Jeffery Fleming

Dr. Jeffery Fleming serves as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC), holding this position since 2025 after progressing through academic leadership roles including Interim Dean (2023-25) and Associate Dean (2017-23). He is a Professor of Mathematics within the Sciences and Mathematics division, having joined UDC in 2004 and advanced from Assistant to Associate to full Professor.

His educational credentials include:

• Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
• Master of Science in Mathematics from Howard University
• Master of Arts in Religious Studies from Howard University
• Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics from Howard University

Fleming's research pioneers ancestral computing and decolonizing computing frameworks that integrate indigenous knowledge systems with technological development. His work examines STEM identity formation among underrepresented non-STEM majors through lenses of cultural sovereignty and sustainability, positioning research as ceremonial practice that bridges ancestral wisdom with contemporary computing education.

His 2019-2023 publications reveal a decisive shift from traditional mathematics education toward interdisciplinary scholarship centered on indigenous epistemologies. Key themes include decolonizing academic spaces, ancestral computing for environmental sustainability, and ceremonial research methodologies that transform computing education through indigenous mothering frameworks and basket-weaving knowledge systems.

No scientific awards were documented in available materials.

As principal investigator, Fleming secured National Science Foundation grants for Ancestral Computing for Sustainability (2019) and Refocused Intermediate Algebra (2005), plus OSSE funding for the Poetry in Rigor Program (2010). His leadership extends to chairing UDC's CAS Assessment and Budget Teams while mentoring emerging scholars through collaborative research projects focused on equity in STEM education.

He directs institutional initiatives including the CAS Fluid and Dynamic Series and leads multi-institutional research teams exploring indigenous knowledge integration in computing education, with recent collaborations spanning Native American Indian Studies Association networks and urban education consortia.