Home /  2025 Workshop on Mathematics and Racial Justice

Workshop

2025 Workshop on Mathematics and Racial Justice May 07, 2025 - May 09, 2025
Registration Deadline: May 09, 2025 6 months from now
To apply for Funding you must register by: February 28, 2025 3 months from now
Parent Program: --
Location: SLMath: Eisenbud Auditorium
Organizers Nathan Alexander (Howard University), Ron Buckmire (Marist College), Kari Kokka (University of Nevada, Las Vegas), Omayra Ortega (Sonoma State University), Victor Piercey (Ferris State University), Robin Wilson (Loyola Marymount University)
Description
Mrjlogoblack msidi
The overarching goal of the 2025 Workshop on Mathematics and Racial Justice is to extend our explorations of how the mathematical sciences plays a central role in today's movement for racial justice. We will examine the various systems identified in the 2021 Math and Racial Justice workshop and consider the impact of these systems on BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) communities.  This workshop defines racial justice as the result of intentional, active and sustained anti-racist practices that identify and dismantle racist structures and policies that operate to oppress, disenfranchise, harm, and devalue BIPOC people. This workshop will bring together mathematicians, statisticians, computer scientists, STEM educators, and members of the general public interested in using the tools of these disciplines to critically examine and eradicate racial disparities in society. Researchers with expertise or interest in problems at the intersection of the mathematical sciences and racial justice are strongly encouraged to participate. Thanks to funding from the Mathematical Sciences Institutes Diversity Initiative, there is financial support available for a limited number of attendees. This in-person workshop will take place over three days, May 7-9, 2025, at SLMath in Berkeley, CA. The themes for this year’s workshop are 1) developing racial literacy, 2) science and technology studies, 3) law and policy, and 4) education. Mathematics is often viewed as one of the main tools responsible for scientific progress, and developments in mathematics are behind some of society’s most significant technological advancements. While mathematics has often been used to enhance societal progress, there are well-documented instances of mathematics also being used as a tool of racial oppression. Mathematicians have increasingly been answering the call to engage with issues of social justice in their research, in their teaching, in their institutions, and in the broader mathematical sciences community. Quantitative justice is a field which uses the tools of mathematics to interrogate and repair the inequities faced by marginalized communities. This workshop is a part of that movement and makes the distinct contribution of centering issues of mathematics and racial justice. With funding from the National Science Foundation, the Mathematical Sciences Institutes Diversity Initiative (MSIDI) is a collaboration among the mathematical sciences institutes to increase the participation of underrepresented groups in the mathematical sciences, including women, underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities, and persons with disabilities.​​​​​​​
Keywords and Mathematics Subject Classification (MSC)
Primary Mathematics Subject Classification No Primary AMS MSC
Secondary Mathematics Subject Classification No Secondary AMS MSC
Funding & Logistics Show All Collapse

Show Funding

To apply for funding, you must register by the funding application deadline displayed above.

Students, recent PhDs, women, and members of underrepresented minorities are particularly encouraged to apply. Funding awards are typically made 6 weeks before the workshop begins. Requests received after the funding deadline are considered only if additional funds become available.

Show Lodging

For information about recommended hotels for visits of under 30 days, visit Short-Term Housing. Questions? Contact coord@slmath.org.

Show Directions to Venue

Show Visa/Immigration

Show Reimbursement Guidelines