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Category Archives: bias
A Case for Pre-College Outreach
Historically, mathematicians never dealt with any students who were not legal adults. While now there has been an increase of math circles and (summer) math camps and math competitions (epsilon is greater than zero…), mathematicians working with and for those … Continue reading
Posted in attracting math majors, bias, math circles, mentoring, minorities in mathematics, outreach, tenure, women in math
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Submitting
Recently, I have been re-reading Michel Houellebecq’s 2015 novel Submission. It’s about a hedonistic literature professor who sleeps with his students, has the diet of a frat boy, and occasionally does “work” researching an obscure (at least, to me) 19th-century … Continue reading
Posted in bias, books, elections, math in the media, teaching evaluations, tenure, Uncategorized, work-life balance
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20 Questions–Job Interview, or First Date?
We are now in the peak of job season. Depending upon your branch, applications may have been due as early as October 1. Big deadlines are November 1, November 15, and December 1. Still, you should basically be done applying now—see … Continue reading
Posted in bias, conferences, interviewing, job search, joint math meetings
Tagged academic life, Conferences, interviews, job market, Joint Mathematics Meeting
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