Center for Women in Mathematics


The Center for Women in Mathematics, a part of the Smith College Department of Mathematics and Statistics, is an American educational program founded in 2007 to increase the involvement of women in mathematics. The Center aims for students to engage in coursework and research in a mathematical environment that actively supports women.

Junior Program

The Junior Program is designed for undergraduate women who wish to spend a year or a semester studying mathematics at a women's college. Financial aid funding is provided by the National Science Foundation.

Post-Baccalaureate Program

The Post-Baccalaureate Program is geared towards women with bachelor's degrees who didn't major in mathematics as undergraduates or whose major was light. The post-baccalaureate program is funded through grants from Smith College and the National Science Foundation and students receive tuition waivers and living stipends.
Students of both programs are able to take classes not only at Smith College, but also at any other of the Five Colleges - Amherst, Mt. Holyoke and Hampshire Colleges and UMass Amherst, the last of which also offers graduate-level courses.

WIMIN Conference

Each year the Center hosts the Women in Mathematics in New England Conference. The conference features two plenary lectures given by prominent female mathematicians: the Dorothy Wrinch Lecture in Biomathematics, and the Alice Dickinson Lecture in Mathematics. It also features short talks by undergraduate and graduate students, and a panel intended for students considering graduate studies.

Past Plenary Speakers

YearDorothy Wrinch lecturerAlice Dickinson lecturer-
2022Julie Blackwood, Williams CollegeLaura DeMarco, Harvard University-
2021Andrea Foulkes, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolRosa Orellana, Dartmouth College-
2020Nora Youngs, Colby CollegeEmille Davie Lawrence, University of San Francisco-
2019Erica Graham, Bryn Mawr CollegeAllison Henrich, Seattle University-
2018Shelby Wilson, Morehouse CollegeZajj Daugherty, City University of New York
2017Elizabeth Stuart, Johns Hopkins UniversityIna Petkova, Dartmouth College-
2016Adriana Dawes, Ohio State UniversityPamela Harris, Williams College-
2015Mariel Vazquez, University of California at DavisLinda Chen, Swarthmore College-
2014Erika Camacho, Arizona State UniversityAmi Radunskaya, Pomona College-
2013Trachette Jackson, University of MichiganSusan Loepp, Williams College-
2012Christine Heitsch, Georgia Institute of TechnologyAnnalisa Crannell, Franklin and Marshall College-
2011Carolyn Gordon, Dartmouth CollegeLiz McMahon, Lafayette College-
2010Jill Pipher, Brown UniversityJulianna Tymoczko, University of Iowa-
2009Anna Lysyanskaya, Brown UniversityMia Minnes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology-
2008Ruth Charney, Brandeis University-