*Concerns of Young Mathematicians*
                       Volume 2  Issue 13 
                         April 6, 1994
        
        An electronically distributed digest for discussions 
        of the issues of concern to mathematicians at the 
        beginning of their careers.


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Table of Contents
Item #    Title
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   1     Editor's Notes

   2     About the AAUP Blacklist 
               By Don Lewis

   3     Addition to the Grant Proposal Archive

   4    Closing Credits

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Item #1  

                         Editor's Notes:  

Greetings from the April editor of *Concerns of Young Mathematicians*.
In recent issues, there has been some discussion of the AAUP and its
"blacklist."  In this issue, we reproduce (with permission) some
comments from Don Lewis which were sent to one of the editorial board.
However, other than that, the submissions have been weak this week.

To the best of my knowledge, this is the first time a graduate student
(me) has served as the monthly editor, and I'd like to take advantage of
that situation to invite conversation about concerns of young
soon-to-be-mathematicians, i.e.  graduate students.

For example, this is a time of year when many graduate students are
anxiously awaiting replies to the reams of job applications they sent
out earlier in the year.  Are there things which you have learned in
the process that you are willing to pass on to next year's class?  Do
you have particular suggestions for humanizing the job search?

On a different note, many of you have jobs and are busy in the process
of trying to get published.  Are there things you wished you had
learned or done in grad school which might have made that process
easier?

Or, perhaps you have some comments about the state of graduate-level
mathematics education.

In asking these questions, I am only trying to prompt some discussion,
and not trying to steer it in one direction in exclusion of another.
Of course, we'll welcome any and all comments you may have about any
of the other topics we've been discussing, as well.  I look forward
to reading your comments.

Jeff Adams
adams@bright.uoregon.edu
April Editor, Concerns of Young Mathematicians
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Item #2  
          
                      About the AAUP Blacklist
                            By Don Lewis

[The following is an extract from a letter written by Don Lewis
to one of the YMN board members.  It is a followup to some of
the recent discussion in this forum on unethical hiring practices
by universities. -ed]


You will find a full desription of why an institution is put on the
AAUP blacklist  in the issue preceeding the annual meeting at which the
institution was voted to be placed on the list.

I think you miss the real role of AAUP.  From my perspective it is its
mediating role in resolving disputes.  It is best if this is done by
the local chapters leadership group, but if they are uninterested an
individual can contact the Washington office.  That office will at
least provide the individiual with guidance as to whether they have any
case  and if there is one how to begin to proceed.  Each University has
an internal grievance procedure which must be exhausted before the
National [chapter] will get actively involved.  But my experience is
that they will give advice from the start, although they prefer the
local [chapter] to do the initial work.

Don Lewis

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Item #3  Addition to the Grant Proposal Archive

Another grant proposal has been added to the YMN archive.  We 
are archiving grant proposals for the use of anyone who might 
want to look at other proposals while writing his or her own.
This requires that people donate their proposals (which can be
first be made anonymous, of course).  If you're willing to do
this, contact Curtis Bennett.

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Item #3  Closing Credits

The Young Mathematicians' Network is administered by:

Charles Yeomans          cyeomans@s.ms.uky.edu 
Mark Winstead            winstead@euclid.ucsd.edu 
Vic Perera               vperera@silver.ucs.indiana.edu 
Franklin Mendivil        mendivil@math.gatech.edu
Stephen Kennedy          kennedy@stolaf.edu
Kalin Godev              kalin@math.psu.edu 
Neil Calkin              calkin@math.gatech.edu 
Curtis Bennett           cbennet@andy.bgsu.edu 
Jeff Adams               adams@bright.uoregon.edu 
Edward Aboufadel         aboufade@scus1.ctstateu.edu 
Frank Arlinghaus         frank@math.ysu.edu 
Matt Hudelson            hudelson@math.washington.edu 
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