Rackham hosts many events to support all aspects of graduate student life. Please take advantage of this! If you click on the Rackham Events Calendar or the Sessions @UM page, for example, you will find a host of interesting events. Examples just in the next week alone include these: a program tomorrow about addressing unconscious…
Category: Social Justice
Rally in Support of GEO
While there is still much work to be done, University of Michigan GSIs enjoy some pretty good working conditions and benefits compared to peers elsewhere. This is because of the strength of our Union, the GEO. Don’t take this for granted! GEO starts bargaining tomorrow with the University. Come show your support at the GEO…
From your Math Librarian…transform wikipedia, travel safe abroad, publishing advice, and more
Samuel Hansen, our math librarian, has put together some great resources and opportunities for math graduate students. Check it out!
Upcoming AWM Events
QR Study Party Wednesday, 8/28at 5-7pm, room 3088 If you are studying for a QR exam, come study with other people! If you have already passed the QR exams, come share your knowledge/tips/encouragement! Snacks will be provided by AWM. This event is open to grad students of all genders in both pure and applied…
Panel TODAY on non-traditional career paths for mathematicians
Don’t forget: Thursday June 13 at 3:00pm, there will be a panel featuring LGBTQ individuals who followed nontraditional career paths after a mathematicsPhD. Everyone is invited! The tea/coffee/snack break preceding the panel is at 3:00pm in the Lower Atrium, and the panel itself is in the colloquium room, 1360 EH, at 3:30pm
LG&TBQ: a conference celebrating LGBTQ mathematicians in geometry, topology, and dynamics
You are invited to the conference “LG&TBQ: a conference celebrating LGBTQ mathematicians in geometry, topology, and dynamics” this week in East Hall. In particular, this Thursday June 13 at 3:00pm, there will be a panel featuring LGBTQ individuals who followed nontraditional career paths after a mathematics degree. Everyone is invited! The tea/coffee/snack break preceding the…
Want to teach math to kids in Harlem this summer?
BEAM (Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics) is an enrichment program for kids in New York and LA. They are still hiring teachers for their West Harlem campus to teach Math Team Strategies or Applied Math this summer. You’d be committing to 2-3 hours/day for 5 weeks and you’d be supporting some incredible students! If you’re…