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Mark McClure
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Progressive data visualizer and Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of North Carolina at Asheville.

https://marksmath.org/
https://wncviz.com/
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UNC Asheville's plans to develop an area just south of campus have met with considerable local resistance. I wrote this blog post with a map of the area visualizing what it might look like.

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blog.marksmath.org/posts/TheWoo...
The Woods – Blog @ Mark’s Math
A questionable development at UNCA
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My latest blog post describes how the neural network splash image on my academic website and how I built it:

blog.marksmath.org/posts/Neural...

#neural-networks #math

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A Neural Multiplier – Blog @ Mark’s Math
A description of my neural network splash image and how it works.
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August 22, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Here's a look at the current prevalence of legacy admissions at colleges and universities across the US: blog.marksmath.org/posts/Legacy...

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Legacy Admissions – Blog @ Mark’s Math
Legacy admissions are still in very common practice across the country
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July 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
CBS claims that politics have nothing to do with the decision to cancel Colbert. Maybe, though, politics *should* be considered in this kind of decision?
July 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
UNC Asheville's plans to develop an area just south of campus have met with considerable local resistance. I wrote this blog post with a map of the area visualizing what it might look like.

Replies to this bsky post will appear as comments on the blog post.

blog.marksmath.org/posts/TheWoo...
The Woods – Blog @ Mark’s Math
A questionable development at UNCA
blog.marksmath.org
July 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I've set up a blog! OK, it's only got one post so far and it's totally experimental but maybe it will go somewhere. It's built using Quarto (@quarto.org) and I plan to discuss math, data, tech, teaching, higher education, and related political issues. Check it out: blog.marksmath.org
Blog @ Mark’s Math
One professor’s blog about math, data, tech, teaching, higher education, and politics.
blog.marksmath.org
July 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
A good read describing how Jim Ryan, president of the University of Virginia, stepped down under pressure from the Trump administration, together with how and why the university should have fought it:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/o...
Opinion | What the University of Virginia Should Have Done
www.nytimes.com
July 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM