A Continuing Journey to Better Opportunities
In 2000 Julienne Kabre emigrated to Chicago from Burkina Faso in West Africa, where she earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mathematics. For nine years she owned a small business in the city...
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An Academic Path
(M.A.S. MATHEMATICAL FINANCE ’12/Ph.D. APPLIED MATHEMATICS ’16)Tao Chen was attracted to ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ for its Chicago location and drawn to the city for its position as a financial center. Another reason for his decision to attend ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳: renowned...
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A Solid Combination
(APPLIED MATHEMATICS ’09)After graduating from ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳, Kevin Ventullo earned a Ph.D. in pure mathematics at UCLA. He spent a year teaching at McGill University, but left academia to join Facebook in its Boston office...