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MATH FOR ALL IN BLACKSBURG
MATH FOR ALL IN BLACKSBURG @ Virginia Tech
MATH FOR ALL IN BLACKSBURG @ Virginia Tech
McBryde Hall, Room 113
A friendly and open environment to learn and discuss mathematics!
A friendly and open environment to learn and discuss mathematics!
April 11th 2026
A Conference on Math Education and Research
A Conference on Math Education and Research
Math For All aims to foster inclusivity in mathematics by hosting talks and discussions across research and education. This conference will be geared towards undergraduate and graduate students, post-docs, and faculty members from all institutions in the Blacksburg region. The goal of Math For All in Blacksburg is to provide a friendly, open environment for learning and discussing mathematics.
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
8:30 am - 9:00 am: Registration and check-in
9:00 am - 9:15 am: Opening Remarks
9:15 am - 10:15 am: Morning Plenary Session
10:15 am - 10:30 am: Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:45 am: Contributed Talks
11:45 am - 12:30 pm: Group Activity
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm: Lunch
1:15 pm - 1:45 pm: Campus Tour
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm: Community Time with other satellite locations
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Joint Math For All Plenary
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm: Closing Remarks
PLENARY SPEAKERS
PLENARY SPEAKERS
University of Toronto
Mathematics for the people
Mathematics for the people
Abstract: This lecture will be an invitation to begin imagining what the subject and teaching of mathematics would evolve into if we prioritized its value to everyday people all around the world. Such a revolution of the subject would not only require junior mathematicians' imagination; we will need you to solve the most difficult problems that have eluded us for centuries: organizing yourselves and your mathematics classes, building connections with the communities where you study and where you come from, and critically thinking about the structures of society the way we enjoy studying mathematical structures, to name a few. During the lecture, we will take some time for radical imagining, after discussing the historical and present-day context of why much of our (mathematical) education limits our imagination, and conclude with strategies for developing the tools necessary for collectively fighting towards a mathematics for the people.
Virginia Tech
Just a small town girl, and a million dollar (productive) failure
Abstract: Dr. Johnson is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Virginia Tech, the Director of the Center for Advancing Undergraduate Science Education, and the former Assistant Dean of Inclusion and Diversity for the College of Science. But, before all that, she was a brand-new Assistant Professor with her first grant from the National Science Foundation. Certain that she had it all figured out, she set out to fix undergraduate mathematics education by teaching mathematicians how to implement Inquiry Oriented Instruction in their Modern Algebra courses. The grant, like a lot of scientific research, offered a lot of opportunities for learning (and humility), and put Dr. Johnson on a new research and career trajectory.
ORGANIZERS: Kyle Dahlin, Jorge Reyes, Sarah Reznikoff, Michael A. Robert
For questions and comments, please email: M4ABlacksburg@gmail.com
Ethical conduct agreement
Ethical conduct agreement
One of the main goals of Math For All is to create a welcoming environment for all participants. We wish for every participant to feel welcome, included, and safe at our conference. For that reason, we ask you to be mindful of your words and actions when communicating with others. We all have a bias and make mistakes. With an open mind and a willingness to apologize, we can create a safe space for everybody.
Harassment or discrimination of any kind based on race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression will not be permitted.
Hate speech is not permitted at the conference. We want to clarify that hate speech does not include the criticism of institutions or governments, but rather that of individuals or groups of individuals, and that we welcome uncomfortable conversations that stimulate a growth mind set.
If there is a situation during the conference that makes you feel unwelcome, we ask you to please talk to one of the organizers so we can help you as best as we can.
Land Acknowledgement
Land Acknowledgement
Virginia Tech acknowledges that we live and work on the Tutelo / Monacan People’s homeland, and we recognize their continued relationships with their lands and waterways. We further acknowledge that the Morrill Land-Grant College Act (1862) enabled the commonwealth of Virginia to finance and found Virginia Tech through the forced removal of Native Nations from their lands in California and other areas in the West.
Labor Recognition
Labor Recognition
Virginia Tech acknowledges that its Blacksburg campus sits partly on land that was previously the site of the Smithfield and Solitude Plantations, owned by members of the Preston family. Between the 1770s and the 1860s, the Prestons and other local White families that owned parcels of what became Virginia Tech also owned hundreds of enslaved people. Enslaved Black people generated resources that financed Virginia Tech’s predecessor institution, the Preston and Olin Institute, and they also worked on the construction of its building.
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