Dr. Brandy Wiegers
@drbrandymath.bsky.social
College of Idaho Associate Professor. Previously at Central Washington University. Math Circles are awesome. Views are my own.
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This is a version of what I started my talk with at the @maanowworld.bsky.social PNW section meeting this weekend:
Federal, State, Regional, and Foundational Funding is not waste; this funding changes the lives of people who are working to make the best for our students and community
Federal, State, Regional, and Foundational Funding is not waste; this funding changes the lives of people who are working to make the best for our students and community
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Under Anti-DEI Pressure, Ohio State Limits Conference Funds
The Education Department recently criticized Ohio State University’s involvement with a nonprofit that encourages people from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue doctorates. Now, OSU is rethinking ...
www.insidehighered.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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I have seen so many students' lives improved because of the McNair program and the amazing mentors involved in keeping the program going. Please check out what you can do to support. coenet.org/wp-content/u...
September 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I have seen so many students' lives improved because of the McNair program and the amazing mentors involved in keeping the program going. Please check out what you can do to support. coenet.org/wp-content/u...
I anticipated that Trio programs would run into struggles at some point but I had hopes that it wouldn't. These programs have changed my students' lives!!!!!!
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
TLDR: Trump Administration Withholds $660M for College Access Programs :(
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
TLDR: Trump Administration Withholds $660M for College Access Programs :(
Trump Administration Withholds Millions for TRIO Programs
Nonprofits that advocate for first-gen students say that without the federally funded programs, college could become unattainable for hundreds of thousands of students.
www.insidehighered.com
September 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I anticipated that Trio programs would run into struggles at some point but I had hopes that it wouldn't. These programs have changed my students' lives!!!!!!
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
TLDR: Trump Administration Withholds $660M for College Access Programs :(
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
TLDR: Trump Administration Withholds $660M for College Access Programs :(
I wrote a quick @joinmaa.bsky.social toolkit article about how to support new faculty -it was fun to share and I hope it's useful.
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MAA Focus August/September 2025 Page 42
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September 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I wrote a quick @joinmaa.bsky.social toolkit article about how to support new faculty -it was fun to share and I hope it's useful.
digitaleditions.walsworthprintgroup.com/publication/...
digitaleditions.walsworthprintgroup.com/publication/...
Starting Calculus with hands on activity focused on group work and also remembering the fun I had working with SFSU colleagues making these activities.
Day 1 of grade 39 (12+5+6+5+9+2+ this year)
Day 1 of grade 39 (12+5+6+5+9+2+ this year)
August 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Starting Calculus with hands on activity focused on group work and also remembering the fun I had working with SFSU colleagues making these activities.
Day 1 of grade 39 (12+5+6+5+9+2+ this year)
Day 1 of grade 39 (12+5+6+5+9+2+ this year)
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#mathfest math circles contributed papers. First session: graph challenges. Graph with 3 connected components, graph of our table, cultural graph: stickies about what makes us who we are, edges for connections. Present ideas/theorems as true facts or guesses about their graphs and data.
August 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
#mathfest math circles contributed papers. First session: graph challenges. Graph with 3 connected components, graph of our table, cultural graph: stickies about what makes us who we are, edges for connections. Present ideas/theorems as true facts or guesses about their graphs and data.
Delighted to be doing #MathCircles activities at #MathFest25 session about Community Responsive Math Circle Activities
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MAA MathFest 2025
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August 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Delighted to be doing #MathCircles activities at #MathFest25 session about Community Responsive Math Circle Activities
eppro02.ativ.me/appinfo.php?... #MAAthFest
eppro02.ativ.me/appinfo.php?... #MAAthFest
Excited to be at the #MathFest25 Congress meeting to hear about the Advocacy work that @joinmaa.bsky.social is doing, especially to protect STEM education and NSF work. CHeck it out
maa.org/advocacy/
maa.org/advocacy/
Advocacy – Mathematical Association of America
maa.org
August 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Excited to be at the #MathFest25 Congress meeting to hear about the Advocacy work that @joinmaa.bsky.social is doing, especially to protect STEM education and NSF work. CHeck it out
maa.org/advocacy/
maa.org/advocacy/
NExT is looking for 2025-2026 NExT Teaching Support Group Facilitators - Experienced @joinmaa.bsky.social faculty should consider applying, I've done it the last two years and it's been inspirational to provide support to the next group of faculty
June 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
NExT is looking for 2025-2026 NExT Teaching Support Group Facilitators - Experienced @joinmaa.bsky.social faculty should consider applying, I've done it the last two years and it's been inspirational to provide support to the next group of faculty
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This is a nuanced article about college student #reading by Beth McMurtrie. (I'm quoted toward the end.)
