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Upcoming Events

Joint Mathematics Meetings 2026, Washington DC, January 4 - 7, 2026

Transforming Your Math Department with the COME-In Framework

Professional Enhancement Program (PEP) 2A

Discover how your department or program can cultivate inclusive, engaged environments using specific leadership tools and strategies to guide systemic change, illustrated with case studies of the COME-In framework at work. This PEP will provide you with strategies to get started with implementing COME-In in your department or program.

Sunday January 4 and Monday January 5, 1:00 - 3:00 pm, Marquis Salon 1, Marriott Marquis. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

Creating Opportunities in Mathematics Education for Equity and Inclusion (COME-In): Systemic Change is Possible

Learn more about the experiences of the current cohort of COME-In teams. Six department teams from a range of institution types implemented the COME-In framework, which was designed to improve broadening participation and inclusion efforts and establish a network of invested institutions. Teams will discuss their experiences implementing COME-In, and strategies for scaling this effort to a broader community of math departments will be discussed. This panel will allow plenty of time to ask questions and engage in discussion.

Wednesday January 7, 3:00 - 4:30 pm, Room 201, Walter E. Washington Convention Center

Moving from Pulling Weeds to Sowing Seeds

With Dr. Geillan Aly, Compassionate Math

Mathematics serves to weed out students who are deemed unsuited for mathematics or other STEM fields, and often alienates learners and fails to support their development as mathematical thinkers. This panel explores an alternative vision of math classrooms built on the expectation that all students can grow and thrive in a community of scholars, practitioners, and learners who appreciate the beauty, excitement, and utility of mathematics together.

Sunday January 4, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Room 201, Walter E. Washington Convention Center

Recent Events

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With Geillan Aly, PhD, founder of Compassionate Math, this webinar explored how to incorporate socio-emotional learning into math classrooms (without sacrificing rigor!) because learning math is cognitive AND emotional. We discussed what compassionate math means, ways that compassion can support rigor rather than interfere with it, how a compassionate vision fits within a technology-based classroom, and what we can all do to encourage compassion in our classrooms.

Webinar, 2024.

The ideal mathematics classroom is one where every student feels like an indispensable part of the learning community, supported by an instructor committed to rigor, authenticity, and compassion. In this webinar, we took a deep dive into best practices in fostering a sense of belonging and instructional transparency in support of this vision. We considered real-life classroom scenarios that integrate technology tools and platforms to challenge our assumptions about learners and to develop tangible plans for improving our practice as educators.

Transform Learning Webinar Series, Every Learner Everywhere, 2025

As a foundation for thinking about mentoring and equity, Abbe defined apprenticeship based on a model adapted from anthropological research. We then discussed how that model can help mathematicians reconsider the training and retention of young mathematicians, particularly people of marginalized identities.

Critical Issues in Mathematics Education 2023: Mentoring for Equity. Simons-Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute.

How far are we from our real selves in mathematics? In this discussion, Aris uses the audience's experience to get a snapshot of the challenges the discipline carries.

Hidden Norms Conference, 2021.

The Harmony of Compassion and Rigor in Mathematical Spaces: MAA OPEN Math Community of Practice, 2025.

Geillan Aly (Compassionate Math), Abbe Herzig (Sarah Lawrence College), Emily Moore (Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon), Kevin Palencia Infante (Northern Illinois University), and Aris Winger (Georgia Gwinnett College).

Reimagine your mathematics classroom. This workshop equips educators with tools to build a classroom culture where grace and high expectations work hand in hand, leading to more productive and fulfilling experiences for both students and faculty.

Evidence-based Practices for Effective Mentoring Relationships: MAA MathFest minicourse 2025.

Abbe Herzig (Sarah Lawrence College), Emily Moore (Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon), and Aris Winger (Georgia Gwinnett College)

This interactive and evidence-based mini-course led participants to deepen their skills as culturally-responsive mentors based on the notion of mentorship as a network of sustained, intentional interpersonal relationships. Participants co-constructed an intellectual framework, experimented with various methods, and a developed a toolbox of strategies for building effective mentoring relationships.

Creating Opportunities in Mathematics Education for Equity and Inclusion (COME-IN): A Pilot Project for Changemakers: MAA MathFest panel 2025.

Sam Cook (University of Alaska-Anchorage), Maria-Mercedes Franco (Queensborough Community College), Abbe Herzig (Sarah Lawrence College), Nicole Infante (University of Nebraska-Omaha), Olaniyi Iyiola (Morgan State University), Aris Winger (Georgia Gwinnett College), Alexander Zupan (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

Six department teams from a range of institution types were paired with trained EDI consultants and have spent the past year collecting data and initiating action plans to improve diversity and inclusion. Teams will discuss their experiences implementing TPSE’s COME-IN tool, which was designed to improve broadening participation and inclusion efforts and establish a network of invested institutions.

100 Things You Can Do Next Week to Incorporate Grace, Compassion, and Inclusion in Your Mathematics Class: MAA Mathfest Town Hall 2025.

Geillan Aly (Compassionate Math), Abbe Herzig (Sarah Lawrence College), and Aris Winger (Georgia Gwinnett College)

At the dawn of the semester, faculty look for inspiration and novel ways to make our classes more engaging, compassionate, and welcoming. This town hall crowdsourced lists of tangible strategies and practices for their classrooms to foster belonging and support an environment where all learners engage joyfully in rigorous mathematics. Check back for a link to these lists!

Becoming a Math JEDI: Working for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: MAA MathFest minicourse, 2024.

Michael Dorff (Brigham Young University and TPSE-Math), Abbe Herzig (Sarah Lawrence College), and Aris Winger (Georgia Gwinnett College)

The mathematical sciences communities need people who understand why and how to bring about improvements in JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion) issues and who can become JEDI resources in their departments and other programs. This minicourse is a first step in addressing that need for people who are interested in facilitating change and are looking for tangible ideas.

A Compassionate Vision for Math Education: MAA MathFest panel, 2024.

Dr. Geillan Aly (Compassionate Math), Abbe Herzig (Sarah Lawrence College), Candace Price (Smith College), and Aris Winger (Georgia Gwinnett College)

This panel explored a vision of math education based on care and compassion, valuing individual identities, building mathematical understanding, and re-affirming that we are a community of scholars, practitioners, and learners appreciating the beauty, excitement, and utility of mathematics together. In conversation with the audience, panelists provided concreate examples to offer possibilities for attendees to manifest this vision in their own practice,

How can we support you along your transformational journey?

We provide organizational audits, professional development programs, and climate surveys help you create an environment where students, staff, faculty, and leaders can all become their best mathematical selves.

Organizational audits identify policies and practices that inhibit mathematical growth and to create actionable goals and transformational plans to build programs where all members can thrive.
Focus groups and climate surveys inform leaders about the experiences of your organization's members.
Evidence-based professional development workshops and extended programs provide all members of your community with the tools to mentor, communicate, and teach inclusively.

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