We are delighted to announce the virtual screening of Picture a Scientist, a film featuring three women scientists in their careers and highlighting misogyny and racism in their fields. The screening will take place synchronously at 7pm on October 30th with a 30 minute discussion… Continue reading »
Applications to become a Teaching Assistant in Math/Stats in the Spring 2021 are currently being accepted. Please apply by Tuesday, October 27 2020, Noon. Continue reading »
The newly elected SMASAB (Student Math and Statistics Advisory Board) and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics would like to invite all the Mathematics and Statistics Majors to a Virtual Get-Together on Zoom at 12pm (Noon) ET on Saturday, October 10th. Please find below the Zoom link:… Continue reading »
Join the Association for Women in Mathematics for Mathematical Storytime on Friday, September 18, 6:00 PM EDT! Juniors and seniors will share stories about what they wish they knew before taking particular classes and about their experiences as folks from underrepresented groups in mathematics. Insights from first- and… Continue reading »
OURSTEM+ is a student organization on campus dedicated to supporting underrepresented minorities in STEM+ fields. They are hosting their annual event, I Know What You Did Last Summer, on September 22 at 6PM ET. Current Williams students will share what they did this past summer in hopes of guiding Williams… Continue reading »
OURMATH is a student organization aimed at creating community for students from underrepresented groups in the Math/Stats department at Williams. OURMATH will have its first panel on September 11, at 1:30pm EST. The panelists will be speaking on what it is like to be from an underrepresented group and study… Continue reading »
To all students interested in mathematics and statistics (majors and non-majors), the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) is holding an introductory meeting remotely on Tuesday, September 8, at 1:00 PM EDT. This is a time for us all to introduce ourselves and discuss the importance of a Williams student… Continue reading »
We are delighted to announce that Professor Pamela Harris has been selected as a recipient of the MAA Northeast Section Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching. Professor Eric Ruggieri, the Chair of the NES/MAA praised Professor Harris and commented that she “skillfully incorporates active learning and… Continue reading »
The first (and hopefully last!) virtual Joint Stats Meeting (JSM) was held this week online, originally scheduled to be in Philadelphia. Over 4,500 people registered for the event. Among the many presentations were two by Williams professors, Anna Plantinga and Xizhen Cai, who gave virtual talks on Wednesday. The… Continue reading »
Budapest Semesters in Mathematics is offering a no-tuition, no-credit remote program in the fall: Fall 2020 Online Learning Opportunity Students who are taking a gap semester or gap year during the Academic Year 2020-2021 are encouraged to learn more about this program. It could be a… Continue reading »
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