The Center for Women in Mathematics, a part of the Smith College Department of Mathematics and Statistics, is an American educational program founded in 2007 to increase the involvement of women in mathematics. The Center aims for students to engage in coursework and research in a mathematical environment that actively supports women.
Junior Program The Junior Program is designed for undergraduate women who wish to spend a year or a semester studying mathematics at a women's college. Financial aid funding is provided by the National Science Foundation.
Post-Baccalaureate Program The Post-Baccalaureate Program is geared towards women with bachelor's degrees who didn't major in mathematics as undergraduates or whose major was light. The post-baccalaureate program is funded through grants from Smith College and the National Science Foundation and students receive tuition waivers and living stipends.
Students of both programs are able to take classes not only at Smith College, but also at any other of the Five Colleges - Amherst, Mt. Holyoke and Hampshire Colleges and UMass Amherst, the last of which also offers graduate-level courses.
WIMIN Conference Each year the Center hosts the Women in Mathematics in New England (WIMIN) Conference. The conference features two plenary lectures given by prominent female mathematicians: the Dorothy Wrinch Lecture in Biomathematics, and the Alice Dickinson Lecture in Mathematics. It also features short talks by undergraduate and graduate students (of any gender), and a panel intended for students considering graduate studies.
Past Plenary Speakers
Year Dorothy Wrinch lecturer Alice Dickinson lecturer 2022 Julie Blackwood, Williams College Laura DeMarco, Harvard University 2021 Andrea Foulkes, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School Rosa Orellana, Dartmouth College 2020 Nora Youngs, Colby College Emille Davie Lawrence, University of San Francisco 2019 Erica Graham, Bryn Mawr College Allison Henrich, Seattle University 2018 Shelby Wilson, Morehouse College Zajj Daugherty, City University of New York 2017 Elizabeth Stuart, Johns Hopkins University Ina Petkova, Dartmouth College 2016 Adriana Dawes, Ohio State University Pamela Harris, Williams College 2015 Mariel Vazquez, University of California at Davis Linda Chen, Swarthmore College 2014 Erika Camacho, Arizona State University Ami Radunskaya, Pomona College 2013 Trachette Jackson, University of Michigan Susan Loepp, Williams College 2012 Christine Heitsch, Georgia Institute of Technology Annalisa Crannell, Franklin and Marshall College 2011 Carolyn Gordon, Dartmouth College Liz McMahon, Lafayette College 2010 Jill Pipher, Brown University Julianna Tymoczko, University of Iowa 2009 Anna Lysyanskaya, Brown University Mia Minnes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2008 Ruth Charney, Brandeis University
Notes
Sources Center for Women in Mathematics Brochure
External links
Center for Women in Mathematics at Smith College Women in Mathematics in New England Smith College website