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Friendly Climate for Education The
Department is nationally recognized for its success in mentoring female
Ph.D. students. The cooperative climate we have established contributes
to the success of all students. In the 2000 National Doctoral Program
Survey conducted by the National Association of Graduate-Professional
Students, our department ranked first out of all mathematics graduate
programs included in the survey in nearly every category, including
"Overall Satisfaction". For more information please see the links below.
College Press Release
Warming the climate for women
Women in Graduate School
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What data or evidence tells us that this works? The
Department has also gained a well-deserved reputation for success with
female graduate students. For example, during 2005-2006 thirty-three of
our seventy-two graduate students (46 were women, when the national
average was 36 Also, 38of the Ph.D.s awarded by the Department from
1996 to 2005, and 40of those awarded from 2001 to 2005, went to women.
(The national average for the past ten years is under 30) In 1998, in
recognition of our outstanding success in mentoring female Ph.D.
students in the 1990's, the Department received a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring .
AMS Notices article
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Social Interaction Graduate
students at Nebraska have many opportunities for informal social
interaction with faculty and visitors. They are encouraged to attend
parties and receptions, and to accompany visiting speakers to dinner.
The Department hosts lunches in the Department lounge for female
visitors. All graduate students are invited to these lunches, which
often feature discussions about women in mathematics, time management,
and balancing careers against family needs.
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Reflection of the former Chair, Jim Lewis Job 1. We made it a priority to strengthen the graduate program, with an emphasis on recruiting women students. Focus on positive things.
We created cash awards for the outstanding first year student,
outstanding qualifying exam, outstanding GTA teacher. We provide funds
for students to travel to national meetings. A
supportive environment. We let students know that we believe they have
the potential to be successful and that we want them to succeed. Everyone benefited. By
focusing on the goal of being more successful at recruiting and
retaining female graduate students, we have, in fact, made our program
more successful for all students - male and female.
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Reflections from students "It
is the consistently supportive, encouraging environment that makes the
department a success in all its endeavors to promote women in
mathematics." "The
graduate school environment was incredibly supportive, due not only to
direct faculty support of students, but also to a strong sense of
community among the graduate students. Every graduate student in the
program benefits from it." "The
environment in the department was wonderful for both women and men.
Having a student body which resembles a random sampling of all people
contributed to the positive atmosphere." "I
have two children, and the faculty of the department has always been
flexible and understanding when designing my work schedules."
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