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DEI Committee

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics is firmly committed to fostering a welcoming environment that provides each of its members (faculty, staff, and students alike) with an equitable opportunity to advance both their education and their career. We welcome, value, and support a diverse community of individuals from different backgrounds in racial, ethnic, religious, socio-economic, gender identity and expression, and other aspects of diversity.

Our goals are organized around the following principles as developed and maintained by the Departmental DEI committee.

The Departmental DEI Committee

Chair of the Committee: Stacey Harris, Ph.D.
Members of the Committee: Anneke Bart Ph.D.; R. Lauren Miller; Elodie Pozzi, Ph.D.

Goals

Our goals are organized around the following principles as developed and maintained by the Departmental DEI committee.

Inform/Advise

  • Record and communicate departmental efforts to help inform and promote DEI issues in the department.
  • Provide equitable access to resources for our diverse community of students in Mathematics and Statistics.
  • Coordinate our efforts with the Madrid mathematics program when appropriate.

Support

  • Support student groups that have a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in mathematics.
  • Provide resources to our students so that all students are supported in academic endeavors.
  • Coordinate scholarships or other funds to support equitable access to course materials.

Outreach

  • Identify and build partnerships with regional institutions and organizations that share our commitment to DEI.
  • Mentor students at SLU as well as through national or local organizations.

Resources

The DEI committee maintains lists of DEI resources for Saint Louis University faculty, staff, and students:

Department's Diversity Statement

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics is firmly committed to fostering a welcoming environment that provides each of its members (faculty, staff, and students alike) with an equitable opportunity to advance both their education and their career. We welcome, value, and support a diverse community of individuals from different backgrounds in racial, ethnic, religious, socio-economic, gender identity and expression, and other aspects of diversity.