Sure, a typical tenure-track job opening at a University may get over 200 applications. The chance of getting the position is less than 1%. Getting such a job becomes a numbers game. But there are other key mathematical principles at play that make the job hunt extra difficult. Pigeonhole Principle In math…

Academia has a crisis. Universities are a national treasure that serve the greater good. Yet they have been faced with a number of problems in the last few decades, only exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Academia is at risk of losing significant intellectual capital unless there is an infusion of…