Nathan Alexander
{{short description|Math professor}}
{{notability|academics|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name =Nathan Alexander
| nationality = American
| fields = Mathematics
| workplaces =New York University
Morehouse College
| alma_mater =University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Teachers College, Columbia University
}}
Nathan Alexander is the James King, Jr. Visiting Professor of Mathematics Teaching at Morehouse College.{{cite web|title=Nathan Alexander - Morehouse College|url=https://www.morehouse.edu/academics/math/alexander|publisher= Morehouse College |accessdate=8 March 2019|archive-date=August 19, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819072321/https://morehouse.edu/academics/math/alexander}} Alexander is also Associate Director of the James King, Jr. Institute for Student and Faculty Engagement "Communicating by Thinking Effectively in and About Mathematics" (Communicating TEAMs). As of 2017, he is on leave from his faculty position as Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics Education at the University of San Francisco.{{cite web|title=Four African Americans Appointed to Faculty Positions|date=4 August 2017|url=https://www.jbhe.com/2017/08/four-african-americans-appointed-to-faculty-positions/|publisher=The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education|accessdate=8 March 2019}}
Education
Alexander grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, and has worked as a teacher in Harlem.{{cite web|title=Meet the Faculty: Nathan Alexander|date=3 August 2015|url=https://www.usfca.edu/news/meet-the-faculty-nathan-alexander|publisher=University of San Francisco|accessdate=8 March 2019}}{{cite web|title=Cab Talks - Dr. Nathan Alexander visiting Professor of Mathematics Teaching at Morehouse College|url=https://soundcloud.com/cabtalk-1/dr-nathan-alexander|publisher=Cab Talks Podcast, SoundCloud|accessdate=8 March 2019}}
In college, he worked as a teaching assistant in mathematics, as well as with the Upward Bound program.{{cite web|url=https://www.usfca.edu/news/meet-the-faculty-nathan-alexander|title=Meet the Faculty: Nathan Alexander|publisher=University of San Francisco|date=August 3, 2015|access-date=2020-06-01}}
Alexander obtained his bachelor's degree at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2007, where he double majored in mathematics and sociology, and his MA in teaching mathematics at New York University. He earned his MS, MPhil, and PhD in mathematics and education at Columbia University,{{cite web|url=https://mathematicallygiftedandblack.com/honorees/nathan-alexander/|title=Nathan N. Alexander|publisher=Mathematically Gifted & Black|access-date=2020-06-01}} graduating in 2015 under the supervision of Erica N. Walker.{{cite web|title=Nathan Alexander, Ph.D.|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/naitealexander/|publisher=LinkedIn|accessdate=8 March 2019}}{{cite web|title=Nathan N. Alexander|url=https://www.professornaite.com|accessdate=8 March 2019}}
Research and career
Alexander's specialties lie in mathematics education, statistical and mathematical modeling, and social networks and graphs. He has published on developments in teaching for social justice.{{cite web|title=Teymuroglu publishes article on math and social justice|url=https://360.rollins.edu/faculty-highlights/teymuroglu-publishes-article-on-math-and-social-justice|publisher=Rollins College|accessdate=8 March 2019}}
In March 2019, Alexander held his student's baby in class, the news of which was tweeted by a student,{{cite web|title=Student came to class today with his child due to no babysitter or anybody to watch her while he was in class. My professor NATHAN ALEXANDER said "I'll hold her so you can take good notes!"|url=https://twitter.com/Original_Vaughn/status/1101518388034191363|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=8 March 2019}} and was picked up by numerous national and international news media.{{cite news|title=A student brought his baby to class because he didn't have child care. His professor lent a hand.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2019/03/04/student-brought-his-baby-class-because-he-didnt-have-child-care-his-professor-lent-hand/|newspaper=The Washington Post|accessdate=8 March 2019}}{{cite web|title=A student couldn't find a babysitter. So his professor held his infant girl in class so he could take notes|date=4 March 2019|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/03/us/morehouse-professor-holds-baby-trnd/index.html|publisher=CNN|accessdate=8 March 2019}}{{cite web|title=Atlanta professor holds baby while teaching so dad could 'take good notes'|date=4 March 2019|url=https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/atlanta-professor-holds-baby-while-lecturing-so-her-father-could-take-good-notes-before-exam|publisher=Fox News|accessdate=8 March 2019}}{{cite web|title=Morehouse College professor with Bay Area ties holds student's baby so he can take notes|date=6 March 2019|url=https://abc7news.com/society/georgia-college-professor-with-bay-area-ties-holds-students-baby-so-he-can-take-notes/5167555/|publisher=ABC7 News|accessdate=8 March 2019}}{{cite news|title=US professor praised for holding student's baby during class|date=4 March 2019|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47438208|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=8 March 2019}}
Alexander is a Black History Month 2020 Honoree, awarded by Mathematically Gifted & Black.
References
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External links
- {{Google Scholar id|id=3XATT-EAAAAJ|name=Nathan Alexander}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.morehouse.edu/academics/math/alexander|title=Nathan Alexander|publisher=Morehouse College|access-date=2020-06-01}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.professornaite.com|title=nathan n. alexander|access-date=2020-06-01}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.msri.org/workshops/997/schedules/28447|title=Workshop Presentation Mathematical Models in the Sociological Imagination|publisher=Mathematical Sciences Research Institute|date=May 8, 2020|access-date=2020-06-01}}
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