Bridge to Calculus summer program participants, from left, Steven Ramos, Kevin Dang, Kevin Tran, Peter St. Louis- Severe, Elian Martinez, and Wintana Tewolde pose for a photo on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston on Aug. 1, 2023. Some of the graduates of Bridge to Calculus end up enrolling at Northeastern and proceeding to its highly ranked computer science and engineering programs, which — like those at other US universities — struggle to attract homegrown talent.
But Tran and his friends are not the norm. Many Americans joke about how bad they are at math, and already abysmal scores on standardized math tests are falling even further. “This is not an educational question alone,” said Josh Wyner, vice president of The Aspen Institute think tank. In July, the think tank warned that other nations, particularly China, are challenging America’s technological dominance. “Resolving the fundamental challenges facing our time requires math.”
One result: Students from other countries are preparing to lead these fields. Only one in five graduate students in math-intensive subjects including computer science and electrical engineering at US universities is an American, the National Foundation for American Policy reports. The rest come from abroad. Most will leave the US when they finish their programs.
The Bridge to Calculus program at Northeastern, where Kevin Tran spent his summer, is one response to that. The 113 participating students were paid $15 an hour, most of it from Boston and its public schools, said the program’s coordinator, Bindu Veetel. The university provided the classroom space and some of the teachers.
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