Category Archives: General

By Brian Simanek When it comes time to sign up for classes, I always wonder if I should continue to focus on taking classes most relevant to my research or if I should take some time and learn some advanced … Continue reading →

by Branden Stone As a graduate student, a lot of my time is spent on solving problems, but not much time is devoted to the writing of mathematics. This is an important subject; especially if you wish for others to … Continue reading →

By Diana Davis When I got to graduate school, one of the strangest things was all of the crazy ways that my fellow students were taking notes. I had never seen such notes! In my undergrad classes at Williams, everyone … Continue reading →

Guest post by Angelita Williams, who writes on the topics of online college courses. As any graduate student knows, the world of academia is an insular and somewhat bizarre one. We don’t dress up, we sleep at odd hours, and our meals, … Continue reading →

by Diana Davis One question I have considered since becoming a graduate student is the decision whether to be what I would term a “college student” or a “real adult.” For my first year in grad school, I was a … Continue reading →