The realization that the pandemic was not going anywhere fast came in the middle of the 2020 planning cycle for the Diversity Mentoring Program (DMP). However, the planning committee did not skip a beat in pivoting to a virtual format, which ensured an impactful and engaging program for participants.
Diversity
LGBTQ+ Advocacy Committee Engages in Good
The ASA is fortunate to have the LGBTQ+ Advocacy Committee. Jack Miller, the current chair, discusses the committee’s latest advocacy activities and how to get involved.
Letter to the Editor: Recognize Professional Privilege
The letter writer calls on the profession to recognize the privilege in which we live and to reformulate departmental policies, attitudes, and programs of study with a view toward producing an equitable educational system for women, minorities, and all citizens.
StatFest Program Focuses on Engagement, Opportunity
StatFest 2020 is a free conference that encourages undergraduates from historically under-represented groups to pursue careers or graduate studies in statistics.
A Conversation to Celebrate Pride Month
ASA President Wendy Martinez discusses the 2020 strategic theme, Enhancing the Diversity and Breadth of Our Association, and how to support and learn from our LGBTQ+ colleagues.
Diversity Workshop and Mentoring Program Celebrates 10 Years
Speakers, mentors, statisticians, and data scientists participated in the 10th anniversary of the program, which is geared toward students and early- to mid-career professionals from underrepresented groups.
Diverse Voices Heard at SDSS 2019
Kelly McConville reflects on how excited and engaged participants were during this year’s Symposium on Data Science and Statistics.
2018 JSM Diversity Mentoring Program: Why Mentoring Matters
The JSM Diversity Mentoring Program encourages and fosters the development of mentoring relationships and networking for historically under-represented minority graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and early-career professionals with more senior-level statisticians/biostatisticians from academia, government, and industry.
Applications Being Accepted for Diversity Mentoring Program at JSM
The diversity mentoring program is designed to promote the statistics profession among under-represented minority populations in the United States.
Diversity Mentoring Program Accepting Applications
Applications are being accepted for the JSM Diversity Mentoring Program, which brings minority graduate and undergraduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and junior professionals together with senior-level statisticians and faculty in academia, government, and the private sector in a structured program during the Joint Statistical Meetings.