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Michael Thaddeus (born January 12, 1967) is an American mathematician and a professor of mathematics at Columbia University .[1] whistleblower in exposing deliberately misleading data submitted by Columbia University to U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Ranking which exaggerated the university's college ranking .[2] [3]
Early life and education [ edit ]
Thaddeus was born on January 12, 1967, in New York City , and grew up in Morningside Heights . His father, Patrick , and his mother, Janice, both obtained doctorates from Columbia University. Thaddeus was educated at St. Hilda's & St. Hugh's School before enrolling at Hunter College High School in 1980, where he graduated in 1984.[4]
Thaddeus matriculated at Harvard University , where his sister was also a student, with the intent to study biology but switched to mathematics.[4] Rhodes Scholarship to study at St John's College, Oxford , where he earned his Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil).[5] [6] Algebraic Geometry and the Verlinde Formula , was published in 1992 under the supervision of Simon Donaldson .[7]
Academic career [ edit ]
In 1994, Thaddeus was elected to become a junior fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows .[8] Mittag-Leffler Institute and the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute from 1994 and 1997.[4] [5] Hunter College , Virginia Tech , and Creighton University , among others.[5] algebraic geometry .[9]
Thaddeus was a member of the School of Mathematics at the Institute for Advanced Study in 2001.[8] [4]
Columbia rankings exposé [ edit ]
Thaddeus' exposé, An Investigation of the Facts Behind Columbia’s U.S. News Ranking ,[10] [9] sparking speculation about the integrity of college rankings.[11] [12] [13]
Selected publications [ edit ]
Thaddeus, Michael; Martens, Johan (October 30, 2012). "Variations on a theme of Grothendieck". arXiv :1210.8161 math.AG ].
References [ edit ]
^ "Columbia whistleblower on exposing college rankings: 'They are worthless' . The Guardian . Retrieved 2022-09-17 .
^ Mendoza, Jordan (September 12, 2022). "Columbia University admits to reporting inaccurate data for US News college rankings" . USA Today . Retrieved 2022-09-17 .
^ a b c d Bernstein, Noah (February 28, 2023). " . Columbia Daily Spectator . Retrieved 2023-08-24 .
^ a b c "PBK - Michael Thaddeus" . www.pbk.org . Retrieved 2022-09-17 .
^ "32 FROM U.S. CHOSEN FOR RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS" . The New York Times . 1987-12-07. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-08-24 .
^ Thaddeus, M. (2016). Algebraic geometry and the Verlinde formula
^ a b "Michael Thaddeus | Professor" . Arcade - Public Access . Columbia University . Retrieved 2023-08-24 .
^ a b Hartocollis, Anemona (2022-03-17). "U.S. News Ranked Columbia No. 2, but a Math Professor Has His Doubts" . The New York Times ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-09-17 .
^ "Columbia and U.S. News" . www.math.columbia.edu . Retrieved 2023-07-23 .
^ Barron, James (2022-09-13). "Columbia Loses A-Plus Status in U.S. News Rankings" . The New York Times ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-09-17 .
^ "Columbia professor questions university's #2 ranking on U.S. News" . New York Daily News . Retrieved 2023-08-24 .
^ "Columbia University ranking scandal raises questions over sky-high value of an Ivy League education" . money.yahoo.com . 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2023-08-25 .
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