MATH

National Science Foundation funds DEI-based 'Math for All' conference

Seven different American colleges and universities served as in-person venues for this year’s DEI-based 'Math for A…

By Benjamin Brown '26
Apr 15, 2024

Woke Stanford 'math equity' professor under scrutiny for alleged 'reckless disregard of accuracy' in research

Math professor and ‘math equity’ advocate Jo Boaler is accused of ‘reckless disregard for accuracy through citation…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Apr 12, 2024

New K-12 standards bear similarity to higher ed claims that math is racist

The Minnesota Department of Education recently published proposed K-12 mathematics standards incorporating Minnesot…

By Terrance Kible '24
Jun 15, 2022

EDITORS' PICKS: Top 5 outrageous stories of 2021

Below are the five articles the Campus Reform editors have selected as the most outrageous stories of 2021.

By Celine Ryan Ciccio and Zachary Marschall, PhD
Dec 27, 2021

Jordan Peterson spots another woke college math course

Peterson recently tweeted about a 'Liberating Mathematics' course at his Canadian university.

By Ben Zeisloft
Nov 24, 2021

OU wants to hire a 'social justice' math professor

The University of Oklahoma wants to hire an assistant professor that has a 'culturally responsive and sustaining ma…

By Ben Zeisloft
Oct 19, 2021

UMich prof says math and science classes are racist

A professor of mathematics criticized the purported overrepresentation of White and Asian students in the disciplin…

By Corey Walker '26
Aug 16, 2021

Profs help push program that claims math is 'racist' because it requires a 'right answer'

A new program promoted by the Oregon Department of Education is designed to “dismantle” instances of “white suprema…

By Wyatt Eichholz '24
Mar 26, 2021

Harvard Public Health promotes article questioning if 2 plus 2 equals 4

The School of Public Health has been active in publishing coronavirus-related studies and thought leadership.

By Ben Zeisloft
Sep 16, 2020

Dean laments ‘traditional markers of mathematical excellence’ as ‘contrary to diversity’

An associate dean at the University of Illinois has come out in defense of mandatory diversity statements in univer…

By Arik Schneider
Jan 14, 2020

Gender, Ethnic Studies profs earn about $12k more than peers

A new report based on salary data from the 2017-2018 academic year reveals that professors of “Area, Ethnic, Cultur…

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Aug 13, 2018

Profs: Stop saying 'girls are as good as boys at math'

A Stanford University professor wants people to avoid saying that “girls are as good as boys at math,” arguing in a…

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Jul 12, 2018