Category Archives: graduate school

The mathjob market is bad. But what else is new? A 2020 retrospective

Posted on February 1, 2021 by Tian An

Let me start by saying that it’s no news to anyone that the pandemic has affected the academic job market. At the same time, it’s nice to have some data to back up that feeling of doom. Especially for someone … Continue reading →

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Building equity-minded online programs

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Brian Katz

Guest post by Justin Lanier and Marissa Kawehi Loving This article was written for the Early Career Section of the Notices of the American Mathematical Society. It will appear there in the January 2021 issue. We are sharing the article … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Autism, Ethnicity, and Equity

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Brian Katz

Guest Post by Michael Ortiz Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College I’m an associate professor of mathematics at Rio Grande College, a branch campus of Sul Ross State University consisting of three geographically separated units in the middle Rio … Continue reading →

Posted in ableism, equity, graduate school, implicit bias, inclusive pedagogy, intersectionality, introduction, latinx in math | 6 Comments

If you build it, they will come: the Math Alliance and the Field of Dreams conference

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Adriana Salerno

A few weeks ago I attended the 2017 Field of Dreams conference. This is the annual gathering of Scholars and Mentors of the Math Alliance. I wasn’t really aware of this group until about a year ago, when I heard … Continue reading →

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