Tag Archives: graduate students

On “Imposter Syndrome”

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Tom Gannon

Here’s how it happens: You’re in graduate school and were one of the best people in your major from your school. Honestly, that’s how you got into graduate school in the first place. You go in the first few weeks, you … Continue reading →

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How to Have a Great Math Staycation

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Alexi

Thanksgiving is this week and the holidays are right around the corner, which means most of us will be getting several weeks off from formal grad school requirements.  But the time off is good for much more than just plentiful eating, quality … Continue reading →

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CHAT-ing Our Way to a Better Community

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Sarah K. Salmon

Back in May, Alexander Diaz wrote about diversity in the mathematical community and gave some great advice on how to foster a more diverse community. In our mathematics department at CU, we are taking several steps toward that aim, and … Continue reading →

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On our path towards a more diverse mathematical community

Posted on May 15, 2015 by adiaz

As informed in an article published by the AMS [1], only 6% of mathematics PhD degrees conferred to U.S. citizens in 2013 were given to Hispanics, African-Americans, American-Indians and Native Hawaiian (more specifically 51 out of 857). Of those 857, … Continue reading →

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How I’m surviving my first year of grad school (and still enjoying it)

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Sarah K. Salmon

Starting grad school has been a bit of a roller coaster and everyone seems to say that the first year is the hardest. So far, I still enjoy showing up everyday so here is a list of advice I have … Continue reading →

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