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b. 1960

w:Yewande Olubummo (born February 8, 1960) is a Nigerian-American mathematician whose research interests include functional analysis and dynamical systems. She is an associate professor of mathematics at Spelman College, where she served as chair of the mathematics department from 2006 to 2010.

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I didn't see many female professors as an undergraduate in mathematics, and had just one female professor. It has been a passion of mine to encourage women to go into mathematics.

I felt racism as a student at Yale. It was not a positive experience. I didn't feel I belonged and I think the professors there gave more time and attention to the white students.

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