Join the University of South Carolina Mathematics Department and the College of Arts and Sciences on April 22, 2019 to celebrate James L. Solomon Jr. and the 55th anniversary of the desegregation of the university. We are installing a plaque in LeConte College honoring Mr. Solomon, and in celebration, we are hosting an invited lecture and reception.
We will have an invited lecture by Professor Emeritus Johnny L. Houston followed by a reception with short speeches by people such as Solomon's son Carl L. Solomon and Professor Emeritus and University of South Carolina Math PhD Nathaniel Knox. Invited guests include Director of the Center for Civil Rights History and Research Professor Bobby Donaldson, Senior Associate Provost John H. Dozier, Dean Lacy K. Ford Jr., and President of the National Association of Mathematicians Professor Edray Goins.
Mr. Solomon was the first African American to enroll as a graduate student, and 1 of 3 African American students who desegregated the university in 1963. After his time at the university, he worked in state government and was active in many county and state organizations. More information about Mr. Solomon can be found here, here, and here.
Information about Solomon can also be found at the current "Justice for all: South Carolina and the American Civil Rights Movement" exhibit in the Thomas Cooper Library. We encourage you to visit this exhibit.
This event is co-sponsored with the African American Studies Program and is made possible thanks to generous financial support from the College of Arts & Sciences, the UofSC Mathematics Department, the NSF through the SC EPSCoR/IDeA SAN Program, and individual donations from members of the Mathematics Department.
We will have an invited lecture by Professor Emeritus Johnny L. Houston followed by a reception with short speeches by people such as Solomon's son Carl L. Solomon and Professor Emeritus and University of South Carolina Math PhD Nathaniel Knox. Invited guests include Director of the Center for Civil Rights History and Research Professor Bobby Donaldson, Senior Associate Provost John H. Dozier, Dean Lacy K. Ford Jr., and President of the National Association of Mathematicians Professor Edray Goins.
Mr. Solomon was the first African American to enroll as a graduate student, and 1 of 3 African American students who desegregated the university in 1963. After his time at the university, he worked in state government and was active in many county and state organizations. More information about Mr. Solomon can be found here, here, and here.
Information about Solomon can also be found at the current "Justice for all: South Carolina and the American Civil Rights Movement" exhibit in the Thomas Cooper Library. We encourage you to visit this exhibit.
This event is co-sponsored with the African American Studies Program and is made possible thanks to generous financial support from the College of Arts & Sciences, the UofSC Mathematics Department, the NSF through the SC EPSCoR/IDeA SAN Program, and individual donations from members of the Mathematics Department.
Are you a University of South Carolina alumnus or current student? We are collecting messages to James L. Solomon to include in the event program. If you would like to submit a message, please do so using the form at the bottom of this page.
We also invite current students and alumni to display posters about mathematical work that they have done. We will have display easels to use during the reception.
We also invite current students and alumni to display posters about mathematical work that they have done. We will have display easels to use during the reception.
Location
- The Campus Room at the Capstone House.
- 4:30-5:30. Invited lecture by Johnny L. Houston. Title: "The beauty, joy, and power of mathematics: STEM-PS." Abstract.
- 5:30-6:30. Reception and presentation of plaque.