Category Archives: tenure

A Case for Pre-College Outreach

Posted on July 13, 2020 by kthompson

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 →

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Submitting

Posted on December 15, 2019 by kthompson

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 →

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Talking Math Life with Christelle Vincent (now for something slightly different, part I)

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Beth Malmskog

Readers, I realize that you may be tired of hearing about my life.  I mean, PhD+Epsilon is about early-career mathematical life, but when I write, it’s usually about my life/career, which is only one of many options. Thus, this week … Continue reading →

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