Mathematics, POlitics, & Diversity
AAAS Pre-rally for March for Science
|
|
|
My STEM Journey to Justice
Latinx in the MatheMatical Sciences Conference 2018
Mathematically Gifted
|
|
HIdden Figures Colloquium at umich
|
|
The 20th Marjorie Lee Browne Colloquium at the University of Michigan was on "Hidden Figures: Bringing Math, Physics, History, and Race to Hollywood." This Colloquium was originally to be given by Dr. Rudy Horne of Morehouse College. Due to his passing on December 12, 2017, Dr. Talitha Washington gave the presentation in his stead on January 15, 2018. Thanks to Washington's sister, Mary Wangerin Sauger, who recorded the video via facebook live.
Drs. Washington and Horne
|
Washington featured in USBE information technologyThe article entitled "Hidden no more: Dr. Talitha Washington," highlights many of her accomplishments. See the full article at: http://www.blackengineer.com/news/hidden-no-dr-talitha-washington
|
|
Washington Featured in Chalkdust MagazineThe month of October 2017 is celebrated as Black Mathematician Month. This article features Washington who said, “I remember being at a conference earlier this summer and somebody came up to me and said 'Oh, you are a professor at Howard.' And I remember thinking, ‘why did he say it like that?’, so I went up to him the next day and said ‘I should be the expectation, not your exception.’”
See the full article at http://chalkdustmagazine.com/black-mathematician-month/conversation-talitha-washington/ |
|
"Unhidden Figures"Washington is featured in the article entitled "Unhidden Figures" which appeared in SIAM News in October 2017. The article begins by sharing that "It’s not easy to be a black woman in a field dominated by white men. But certain factors—impactful mentors, inspiring role models, and supportive academic environments—alleviate some of the challenges." The full article can be found here: https://sinews.siam.org/Details-Page/unhidden-figures
|
|
Professor talitha washington receives nsf due appointmentCongratulations to Talitha Washington, associate professor of mathematics at Howard University, on her prestigious appointment by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as the Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) Program Director for the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) program.
“DUE’s programs are intended to strengthen STEM education at two- and four-year colleges and universities by improving curricula, instruction, laboratories, infrastructure, assessment, diversity of students and faculty, and collaborations.” (https://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=DUE) Washington will begin her NSF appointment in August 2017. The press release can be found here. |
|
Mathematics of the 'Hidden figures'
National Math festival 2017
2017 CETLA Featured Teacher
|
The Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Assessment (CETLA) at Howard University announced the "2017 Featured Teacher: Talitha Washington, Ph.D."
The goal of CETLA's Featured Teacher is to put a spotlight on a faculty member who is doing something interesting in and outside the classroom that reflect the mission of CETLA. |
|
Featured in The Southwester
|
In the June 2017 edition of The Southwester, Dr. Washington is featured for leading a discussion on the Hidden Figures movie.
She said, “We must give our children encouragement to pursue being the first. … Mathematics is still predominantly white male. Just because you don’t see yourself there doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be there. Everybody has a right to be there at the table. We have a lot of things that need to be solved—cancer, cybersecurity, diseases. There’s going to be a lot [of societal challenges] going forward and we are going to need the STEM machinery to help solve these problems.” Click on the image shown right for the full article. |
|
Full frontal nerdity with Dr. John Harkless
|
Science & Advocacy
|
On the 'Hidden Figures'
|
Phi beta kappa dc Induction
On April 19, 2017, Dr. Washington was inducted into the Phi Beta Society Gamma DC at Howard University. She is welcomed by colleagues Drs. Eleanor King (Sociology and Anthropology) and Jeanne Toungara (History). She joins this chapter in which Dr. David Blackwell was a chartering member.
Dr. washington on cathe live
|
|
Dr. Washington's hobby is exercise. In her spare time, she enjoys doing workouts on Cathe's Streaming Network. In December of 2016, she joined Cathe Friedrich's Keep the Cardio Coming Live Workout.
Can you find her in the video? |
SMARTE Summer PROGRAM
In the summer of 2013, along with Prof. Watez Phelps, Dr. Washington founded and lead SMARTE, the Science Mathematics and Research Training in Evansville, a program of the Memorial Community Development Corporation. This program, held at IVY Tech Community College Evansville Campus, brought together middle and high schoolers to actively engage in science and mathematics with a field trip to Toyota in Princeton, IN. SMARTE was featured the in the Evansville Courier & Press.
Dr. Washington & Mathematics
|
|
In 2012, Dr. Washington participated in “AGEP PRiME”, a program that gathered mathematicians to discuss their professional journey from being an undergraduate student to being a member of the professoriate. This program was supported by an NSF grant awarded to the Midwest Crossroads AGEP at Purdue University and coordinated by Dr. Edray Goins.
|
honoring the cox family
Dr. Washington's work on Dr. Elbert Frank Cox, the first Black in the world to earn a PhD in mathematics, has been shared on radio and television stations, as well as in the Notices of the American Mathematical Society. They both grew up in Evansville, Indiana and both went on to teach at Howard University.
In the evansville press
evansville city viewDr. Washington is one of the Six People You Need to Know in Evansville, Indiana
|
mini magDr. Washington, The Mathematical 1
|
our timesHoward University keeps
Dr. Washington on staff |
