Irene Mulvey

Irene Mulvey
NationalityAmerican
EducationWesleyan University (PhD)
OccupationMathematician
EmployerFairfield University
OrganizationAmerican Association of University Professors

Irene Mulvey is an American mathematician and progressive activist.

Career

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Mulvey completed her doctoral dissertation, titled Periodic, Recurrent and Non-Wandering Points for Continuous Maps of the Circle at Wesleyan University in 1982, where she was advised by Ethan Coven.[1] She was appointed to a professorship at Fairfield University in 1985.[2]

President of the American Association of University Professors

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In July 2020, Mulvey was elected president of the American Association of University Professors, succeeding Rudy Fichtenbaum, serving in that role until June 2024.[3] During her tenure as AAUP President, she claimed that state bills targeted at diversity, equity and inclusion programs damage not only higher education but also democracy.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Irene Mulvey at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  2. ^ "Fairfield Professor Irene Mulvey, PhD, Elected AAUP President". Fairfield University. August 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  3. ^ Flaherty, Colleen (July 22, 2020). "AAUP Announces Election Results". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  4. ^ Cineas, Fabiola (Jun 17, 2023). "The right-wing assault on higher education". Vox. Retrieved Jun 19, 2023.