Pomona College adds social justice to stats curriculum

Pomona College adds social justice to stats curriculum

• The class uses “examples from social justice literature [to] help explain the statistics.”
• A component of the class also includes mandatory journals submitted every week that “should contain reflections on both the statistical and social justice topics covered.”

"This spring semester, the general Introduction to Statistics course at Pomona College has a new addition to its curriculum—the exploration of social justice issues. 
Taught by visiting assistant professor Omayra Ortega, a Pomona alumna, the class uses “examples from social justice literature [to] help explain the statistics.”
This course is the only general introductory statistics class offered at Pomona..."