paraDIGMS 2020 - IMSI 

This online conference is the first event of the American Mathematical Society’s paraDIGMS initiative to build a community of practice for graduate education in mathematics, with the goal of making the profession stronger and more equitable. The AMS is grateful to have the support of IMSI for this conference. 

The goal of the conference is to highlight the work of individuals and organizations to build a diverse and equitable profession at the graduate level, while also challenging us to see how far we still have to go. With the understanding that diversity is multidimensional and intersectional, this conference has a particular focus on diversity and inclusion with respect to race and ethnicity.

The audience for this conference is the mathematical sciences community at large; individuals at all career stages and from all kinds of institutions (including undergraduate-only institutions) are welcome to participate. Participants may sign up for the conference even if they are not able to attend all sessions.

The conference will also include programming specifically for graduate program leaders: faculty members who are in leadership roles with respect to graduate education. This includes graduate directors and graduate committee members—current and soon-to-be—as well as department chairs and diversity committee members. These are the first events for the paraDIGMS working groups and workshops series. See the paraDIGMS homepage on the AMS website for more details about these programs. Note that there is an additional registration form to complete to participate in these activities.

There will be two sessions on each day of the conference, one at 2pm and one at 4pm ET. These sessions will be:

• plenary talks
• panel sessions
• for grad program leaders: initial small working group meetings and an initial workshop
• for participants who are not grad program leaders: small reading group meetups and an additional panel

The conference will take place online via Zoom. There are no costs associated with attending. 

Speakers and panelists include:

• Emily Butler, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals
• Carla Cotwright-Williams, National Association of Mathematicians
• Jessica De Silva, CSU Stanislaus
• Lorelle Espinosa, Sloan Foundation
• Rebecca Garcia, Sam Houston State University
• David Goldberg, Purdue
• Marcia Gumpertz, North Carolina State University
• Susan Hermiller, University of Nebraska
• Raegen Higgins, Texas Tech
• Theodore Hodapp, American Physical Society
• Rick Laugesen, UIUC
• Karen Marrongelle, National Science Foundation
• Ebony McGee, Vanderbilt University
• Casey Miller, RIT
• Lloyd Munjanja, UIUC
• Julie Posselt, USC
• Candice Price, Smith College
• Sarah Salmon, University of Colorado, Boulder
• Simone Sisneros-Thiry, CSU East Bay
• Belin Tsinnajinnie, Santa Fe Community College
• William Y. Vélez, University of Arizona
• Corey Welch, Iowa State University
• Dwight Anderson Williams II, Iowa State University
• Joycelyn Wilson, Spelman College

If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact the organizers by email: paradigms@ams.org.

Statement of Inclusion

The organizers of the paraDIGMS Fall Conference are committed to creating an environment that is inclusive, supportive, and safe. We support the rights of all attendees to fully participate in the conference regardless of race, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, pregnancy, immigration status, or any other aspect of identity. Please see the AMS’s Policy on a Welcoming Environment.

Conference Policy on Harassment and Discrimination

All participants at the paraDIGMS Fall Conference will be treated with dignity and respect, and discrimination or harassment of any form will not be tolerated. Participants who do not comport themselves in keeping with the conference’s statement of inclusion will be banned from the conference and run the risk of being excluded from all future paraDIGMS programming. Please see the AMS’s Policy Statement on Anti-Harassment.