Ronald Page II

Professor Ronald Page II has been teaching Mathematics at City College of San Francisco (CCSF) since 2012. He is the first and only African American Full-Time Tenured Math Faculty member in the history of the college’s existence which was established in 1935. Page has ventured down a winding road to teaching after completing his K-12 education in Vallejo, CA and going on to complete a Bachelor’s of Arts in Applied Math with a minor in African American Studies at UC Berkeley. While at Berkeley, Page conducted undergraduate research in math on campus, UC San Diego, Lawrence Berkeley and Lawrence Livermore National Labs contributing to scientific articles as well as presenting his work at conferences nationwide. Shortly after the passing of his father, Page began and completed a Master’s of Science in Applied Math at CSU EastBay where Page began to hone in on his love for teaching young and not so young adults.

At CCSF Page has contributed to the department not only by teaching courses from arithmetic through Calculus and Statistics, but also by taking on leadership roles within his department and campus wide. Most recently Page has contributed to curriculum development, tutor training, and an Academic Senate Executive Council Member while leading STEM Mindset workshops through the Diversity by Doing Program for Community College students at Fogarty Innovation. Page has served on the ELITE Board of Directors since 2019 expects to continue to help students navigate through the language and culture of Mathematics for many years to come.