The students realize they’re trying earnestly to prove that any whole number, like 1, 2, 3, etc., equals any other possible whole number. Suri likes to start his 301 class with a proof that seems right…until it suddenly doesn’t. So, when they talk with their classes about representations of truth in their fields - proofs, axioms, facts, and the like - they sometimes bend it a bit just for the sake of argument.
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Moment #14: Being Ourselves, for Ourselves and Strangers - Our (Secret) Truthsįor those who think college is just about sitting in a lecture hall, listening to a professor profess, absorbing what they hear, and leaving with a brain full of absolutes, we humbly turn your attention to the far corner of the room.Īs a mathematician, professor, and novelist Manil Suri wants his students to question everything they hear as a philosopher, instructor Jim Thomas desires the same. Moment #13: All Voices Welcome - Conversations We Avoid Over Thanksgiving Dinner Moment #12: Listening to Our Instincts - The Computer is (Not) Always Right Moments #6-11: Walking the Talk - Words Become Actions Moment #5: Creating Safe Spaces - Seen and Believed Moment #4: Seeking the Truth - Science and Faith Moment #3: Examining Our Biases - Seeking Honesty in Collections Moment #2: Committing to Print - Beyond Black & White Moment #1: Questioning Everything - Math + Philosophy = Doubt These are but a few of our community’s ways of approaching tough questions. This is a community where that light burns brightly.
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Nothing we do at UMBC is more important than the search for truth, and our role in teaching students how to think critically.”
In his State of the University address this fall, UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski noted, “We are a community that believes in the importance of having respect for each other and seeking the truth. And we nurture each other as we figure things out. (Sometimes we are our own worst barriers, in fact.) But we persist in breaking through, in not shying away. Humanity strives for truth, but it’s not such an easy thing to achieve. Moments of examining our ideals and acting upon them. Moments of listening and believing as someone’s personal truth unfolds before you. Moments of principled argument over sandwiches in The Commons.
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