Math Professor Appointed to U.S. National Commission
Bernard L. Madison, professor of mathematics, has accepted a second four-year appointment to the National Research Council's U.S. National Commission on Mathematics Instruction.
The purpose of the commission is to promote the advancement of mathematics education in the United States and throughout the world; and to effect appropriate U.S. participation in the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction through the National Academy of Sciences, the U.S. adhering body of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction.
U.S. National Commission on Mathematics Instruction has nine appointed members and four ex-officio members and meets twice annually, one meeting is in conjunction with the annual conference of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Contacts
Bernard Madison, Professor
Mathematical Sciences
479-575-6317,
bmadison@uark.edu
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