ANTI-SCIENCE POLICY AND THE CENSURE OF DISCOURSE ON RACE AND RACISM

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"It is time for all members of our profession to acknowledge that mathematics is created by humans and therefore inherently carries human biases. Until this occurs, our community and our students cannot reach full potential." -CMPM #MathValues

https://www.mathvalues.org/masterblog/anti-science-policy-censure-of-discourse-on-race-and-racism

>A statement from the MAA Committee on Minority Participation in Mathematics

>We stand in the midst of a year of transitions. We have long been aware of broad shifts in the postsecondary education landscape, but 2020 has also been marked by the COVID-19 pandemic and emergency distance/online/hybrid teaching. Each of these new challenges for higher education has evolved alongside a movement to stand up for Black lives. The data are clear: these issues are inseparable. Black, Latinx, and Indigenous lives are the most affected by policing, health, and education policies.