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Recent Posts
- Gerrymandering and math in the era of state reform September 4, 2019
- Some fun and interesting summer reading: A brief history of the National Science Foundation August 14, 2019
- Addressing Threats and Vulnerabilities in Critical Interconnected Systems: Common Principles in Disease Outbreaks, Internet Malware, and Bank Failures July 16, 2019
- AMS Primer on Open Access June 25, 2019
- What is Congress up to, vis-à-vis the NSF? Money and Demography June 4, 2019
Category Archives: Higher Education
Voting Rights Data Institute for Students
Editor’s Notes: (1) Democracy counts on voters voting; please vote on November 6! (2) This post is written by three undergraduates who spent much of their summer working on gerrymandering. I invited them to share their experiences applying their … Continue reading
Posted in Broadening particpation in STEM, Higher Education, Redistricting
Tagged Redistricting
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It’s almost August — invite members of congress to visit your campus!
Your senators and representatives spend significant amounts of time in their home districts and are eager to meet constituents (you!) on the ground. One week per month and the entire month of August are “recess” for the US Senate and … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Congress, Graduate students, Higher Education
Tagged Government Relations, Mathematics
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Take action today!!! Petition to protect graduate students has June 1 deadline
SCROLL DOWN TO READ ABOUT & LINK TO THE PETITION, or use this Direct Link to PETITION (described below) Congress is currently working on a re-authorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA). This law, first enacted in 1965, is the basic … Continue reading
My AMS internship in the Washington, DC office
Editor’s Note: This is the second of two consecutively posted pieces by the AMS Office of Government Relations AY2017-18 student interns. As you will read, Eliot is an undergraduate at the University of Maryland. My name is Eliot Melder, and … Continue reading
Trump v. Hawaii, why should we care?
On the last day of oral arguments of the current term, April 25, the Supreme Court will examine President Trump’s third travel ban. Specifically, the justices will consider the validity of Presidential Proclamation 9645 (September 24, 2017), captioned “Enhancing Vetting … Continue reading
Posted in Higher Education, Immigration, International science, Supreme Court
Tagged higher education, immigration
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Tuesday tax update! Act today
The next step for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is that it will “go to conference” where the differences between the House and Senate versions will be reconciled. The result will then go to the President for his signature … Continue reading
The Tax Bill and Potential Impacts on Graduate Education and our Universities
The “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” was introduced last week in the House and is moving quickly through Congress. It contains several provisions that, if signed into law, would affect the AMS community. I will add something to this post … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Congress, Grassroots Leaders, Higher Education, Mathematicians, Uncategorized
Tagged Taxes
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Federal policies and our work at institutions of higher education
AMS President Ken Ribet has issued a statement about President Trump’s statement on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. He’s joined leaders of other science organizations (e.g., AAAS, APS) in making such a statement, and I am glad … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Higher Education, Immigration, Mathematicians
Tagged Congress, higher ed
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Promoting Diversity in the Mathematical Sciences
The AMS recently endorsed two bills that are part of Senator Mazie Hirono’s (Hawai’i) plan to promote women and minorities pursuing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions and careers. Companion bills were introduced in the House of Representatives by … Continue reading
Is there science in the House? Part I
In November of 2016, not only did we elect a new president, but many House and Senate seats were filled, some with incumbents, some with so-called Freshman. I always wonder about congressional members’ training and interests in science, so I … Continue reading
