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Category Archives: Graduate School
Good Practices for a Marketable Future in the Mathematical Sciences
A few weeks ago, I attended an IMA workshop on careers in mathematics and talked to graduate students and postdocs about this topic. The conversation focused on what actions to take as a graduate student that can be helpful in … Continue reading
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The intersection of motherhood and graduate school: the good, the bad, and the cute babies
The conversation of balancing work and life is not new to the mathematics community. Moreover, the question of how to balance raising a family while (fill in the blank with any step in an academic’s career path) has received much … Continue reading
Young Mathematicians and the Challenges of Writing
One of the biggest challenges for many young mathematicians is creating work they feel worthy of sharing with the world. This feeling transcends well beyond the mathematical community and is quite prevalent in many fields. How does one deal with … Continue reading
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Cultural Obstructions in Mathematics
Cultural obstructions to careers in mathematics are myriad and significant. The myth of meritocracy is long debunked in social theory and education research, however its legacy persists. This post goes out to those mathematicians who feel pressured out of mathematics … Continue reading
Math Talk: Preparing Your Conference Presentation
If you are a typical reader of this blog, then you recently wrapped up your finals week and then dutifully made a summer plan. And then came the summer. Your plan may have involved working on a manuscript, preparing for … Continue reading
Posted in General, Graduate School, postdocs
Tagged conferences, links, planning, presentations
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Switch up your research routine!
If you’ve ever worked out, you know that your body can get comfortable doing a particular exercise and then no longer feel challenged. In order for you to continue to transform your physique and train other muscles, you have to … Continue reading
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Why You Need a Summer Plan
The AMS e-mentoring blog has already celebrated the finals week with Dagan Karp’s tips. If you are an instructor, this will mean that you have a few hours (or days) of intense grading work, and then the semester is over. … Continue reading
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Tagged planning, productivity, time management
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The Fundamental Principle of Productivity: What they DON’T teach you in graduate school
A long time ago … I was an enthusiastic graduate student in mathematics. I had finally figured out that mathematics was what I would be doing with myself. I would continue to learn more mathematics and I would finally be … Continue reading
Posted in General, Going to graduate school, Graduate School, postdocs, Tenure
Tagged productivity, time management
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What can I expect during my first year of a Ph.D. program?
I wanted to write directly to those students who are about to start graduate school in the fall and to those who are in their first year of graduate work. The transition to graduate school involves so many changes at … Continue reading
Posted in Going to graduate school, Graduate School
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Appalled by Quals? Five steps to Passing your Qualifying Exams!
Studying for and passing qualifying exams is undoubtedly one of the most difficult aspects of graduate school. The difference between getting a masters or PhD can rest on your ability to solve a select group of mathematical problems. Having gone … Continue reading
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