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Jian Liu BA, Pure Mathematics In six years, Jian Liu went from a young immigrant with limited English to an ace student whose aptitude in math would earn him a $100,000 fellowship and a ticket to New York University. The story begins in 2006, a year after Jian and his family arrived from China. Still polishing up his English, Jian took part in a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) summer program at City College. That experience would prove to be a defining moment. “I learned a lot of more in math and physics than my other high school friends and because of the support and great experience I had, I decided to study math at CCNY,” he said. Fast forward to 2011. Jian is graduating with a BA in pure mathematics, minors in secondary math education and physics, and a bushel of awards. The list includes the 2011 Zitrin Scholarship and 2009 Eber Scholarship, from CCNY’s Student Support Services Program (SSSP), and membership in the Chi Alpha Epsilon nationa...

http://www1.ccny.cuny.edu/advancement/news/Jian-Liu-wins-Math-Fellowship.cfm Jian Liu, a graduating senior at The City College of New York, has won a Math for America Fellowship (MfA). The highly selective five-year program, for talented students committed to teaching math in public schools, provides a $100,000 stipend. Math for America is a nonprofit organization that aims to improve mathematics education in U.S. public secondary schools by recruiting, training and retaining outstanding mathematics teachers. "This is an incredible honor," said Mr. Liu, who will receive a BA in pure mathematics from CCNY on June 3, with minors in secondary math education and physics. "It's an extremely competitive program and a major boost to my plans to become a math teacher." A Chinese immigrant who arrived in New York six years ago with only basic knowledge of English, he will attend either Bard College or New York University this summer. MfA will pay his master's deg...