Contact information
Name:
Shira Wein
Email:
weins@lafayette.edu
Categories:
When:
Monday, November 26, 2018 - 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday, November 28, 2018 - 12:15pm - 1:00pm
Where:
500 Acopian Engineering Center
Price:
Free
Women in Computing presents: Hidden Figures Week! Co-Sponsored by the Dyer Center, the Office of Advising, and the Computer Science Department.
Figuring What's Hidden: How Algorithms (Help) Discriminate.
- WGS Professor Mary Armstrong discusses how discrimination and social assumptions get reproduced by algorithms. Lunch provided.
- Monday, November 26, 12:15-1:15 PM in 500 Acopian Engineering Center
CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap & Networking Reception
- Viewing of the 2015 documentary on the lack of diversity in computing. Networking reception with refreshments to follow.
- Tuesday, November 27, 7-8:30 PM in Buck Hall
Experiences of Lafayette Women in STEM
- Four female scholars in STEM fields (technology, mathematics, and physics) discuss their professional experiences and obstacles they faced. Lunch provided.
- Wednesday, November 28, 12:15-1 PM in 500 Acopian Engineering Center
Sponsored by:
Women in Computing, The Dyer Center, The Office of Advising, Computer Science Department