#highered
#highered
In one campus study on reading, students had two main complaints. By far their biggest gripe is that the assigned reading rarely gets talked about in class. The second reason — perhaps a more complicated one — is that they don’t understand what they are supposed to be reading for. chroni.cl/4mQCvs3
The Reading Struggle Meets AI
The crisis has worsened, many professors say. Is it time to think differently?
chroni.cl
May 27, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Thread of ways to actually appreciate teachers.
It's Teacher Appreciation Week. Here's how to appreciate teachers: pay them better.
Yes, What We Pay Teachers Matters
Paying teachers well is an essential part of a healthier public education system
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May 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Thread of ways to actually appreciate teachers.
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NSF’s entire Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM (EDU/EES), which “aims to provide opportunities for individuals from all backgrounds to actively participate and excel in STEM disciplines” and some of it congressionally mandated, was just notified they will be RIFed. www.nsf.gov/edu/ees/about
About EES
The NSF Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM (EES) aims to provide opportunities for individuals from all backgrounds, especially those historically underrepresented in science and engineering.
www.nsf.gov
May 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
NSF’s entire Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM (EDU/EES), which “aims to provide opportunities for individuals from all backgrounds to actively participate and excel in STEM disciplines” and some of it congressionally mandated, was just notified they will be RIFed. www.nsf.gov/edu/ees/about
Great article: Questions to Ask to Identify a Supportive Graduate Program as a Woman or Gender Minority in Math
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maa.org/math-values/...
Questions to Ask to Identify a Supportive Graduate Program as a Woman or Gender Minority in Math – Mathematical Association of America
maa.org
May 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Great article: Questions to Ask to Identify a Supportive Graduate Program as a Woman or Gender Minority in Math
maa.org/math-values/...
maa.org/math-values/...
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SAVE THE DATE
This will be a powerful continuation of the movement to catalyze, cultivate, & expand critical transformation in mathematics education — bringing together educators, researchers, advocates, and community leaders committed to justice and equity in math for ALL.
#MathEquity
#iTeachMath
This will be a powerful continuation of the movement to catalyze, cultivate, & expand critical transformation in mathematics education — bringing together educators, researchers, advocates, and community leaders committed to justice and equity in math for ALL.
#MathEquity
#iTeachMath
May 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
SAVE THE DATE
This will be a powerful continuation of the movement to catalyze, cultivate, & expand critical transformation in mathematics education — bringing together educators, researchers, advocates, and community leaders committed to justice and equity in math for ALL.
#MathEquity
#iTeachMath
This will be a powerful continuation of the movement to catalyze, cultivate, & expand critical transformation in mathematics education — bringing together educators, researchers, advocates, and community leaders committed to justice and equity in math for ALL.
#MathEquity
#iTeachMath
TLDR: What if we use all of our quantitatively able abilities to create a new community funding support for academic needs?
May 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
TLDR: What if we use all of our quantitatively able abilities to create a new community funding support for academic needs?
In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding the Spencer Foundation has developed a bridge grant for impacted scholars, in collaboration with The Kapor Foundation, The William T. Grant Foundation, & the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Deadlines are 5/31 and 6/13
www.spencer.org/grant_types/...
www.spencer.org/grant_types/...
Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program
In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...
www.spencer.org
May 5, 2025 at 3:37 AM
In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding the Spencer Foundation has developed a bridge grant for impacted scholars, in collaboration with The Kapor Foundation, The William T. Grant Foundation, & the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Deadlines are 5/31 and 6/13
www.spencer.org/grant_types/...
www.spencer.org/grant_types/...
