Congratulations to Dr. Martínez Alberga! ✨ Sofía successfully defended her dissertation "Coalgebraic Models for Equivariant Homotopy Types" and earned her PhD in Mathematics from Purdue University. She is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor at Stonehill College. We're excited to follow her journey! 💖 Visit her website: https://sites.google.com/view/sofiamartinezalberga/home
Congratulations, Dr. Irby! 🥳 Skylyn successfully defended her dissertation "Investigating an Institution's STEM Retention Program Participants' Sense of Belonging in Mathematics" and earned her PhD in Mathematics from The University of Alabama. We're honored to have been part of Skylyn's journey and look forward to seeing the impact she'll continue to make on our STEM [...]
Samantha Fairchild E15 recently received the Veni Grant, a three-year grant from the Dutch Research Council, to support her research on building a symbiotic relationship between the study of Riemann surfaces and algebraic curves. This research is part of Dr. Fairchild's research work as a tenured Assistant Professor at the Technical University of Eindhoven. Read [...]
In August 2025, Susan D'Agostino E98 will release a monthly newsletter, "The Public Scholar," where she will explore how academics and other experts can step forward to help shape public conversations that matter. Dr. D'Agostino will also include writing and publishing tips, behind-the scenes insights and inspiration from other academics! Subscribe here: https://susandagostino.com/newsletter/
Congratulations to Marcella Manivel E22 for this amazing recognition! In 2021, Marcella joined the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Mathematics Department as a PhD student. Since then, she has "demonstrated unwavering dedication to mentorship, service, and student leadership" through various roles such as serving as the President of Gender Minorities in Mathematics and an instructor/counselor for [...]
Congratulations to Alejandra Alvarado E02 for her recent promotion! Dr. Alvarado joined Eastern Illinois University in 2013 and has been an amazing role model for women and Latines in mathematics. We're so excited for this new chapter of her professional career! Visit her profile: https://castle.eiu.edu/aalvarado2/
Congratulations to Dr. Whitfield! 🥳 Brandis Whitfield earned her PhD from Temple University. This upcoming fall, Brandis will be an RTG postdoc in the Geometry, Group Actions and Dynamics research group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Through this position, she will continue to explore her passion for geometric group theory and low-dimensional geometric topology. Visit [...]
We are incredibly happy for this well-deserved recognition for Dr. Walker! Every year, the MAA Teaching Award recognizes mathematics educators transforming the field through advocacy, mentorship, and leadership. Throughout her career, Shanise has made a tremendous impact through her work as a teacher, mentor, and scholar. Her commitment to increasing equity and access while empowering [...]
We are deeply saddened to share the passing of Dr. Victoria (Vicki) Powers. Dr. Powers served as a faculty member for the 2001 EDGE Summer Program and was a valued member of our community. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her through EDGE. We invite you to read the statement below from [...]
The EDGE Foundation is pleased to announce it has received a generous grant of $87,540 from the Henry Luce Foundation. This funding will directly support the 2025 EDGE Summer Program, which will take place from June 1 to June 28 at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. HLF’s commitment to “encourage and empower women and girls, [...]
