Category Archives: racism

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 | 6 Comments

Here, There and Back Again: Developing Pre-Service Teachers’ Racial Consciousness Abroad

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Brian Katz

Guest post by Dr. Mike Egan of Augustana College. Here “If the streets shackled my right leg, the schools shackled my left. Fail to comprehend the streets and you gave up your body now. But fail to comprehend the schools … Continue reading →

Posted in inclusive pedagogy, international study, math education, racism, social justice, supporting students, teacher education | 2 Comments

Complicit Function Theorem

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Brian Katz

This week, I was separated by small degrees from two separate acts of terrorism motivated by hate. (1) Students and faculty/staff on my campus had set up a local version of The Clothesline Project, in which survivors of sexual violence … Continue reading →

Posted in bystander intervention, cultural pressure in academia, gender research, implicit bias, intersectionality, introduction, mental health, minorities in math, public scholarship, racism, sexism, social media, victim-blaming, women in math | Leave a 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

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

Two Days with a Chicano Mathematician: Bill Velez visits Purdue

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Edray Goins

When I was in graduate school in mathematics at Stanford University, I was very politically active on campus.  Not only was I an officer for the Black Graduate Students Association (BGSA), but I was an officer for the Chicano Latino … Continue reading →

Posted in cultural pressure in academia, mathematics experiences, participation, racism, social justice | 2 Comments

Profiles in Invisibility

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Adriana Salerno

When people ask me “who is your favorite superhero?”, I usually say Invisible Boy (played by the awesome Kel Mitchell) from the 90’s movie Mystery Men. Invisible Boy’s superpower is, you guessed it, invisibility, but there’s a catch: he can … Continue reading →

Posted in implicit bias, racism, sexism, women in math | 6 Comments

Inquiry and Equity

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Brian Katz

Education is, at its heart, about justice. It is the institution that empowers individuals to improve the conditions around them, to be intentional and involved citizens, to live meaningful and fulfilling lives. Or at least it should. Cultural institutions like … Continue reading →

Posted in inquiry, racism, sexism | Leave a comment

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