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May 2, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Well here it goes with NSF now
www.nsf.gov/policies/doc...
www.nsf.gov/policies/doc...
May 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Well here it goes with NSF now
www.nsf.gov/policies/doc...
www.nsf.gov/policies/doc...
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NEW: Starting May 5, NSF will implement an across-the-board 15% indirect cost rate (mirroring policies at DOE, NIH)
Also, NSF staff expect 341 additional terminations today, bringing the total number of terminations to ~1,380.
Also, NSF staff expect 341 additional terminations today, bringing the total number of terminations to ~1,380.
May 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
NEW: Starting May 5, NSF will implement an across-the-board 15% indirect cost rate (mirroring policies at DOE, NIH)
Also, NSF staff expect 341 additional terminations today, bringing the total number of terminations to ~1,380.
Also, NSF staff expect 341 additional terminations today, bringing the total number of terminations to ~1,380.
This is a version of what I started my talk with at the @maanowworld.bsky.social PNW section meeting this weekend:
Federal, State, Regional, and Foundational Funding is not waste; this funding changes the lives of people who are working to make the best for our students and community
Federal, State, Regional, and Foundational Funding is not waste; this funding changes the lives of people who are working to make the best for our students and community
April 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This is a version of what I started my talk with at the @maanowworld.bsky.social PNW section meeting this weekend:
Federal, State, Regional, and Foundational Funding is not waste; this funding changes the lives of people who are working to make the best for our students and community
Federal, State, Regional, and Foundational Funding is not waste; this funding changes the lives of people who are working to make the best for our students and community
Reposted by Dr. Brandy Wiegers
NSF Director stepping down.
Email to staff on a Thursday. This doesn’t bode well for the typical Friday news dump.
Email to staff on a Thursday. This doesn’t bode well for the typical Friday news dump.
April 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
NSF Director stepping down.
Email to staff on a Thursday. This doesn’t bode well for the typical Friday news dump.
Email to staff on a Thursday. This doesn’t bode well for the typical Friday news dump.
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On it.
Report your terminated NSF grant here:
airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
And spread the word. We'll have a database up once we build out the back end and receive submissions.
All credit to @noamross.net for standing this up so quickly.
Report your terminated NSF grant here:
airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
And spread the word. We'll have a database up once we build out the back end and receive submissions.
All credit to @noamross.net for standing this up so quickly.
April 19, 2025 at 12:18 AM
On it.
Report your terminated NSF grant here:
airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
And spread the word. We'll have a database up once we build out the back end and receive submissions.
All credit to @noamross.net for standing this up so quickly.
Report your terminated NSF grant here:
airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
And spread the word. We'll have a database up once we build out the back end and receive submissions.
All credit to @noamross.net for standing this up so quickly.
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Why does research on and disinformation control scare them? Because quality information is necessary for a functional democracy.
Read this new policy. Half of it doesn't even make sense. Reply with your best spins. How could you leverage their words against them... 😈 #GoodTrouble
Read this new policy. Half of it doesn't even make sense. Reply with your best spins. How could you leverage their words against them... 😈 #GoodTrouble
“Awards that are not aligned with NSF's priorities have been terminated, including but not limited to those on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and misinformation/disinformation”—National Science Foundation
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
Updates on NSF Priorities
www.nsf.gov
April 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Why does research on and disinformation control scare them? Because quality information is necessary for a functional democracy.
Read this new policy. Half of it doesn't even make sense. Reply with your best spins. How could you leverage their words against them... 😈 #GoodTrouble
Read this new policy. Half of it doesn't even make sense. Reply with your best spins. How could you leverage their words against them... 😈 #GoodTrouble
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My essay about DOGE, the NSF, and my good friend @mathyadriana.bsky.social is reprinted in the latest issue of MAA Focus:
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MAA Focus April/May 2025 Page 28
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April 16, 2025 at 12:21 PM
My essay about DOGE, the NSF, and my good friend @mathyadriana.bsky.social is reprinted in the latest issue of MAA Focus:
digitaleditions.walsworthprintgroup.com/publication/...
digitaleditions.walsworthprintgroup.com/publication/...