And especially in this moment in the US with the erasure of contributions of people who aren't white men (like literally covering up the portraits in government buildings!). The AMS could choose to resist the tide and be a better version of itself at the same time!
Should we have a debate about the axiomatic foundations of a civil society? Should we go point-counterpoint about whether a group should have inverses? Should we invite Hilbert
Yes this was my intent! I hope anyone that sees your email and the embarrassing response to it on here can recognize how the notion of "professionalism" is purely subjective, and is so often weaponized like this by white men.
Hi. I'm afraid I have some too, from the same person, similar and worse. I'm not sure whether I should post them but as a first step I've sent them to you by email.
What reward could come of this besides platforming people whose goal is dehumanization? How would that align with the stated goals of the AMS? I have higher expectations for the Notices than this.
This is the email I sent to the CEO of the AMS. I urge anyone else who has had similar negative experiences with the editor in chief of the Notices to reach out to AMS leadership immediately.
Same. Did they restructure AMS? I’ve been out of the academic math world for almost four years and thought AMS had a president though upon research it appears to have both
What reward? Subjecting marginalized mathematicians to a session of gross “debate” so that someone maybe sees that it’s not the end of the world if they get an email (which they can delete) about Black mathematicians in February?
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Do you?
“But the potential reward”
What reward? Subjecting marginalized mathematicians to a session of gross “debate” so that someone maybe sees that it’s not the end of the world if they get an email (which they can delete) about Black mathematicians in February?