Category Archives: women in math

Join My GA Math Book Club

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Beth Malmskog

Reading is a vice for me—I can lose hours, nights of sleep, whole weekends in novels. Often I read non-fiction to keep from getting so  sucked in, and mostly that means general audience (GA) math. Everyone who has read many … Continue reading →

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Collaboration, Bias, and Tenure

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Beth Malmskog

I was pretty bummed to read this New York Times article about the prospects for women seeking tenure in Economics. In case you don’t have time to read it all right now: in recent study, Economist Heather Sarsons found that … Continue reading →

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I’ve got my mindset on you, growth.

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Beth Malmskog

Last week Sara brought up growth mindset as an important part of talking to students dealing math anxiety and insecurity. When I first heard the phrase a few months ago, I thought it was maybe some hokey visualization mantra for … Continue reading →

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