Michael Thaddeus (born January 12, 1967) is an American mathematician and a professor of mathematics at Columbia University.
[4] Thaddeus matriculated at Harvard University, where his sister was also a student, with the intent to study biology but switched to mathematics.
[4] He graduated in 1988 and attained a Rhodes Scholarship to study at St John's College, Oxford, where he earned his Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil).
[5] He has lectured at multiple institutions including Hunter College, Virginia Tech, and Creighton University, among others.
[4] Thaddeus' exposé, An Investigation of the Facts Behind Columbia’s U.S. News Ranking,[10] was published in February 2022, identifying discrepancies such as shrunken class sizes and the exaggeration of faculty credentials.