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Conversations with Women of Color in STEM
I online-met Williams College mathematician Pamela Harris last year through Lathisms, a Hispanic Heritage Month project that highlights Latinx and Hispanic mathematicians. She was one of the organizers of the effort, and I spoke with her and another organizer, Gabriel … Continue reading
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Tagged #blackandSTEM, black mathematicians, Diversity, Hispanic mathematicians, inclusion/exclusion, lathisms, Women In Math, women in science, womeninSTEM
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Celebrating Black Mathematicians
As you may know, February is Black History Month in the U.S. To celebrate, the new website Mathematically Gifted and Black is featuring a different black mathematician every day this month. The site was started by mathematicians Erica Graham, Raegan … Continue reading
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Beyond Banneker: Resources for Learning about Black Mathematicians
Part of the reason Erica Walker wrote Beyond Banneker: Black Mathematicians and the Paths to Excellence was that she was tired of hearing the response “Are there any?” when she talked with people about her research on Black mathematicians. On … Continue reading
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Tagged #blackandSTEM, African American history, African American mathematicians, Beyond Banneker, black history month, black mathematicians, Erica Walker
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