Ex–NFL Player John Urschel Gave up the Game for a Ph.D.—and a Life—in Math

Now, I’m no MIT math major. But I’m bright enough to know I was staring straight at a baseball diamond. Such a slip would ...
New York Post

MIT student awkwardly interrupts math lecture to call for walkout and lead ‘Free Palestine’ chant

A student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has gone viral for awkwardly interrupting a math lecture to protest the so-called “ongoing genocide of Gaza.” The clip, viewed more than 18 ...
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Math wiz born with spinal muscular atrophy is now headed to MIT

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — A high school graduate in San Diego, who has never been able to walk due to a genetic disease, has now earned a spot at MIT for his exceptional ability in mathematics. His success ...
Black Enterprise

Former NFL Player Is Now A Math Professor At MIT

Nationwide — Former Baltimore Ravens player John Urschel has made a remarkable career pivot after retiring early from the NFL at the age of 26. Urschel is now a math professor at the Massachusetts ...
Black Enterprise

Former NFL Lineman John Urschel Joins MIT Faculty As A Math Professor

John Urschel, the Baltimore Ravens lineman who once starred in a Bose commercial breaking down the math behind sound due to his MIT education, is now a professor at the prestigious university. ESPN ...