Author Archives: Pamela E. Harris

Requesting Letters of Recommendation

Posted on 09/27/2018 by Pamela E. Harris

By Dr. Jennifer Austin What to do well before requesting letters of recommendation Change can be challenging for anyone and the transition in moving beyond an undergraduate career can be arduous for many. You can make this time easier by … Continue reading →

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Mathematics (Combinatorics) the Colombian Way: ECCO 2018

Posted on 06/22/2018 by Pamela E. Harris

By Andrés R. Vindas Meléndez, graduate student at the University of Kentucky “How do you do mathematics the Colombian way?”  This was the question posed by Federico Ardila at the end of the first week of the 6thEncuentro Colombiano de Combinatoria … Continue reading →

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Reflections of a first year postdoc

Posted on 06/08/2018 by Pamela E. Harris

By Luis Sordo Vieira I recently heard Dr. Rochelle Gutierrez talk on “Rehumanizing mathematics: A vision for the future” at IPAM during the Latinxs in Math conference. So before I begin on my reflections, I want to include a picture of me, … Continue reading →

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Ode to a Great Mentor

Posted on 04/02/2018 by Pamela E. Harris

By Alicia Prieto Langarica I was incredibly excited when I was asked to contribute to this great blog that I have been reading for a while now. I have learned a lot reading this and other AMS blogs, and the … Continue reading →

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The Four Parts of No

Posted on 06/22/2017 by Pamela E. Harris

By Courtney R. Gibbons, Hamilton College I’m sure you, like me, have way too much going on.  And I’m sure you, like me, are asked to take on even more.  Some of these projects are fun.  Some of them align with … Continue reading →

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Guide to Lit Searching for the Disinclined

Posted on 06/08/2017 by Pamela E. Harris

By Chad Topaz, Williams College and May Mei, Denison University Summer is upon us, which means it’s time for sunglasses, sandcastles, and student research. Every summer, we find ourselves explaining to students how to do a literature review. Prompted by … Continue reading →

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Actively Embracing Mentoring

Posted on 01/27/2017 by Pamela E. Harris

In December 28, 2016 former President Obama’s Presidential Proclamation declared January National Mentoring Month. In this document he stated: “Nobody succeeds on their own: each young person’s strength and resilience is fostered by those who have taught them they can … Continue reading →

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New year, same goal: more research

Posted on 03/01/2016 by Pamela E. Harris

I began the academic year with a renewed hope that this year would be different: that I would be smarter in how I allocated my time so as to focus on research and that I would be steadfast in my … Continue reading →

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Building a Research Army

Posted on 10/15/2015 by Pamela E. Harris

I am what the math community calls a young mathematician (although my grey hair disagrees wholeheartedly!) and I am often looking for new and interesting math to work on. Last calendar year was particularly fruitful in this endeavor, as I … Continue reading →

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