Author Archives: Adriana Salerno

Towards a Fully Inclusive Mathematics Profession

Posted on March 27, 2021 by Adriana Salerno

The AMS recently published a report on the historical role of the society in racism and exclusion in mathematics. The task force responsible for this report was chaired by Kasso Okoudjou and Francis Su, and the other members were Tasha … Continue reading →

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What is… a four-part apology?

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Adriana Salerno

Last week, the AMS announced the “Fellowship for a Black Mathematician”. If you were on Twitter this past weekend, you are probably aware of the outcry that ensued. In return, there were many mea culpas, some half apologies, a few … Continue reading →

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#ShutDownMath

Posted on June 6, 2020 by Adriana Salerno

In this post, we join the call for the Strike for Black Lives that will be taking place on Wednesday June 10th, but first, we want to give some context. The editors of the inclusion/exclusion blog join our voices to … Continue reading →

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion statements in the hiring process

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Adriana Salerno

With the publication of the December edition of the AMS Notices this week, equity-minded mathematicians have once again taken time out of our busy lives to respond to an editorial by AMS Vice President Abigail Thompson. In it, Thompson suggests … Continue reading →

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SET Theory: On reading student evaluations of teaching

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Adriana Salerno

The school year is over, commencement has come and gone, grades are in, and the summer lies ahead of us, with all of its promise of research or rest or travel, and only one potential obstacle looms in the horizon … Continue reading →

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Diversity, equity, and inclusion at the JMM 2019

Posted on December 29, 2018 by Adriana Salerno

The year is coming to a close, and for mathematicians that means that the Joint Mathematics Meetings are just around the corner. This year, the meetings will be held in Baltimore from January 16-19, and we are expecting about 5000 … Continue reading →

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Trans Day of Visibility: a reading list

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Adriana Salerno

 Today, March 31st, is Transgender Day of Visibility. As seen on the left (taken from the banner on the community’s Facebook page), the day is more than just about visibility. Again, from their page, “March 31st is Transgender Day of … Continue reading →

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Highlights from the Latinx in the Mathematical Sciences Conference

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Adriana Salerno

It is hard to know where to start when speaking about this conference, held this last weekend at the Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM) at UCLA, and organized by Federico Ardila, Ricardo Cortez, Tatiana Toro, and Mariel Vasquez. … Continue reading →

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inclusion/exclusion roundup of JMM events

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Adriana Salerno

A little thing called the Joint Mathematics Meetings is happening in San Diego next week. How little? I got some data from the Public Awareness Office of the AMS , and they are estimating about 6000 attendees, and over 3000 presentations! … Continue reading →

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Learning for EveryBody: Lessons from Susan Burch

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Adriana Salerno

Last week, Bates hosted speaker Susan Burch, from Middlebury College, for a workshop called “Learning for EveryBody: Inclusive Teaching and Curricular Practices”. I was lucky enough to be able to participate in the interactive session and later have dinner with … Continue reading →

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