Author Archives: Piper

Decolonize Academia #KūKiaʻiMauna

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Piper

If you follow me on social media, you will know that lately I’ve been posting almost exclusively about the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project that is supposed to be built on/in Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaiʻi. I’ve never … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, ethics, social justice | 12 Comments

Challenge for JMM2020

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Piper

tl;dr I am challenging AMS and/or MAA to invite and promote a speaker and/or panel to a main stage to openly discuss the very real issues facing marginalized members of our community. For the past two years I have been … Continue reading →

Posted in conferences, joint mathematics meetings, racism, sexism, social justice, women in math | 7 Comments

Five Takes for the First Day

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Piper

Take 1 Welcome to Math Class, I am Professor I-Get-To-Have-A-Name. I will probably never learn your name, and that is okay. Who you are doesn’t matter. I may try to get you interested in math, but not actually you because … Continue reading →

Posted in inclusive pedagogy, math education, mathematics experiences, supporting students, teaching | 8 Comments

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Piper

Raise your hand if you were just rejected by the NSF! Fun times, right? I don’t know about you, but I like to celebrate such occasions with a full re-evaluation of all of my life choices. So of course, I … Continue reading →

Posted in mathematics experiences, minorities in math, participation, racism, sexism, women in math | 7 Comments

The Secret Lives of Mathematicians: Conversations with Students

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Piper

This keeps happening to me: Student: When did you decide to become a calculus teacher? Me: I didn’t, and I’m not. Student: … And then I laugh reassuringly and explain that they are at a research university and that their … Continue reading →

Posted in mathematics experiences, mentoring, supporting students | 7 Comments

Get Out The Way

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Piper

Update June 7, 2017: For a follow-up to this post, check out Piper Harron’s personal blog, The Liberated Mathematician.

Posted in hiring, racism, sexism, women in math | 91 Comments

Hands Off My Confidence

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Piper

I will be honest with you. I am so over people referring to women or black people or black women as if we are mysterious creatures, suffering from mysterious ailments, the causes of which can never possibly be understood. This … Continue reading →

Posted in racism, sexism, victim-blaming, women in math | 13 Comments