Category Archives: equity

Requiem for a Dream

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Adriana Salerno

If you have been paying attention, you have by now heard that President Trump has ordered an end to the Obama-era Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which shields young undocumented immigrants from deportation (often referred to as Dreamers). … Continue reading →

Posted in DACA, equity, immigrants in math, supporting students | 1 Comment

Still, we sing

Posted on September 2, 2017 by Adriana Salerno

This, 2017, has been a rough year for many of us in the USA who care about equity, diversity, inclusion, and basic human rights. We have seen attempts (some successful, but thankfully not all) to encroach on the rights of … Continue reading →

Posted in equity, mental health, public scholarship, racism, social justice, social media, women in math | 9 Comments

i/e Spotlight: SACNAS

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Adriana Salerno

As mentioned in our first post, one of the many purposes of this blog is to write about organizations focusing on supporting underrepresented people in math. In that spirit, we are starting a series called i/e Spotlight, where we feature different organizations and … Continue reading →

Posted in conferences, equity, i/e Spotlight, leadership, mentoring, participation, SACNAS | 3 Comments

Supremum/Supremacy

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Brian Katz

I’m going to say something political that some of you may not like. In the spirit of The Oatmeal, I’m going to ask you to read to the end before you decide that I cannot possibly have said what I … Continue reading →

Posted in cultural pressure in academia, equity, implicit bias, intersectionality, introduction, math education, social justice | 10 Comments

Math education in the Berkeley Hills: CIME 2017

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Adriana Salerno

(Guest post by Dagan Karp.) I want to tell you about CIME, a super awesome workshop, even though it’s problematic in some of the ways that academic research-focused workshops tend to be, in my experience. What the *#&% is CIME … Continue reading →

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Equity in Review: Reflections on Equity Research Perspectives at the 2017 RUME Conference

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Luis A. Leyva

SIGMAA on RUME The Special Interest Group of the Mathematical Association of America on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (SIGMAA on RUME) was established for the advancement of quality research in undergraduate mathematics education (RUME) and its implications for teaching … Continue reading →

Posted in conferences, equity, mathematics experiences, participation, retention | 2 Comments