Category Archives: Leadership

A Conversation with the founders of Gxrls in STEM magazine

Posted on 03/17/2021 by Pamela E. Harris

By Julianne Vega Last year I had the pleasure of meeting Avani Ahuja and Layla Dawit, two young women that started Gxrls in STEM, a magazine written for and by female and non-binary high school students.  I read about their impressive … Continue reading →

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Networking to get the most out of the Virtual Joint Mathematics Meetings

Posted on 01/05/2021 by Pamela E. Harris

By Pamela E. Harris and Abbe Herzig In addition to sharing our mathematical work, the Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM) provide a valuable opportunity to network with other mathematicians. Networking allows you to learn about other people and what they are … Continue reading →

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Gotta catch ’em all, URM!

Posted on 12/18/2019 by Pamela E. Harris

By Carrie Diaz Eaton and Pamela E. Harris We received the same email: Tuesday, Dec 17, 1:37 PM and Tuesday, Dec 17, 1:42 PM. No time to personalize the email. Simply change last names. After all, any one will do, … Continue reading →

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The importance of leadership skills

Posted on 01/09/2018 by erikacamacho

Leadership training in academia and in particular in mathematics is something we don’t tend to discuss or think about that much until we are about to take on a leadership academic position and wished we could have had some formal … Continue reading →

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