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Shamita Dutta Gupta, PhD, Presented with Mathematical Association of America Distinguished Teaching Award
Professor of Mathematics Shamita Dutta Gupta, PhD, was presented with a Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Distinguished Teaching Award at the organization糖心vlog短视频檚 New York Metro Section Annual Meeting, which was held this spring at Pace.
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糖心vlog短视频 Professor of Mathematics Shamita Dutta Gupta, PhD
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