Information for Mathematics Department Leaders

• Headlines and Deadlines for Students
• Information Statements on the Culture of Research and Scholarship in Mathematics
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• Towards Excellence: Leading a Mathematics Department in the 21st Century
  • Chapter 20, How to conduct an External Review  
  • Chapter 21, Where to Find Data  
Chapters of particular interest:
• Excellence in Undergraduate Mathematics: Confronting Diverse Student Interests
  A three-year joint project of the Mathematicians and Education Reform Forum (MER) and AMS, funded by the National Science Foundation, structured around six inter-related national workshops together with on-going networking among the participating departments.
• AMS workshop for Chairs and leaders of Mathematics Departments, at the annual Joint Mathematics Meetings
• NAS Board on Mathematical Science Chair's Colloquium, held each November
• Mathematics: An overview of NSF research
• Mathematics Awareness Month
• Data on the mathematical sciences community:
  • Annual Survey of the Mathematical Sciences
  • CBMS, Dept. of Education, and other sources of data
  • Have a special data request? Contact the AMS survey staff
• Help with Hiring Faculty, see Employment Services
• What's going on in Math Departments at New Orleans Universities post-Katrina

Questions about AMS professional services should be directed to emp-info@ams.org