id="jquery-core-js"></script> <script src="https://maa.org/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.4.1" id="jquery-migrate-js"></script> <script defer='defer' src="https://maa.org/wp-content/mu-plugins/gravityforms/js/jquery.json.min.js?ver=2.7.10.1" id="gform_json-js"></script> <script id="gform_gravityforms-js-extra"> var gform_i18n = {"datepicker":{"days":{"monday":"Mo","tuesday":"Tu","wednesday":"We","thursday":"Th","friday":"Fr","saturday":"Sa","sunday":"Su"},"months":{"january":"January","february":"February","march":"March","april":"April","may":"May","june":"June","july":"July","august":"August","september":"September","october":"October","november":"November","december":"December"},"firstDay":1,"iconText":"Select date"}}; var gf_legacy_multi = []; var gform_gravityforms = {"strings":{"invalid_file_extension":"This type of file is not allowed. Must be one of the following:","delete_file":"Delete this file","in_progress":"in progress","file_exceeds_limit":"File exceeds size limit","illegal_extension":"This type of file is not allowed.","max_reached":"Maximum number of files reached","unknown_error":"There was a problem while saving the file on the server","currently_uploading":"Please wait for the uploading to complete","cancel":"Cancel","cancel_upload":"Cancel this upload","cancelled":"Cancelled"},"vars":{"images_url":"https:\/\/maa.org\/wp-content\/mu-plugins\/gravityforms\/images"}}; var gf_global = {"gf_currency_config":{"name":"U.S. Dollar","symbol_left":"$","symbol_right":"","symbol_padding":"","thousand_separator":",","decimal_separator":".","decimals":2,"code":"USD"},"base_url":"https:\/\/maa.org\/wp-content\/mu-plugins\/gravityforms","number_formats":[],"spinnerUrl":"https:\/\/maa.org\/wp-content\/mu-plugins\/gravityforms\/images\/spinner.svg","version_hash":"98f9ea58929e1f3810729bf89157f307","strings":{"newRowAdded":"New row added.","rowRemoved":"Row removed","formSaved":"The form has been saved. The content contains the link to return and complete the form."}}; </script> <script defer='defer' src="https://maa.org/wp-content/mu-plugins/gravityforms/js/gravityforms.min.js?ver=2.7.10.1" id="gform_gravityforms-js"></script> <script defer='defer' src="https://maa.org/wp-content/mu-plugins/gravityforms/js/placeholders.jquery.min.js?ver=2.7.10.1" id="gform_placeholder-js"></script> <script defer='defer' src="https://maa.org/wp-content/mu-plugins/gravityforms/assets/js/dist/utils.min.js?ver=9cecf9943583937c8b36678fadcce50d" id="gform_gravityforms_utils-js"></script> <script defer='defer' src="https://maa.org/wp-content/mu-plugins/gravityforms/assets/js/dist/vendor-theme.min.js?ver=4ef53fe41c14a48b294541d9fc37387e" id="gform_gravityforms_theme_vendors-js"></script> <script id="gform_gravityforms_theme-js-extra"> var gform_theme_config = {"common":{"form":{"honeypot":{"version_hash":"98f9ea58929e1f3810729bf89157f307"}}},"hmr_dev":"","public_path":"https:\/\/maa.org\/wp-content\/mu-plugins\/gravityforms\/assets\/js\/dist\/"}; </script> <script defer='defer' src="https://maa.org/wp-content/mu-plugins/gravityforms/assets/js/dist/scripts-theme.min.js?ver=f4d12a887a23a8c5755fd2b956bc8fcf" id="gform_gravityforms_theme-js"></script> <script> gform.initializeOnLoaded( function() { jQuery(document).on('gform_post_render', function(event, formId, currentPage){if(formId == 1) {if(typeof Placeholders != 'undefined'){ Placeholders.enable(); }} } );jQuery(document).bind('gform_post_conditional_logic', function(event, formId, fields, isInit){} ) } ); </script> <script> gform.initializeOnLoaded( function() {jQuery(document).trigger('gform_post_render', [1, 1]);gform.utils.trigger({ event: 'gform/postRender', native: false, data: { formId: 1, currentPage: 1 } });} ); </script> </body> </html>