ABOUT DR. VILSON

Dr. José Luis Vilson is a veteran educator, sociologist, and author in New York City, NY. He earned his PhD in sociology and education from Teachers College, Columbia University. He is also the executive director of EduColor, an organization dedicated to building, supporting, and amplifying communities of educators of color.

Dr. Vilson is the author of the best-selling book This Is Not A Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, and Education, and has written for multiple publications including The New York Times, The Guardian, and The Atlantic. He has spoken about education, math, and race for a number of organizations, including TED, AERA, NCTM, and NCTE.

Dr. Vilson serves on the board of directors for the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards and PowerMyLearning. He is also a special advisor for Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence, and was recently announced as a New America Fellow.

LINKS

• Dr. Vilson’s Website:   https://thejosevilson.com/  

• Dr. Vilson’s Writings:   https://thejosevilson.com/writing/   

• Dr. Vilson’s Media and Speeches:   https://thejosevilson.com/speaking-media/

• Dr. Vilson’s Instagram:   @thejosevilson

• Dr. Vilson’s Facebook:   The Jose Vilson

• Dr. Vilson’s X:   @TheJoseVilson

WHERE CAN I SEE DR. VILSON AT THE 75TH CONFERENCE?

• Keynote Address
  Friday, November 7, 2025
  Get the Math to Start Mathing!

• Breakout Session
  Friday, November 7, 2025
  Doing the Work: A Discussion About the Intersection of Content and Belonging

ABOUT DR. CHENG

Dr Eugenia Cheng is a mathematician, educator, author, public speaker, columnist, concert pianist, composer and artist. She is Scientist In Residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She won tenure in Pure Mathematics at the University of Sheffield, UK and is now Honorary Visiting Fellow at City, University of London. She has previously taught at the Universities of Cambridge, Chicago and Nice and holds a PhD in pure mathematics from the University of Cambridge. Alongside her research in Category Theory and undergraduate teaching her aim is to rid the world of “math phobia”. Her first popular math book, How to Bake Pi, was published in 2015 to widespread acclaim including from the New York Times, National Geographic, Scientific American, and she was interviewed around the world including on the BBC, NPR and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Dr. Cheng was an early pioneer of math on YouTube and her videos have been viewed around 15 million times to date. Her next popular math book, Beyond Infinity, was published in 2017 and was shortlisted for the Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize 2017, and The Art of Logic was published in 2018, and x + y : A Mathematician’s Manifesto for Rethinking Gender in 2020.

Dr. Cheng has also written two children’s books, Molly and the Mathematical Mysteries and Bake Infinite Pie with x+y. The Joy of Abstraction: A Exploration of Math, Category Theory, and Life came out in 2022, and her latest book Is Math Real? How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics’ Deepest Truths was published in 2023.

LINKS

• Dr. Cheng’s Website:   https://eugeniacheng.com/

• Dr. Cheng’s Writings:   https://eugeniacheng.com/math/books/

• Dr. Cheng’s Videos:   https://eugeniacheng.com/math/videos/

• Dr. Cheng’s X:   @DrEugeniaCheng

WHERE CAN I SEE DR. CHENG AT THE 75TH CONFERENCE?

• Keynote Address
  Saturday, November 8, 2025

Unequal: The Math of When Things Do and Don't Add Up

ABOUT MATHEATRE

At the 2006 Minnesota Fringe Festival, Sadie Bowman and Marc Gutman premiered a highly unlikely smash hit: Calculus: The Musical! It was the product of a funny math teacher and a smart comedian, and it struck a resounding chord in the education world. In 2016, Bowman and Gutman were joined by actor/writer/one-time astrophysics major Ricky Coates, and with him came an extension of subject matter beyond Calculus and into the sciences. In 2023, theatre creator K. Brian Neel added his experience in playwriting, performance, and design, and Matheatre expanded to include not only live musicals, but interactive game experiences and other STEM-based entertainment projects under the name of History Science Theatre.

ABOUT MUSICAL

Bitter rivals Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz face off for the ultimate competitive journey through the peaks and troughs of higher math. Will one prevail as the integral inventor of Calculus, or will they both prove to be derivative?

Featuring musical tributes to pop idols past and present, this comic math review covers all major concepts of Calculus I, with more than a few surprises

LINKS

• Matheatre’s Website:   https://www.historysciencetheatre.com/

• Matheatre’s Performers:   https://www.historysciencetheatre.com/about

• Sneak Peek of Musical:  https://www.historysciencetheatre.com/live-shows-1

• Matheatre’s Instagram:   @matheatre_steam

• Matheatre’s Facebook:   Matheatre

• Matheatre’s X:  @Matheatre_

WHERE CAN I SEE THE MUSICAL AT THE 75TH CONFERENCE?

• Keynote Address
  Special Performance
  Saturday, November 8, 2025
  Calculus: The Great Musical Math-Off!