A student recently came into my office at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, where I am a mathematics professor. A single mother with a 5-year-old daughter, the student told me she works 22 hours each week to make ends meet for her small family. But she was also taking 16 academic hours that semester. […]

Claire Wladis
Claire Wladis is a mathematics professor at Borough of Manhattan Community College, where she also works in education research.