Taking Time to Find the Bright Spots
Naomi Dupre-Edelman, assistant director of math leadership programs at 챬, shares how to find bright spots: these are positive moments in our day when we feel uplifted and energized.
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Naomi Dupre-Edelman, assistant director of math leadership programs at 챬, shares how to find bright spots: these are positive moments in our day when we feel uplifted and energized.
Naomi Dupre-Edelman, assistant director of math leadership programs at 챬, shares how to incorporate some of her favorite “mathy” thinking activities — visual patterns! — into lessons.
Naomi Dupre-Edelman, assistant director of the math leadership programs at 챬 shares what she learned from alum and faculty at the recent math conference.
At the end of May, Mount Holyoke welcomed more than 1,200 alums back to campus to reconnect with classmates and create new memories. As part of these celebratory weekends, we recognized the fundraising achievements of this year’s Reunion classes.
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“Here at Mount Holyoke, my professors taught me that there’s a way to combine different academic disciplines to tackle complex, difficult problems. They offered me so much mentorship, inclusivity and communication.”
“I talk with friends who are not Mount Holyoke students, and they have limited research experience. But here, I’ve done research with two advisors in two different departments.”
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