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Title: A Workshop to Build Community and Broaden Participation in Mathematics: Reflections on the Mathematics Project at Minnesota
We detail our experience running an annual four-day workshop at the University of Minnesota, called the Mathematics Project at Minnesota (MPM). The workshop is for undergraduates who come from groups underrepresented in mathematics and aims to increase the participation and success of such groups in the mathematics major at the University. In this paper, we explain how MPM is organized, discuss its objectives, and highlight some of the sessions that we feel are emblematic of the program's success. The paper concludes with an analysis of achievements and obstacles in the programs' first three years.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2001909
PAR ID:
10538590
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Publisher / Repository:
Taylor & Francis
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Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
Neuroscience Physiology FOS: Biological sciences 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified FOS: Mathematics Cancer Science Policy 111714 Mental Health FOS: Health sciences
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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