Leona Harris

[American Mathematical Society @amermathsoc]

Dr. Leona Harris has been hired as Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) at the AMS.

She will start on January 24th.

🔗 https://t.co/q6gUH4wl0h

[American Mathematical Society @amermathsoc]

In her new role, Harris will lead efforts to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion at the AMS and within mathematics.

[Leona Harris @DrLeona]

Tyler Perry And Friends Sings He's Got The Whole World in His Hands https://t.co/CIxbc0UYFi

[Leona Harris @DrLeona]

Check out “When Strong Mentoring Relationships are Missing from the Equation, Can Women Maximize Success in the Academy?” A question I explored in a piece that I wrote in the MAA Math Values Blog on behalf of the NAM Blog Editorial Board. #inclusivity https://t.co/bGmxwISXEH

[Mathematically Gifted and Black @MathGiftedBlack]

Today MGB spotlights Karen Denise Morgan, the Interim Assistant Provost, an Associate Professor of Mathematics, and the Interim Director of the Lee Hagan Africana Studies Center at New Jersey City University. Read more about her at https://t.co/jj29XHgV2Y.

[Mathematically Gifted and Black @MathGiftedBlack]

Today MGB spotlights Torina Lewis, an Associate Professor and Chairperson in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Clark Atlanta University. Read more about her at https://t.co/jj29XHgV2Y

[Mathematically Gifted and Black @MathGiftedBlack]

The profile of Dr. King was written by Leona Harris, Ulrica Wilson, and Evelyn King, mother of Karen King. Please read it here at https://t.co/jj29XHgV2Y

[Leona Harris @DrLeona]

I am so thankful to have had you in my life. There is no question that my Spelman sister Dr. Karen Denise King embodied what it means to be #MathematicallyGiftedAndBlack Your legacy will live on! RIP Sis! #LegendaryGiant #SpelmanWoman #PhenomenalWoman https://t.co/PreNotT3hI

[The DRK-12 Network @CADREK12]

We have sad news for the NSF DRK-12 community: Program Officer extraordinaire, Dr. Karen King, passed away. She touched many of our lives, as a friend, colleague & mentor. We'll remember her for her insight & passion for improving math education (& the world)! She will be missed.

[Leona Harris @DrLeona]

This is what an excited editor/author looks like when she is touching her book for the first time!!!! Oh my God! It is real! This was such a labor of love and an amazing experience to work with such a phenomenal group of women! My Editorial Board rocks!

[Edray Herber Goins @edraygoins]

Howard University will host a town hall on how "#Minority-Serving Colleges and Universities Are Positioned to Serve as a Greater Resource for Meeting U.S. #STEM Workforce Needs, But Increased Attention and... https://t.co/38hEn16ukj

[Leona Harris @DrLeona]

So excited! Our book is featured in the MAA’s FOCUS Magazine: “A Celebration of the EDGE Program’s Impact on the Mathematics Community and Beyond” will be coming out soon! Stay tuned! Check out page 5! #WomenMathWarriors #EDGE #EnhancingDiversity https://t.co/I6WkmcqHTM

[MAA @maanow]

Edray Goins, an MAA member and the president of NAM, is featured in the @nytimes discussing the challenges he continues to face as a black mathematician. @edraygoins https://t.co/4r5BScazzs

[Kim Flagg Sellers (she/her) @KimFlaggSellers]

She has authored an upcoming children’s activity book entitled, Women Who Count: Honoring African American Women Mathematicians. #MathematicallyGiftedAndBlack #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/XLofRXm9Tx

[Leona Harris @DrLeona]

Thanks AMS for sharing my profile!

[American Mathematical Society @amermathsoc]

See yesterday's and today's Mathematically Gifted and Black honorees: Floyd Williams and Leona Harris at: https://t.co/vQALM7MLMU #blackhistorymonth

[Leona Harris @DrLeona]

Thanks @KimFlaggSellers for sharing my profile!

[Kim Flagg Sellers (she/her) @KimFlaggSellers]

She is a co-founder of the Infinite Possibilities Conference -- a national conference that promotes, educates, encourages & supports women of color interested in mathematics and statistics. #MathematicallyGiftedAndBlack #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/lDLjqgXxpf

[Leona Harris @DrLeona]

Thanks AWM for sharing my profile!

[AssocForWomenInMath @AWMmath]

Today's Black History Month honoree is Dr. Leona Harris! She is currently Division Chair and Associate Professor of Mathematics at University of the District of Columbia.
https://t.co/XhI7wPtTrQ https://t.co/XhI7wPtTrQ

[Leona Harris @DrLeona]

@AWMmath Thanks AWM!