Some day as a math major you will graduate. It is very useful to prepare. If you are not sure yet which way you'll go -- try to be prepared for different paths. At least prepare consistent with some path.

Taking appropriate courses is not something you can do at the last minute. For general advice about career-appropriate math courses, click here. Also take full advantage of the math department advising staff.

Graduate school is one option. It is especially critical to take the courses which will give you the background to succeed, and the credentials to be admitted and to get financial support. Again, for appropriate course advice, click here.

NOTE!!! Many graduate students in mathematics and the sciences are given financial support by their schools, by some combination of teaching assistantship, research assistantship and fellowship.

You might also go directly to productive work in the "real world". This is a more varied, complex and changing set of possibilities. We hope some of our links to career resources may be useful.

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  • The Unitary Dual

    Speaker: Jeffrey Adams (University of Maryland) - https://math.umd.edu/~jda/

    When: Wed, September 17, 2025 - 3:15pm
    Where: Kirwan Hall 3206
  • Common divisors of binomial coefficients and invariable generation of finite simple groups

    Speaker: John Shareshian (Washington University ) - https://math.wustl.edu/people/john-shareshian

    When: Wed, September 24, 2025 - 3:15pm
    Where: Kirwan Hall 3206
  • Artificial Intelligence: Thinking, fast and slow

    Speaker: Jim Yorke (University of Maryland) - https://www-math.umd.edu/people/faculty/item/528-yorke.html

    When: Wed, October 1, 2025 - 3:15pm
    Where: Kirwan Hall 3206
  • From simple groups to symmetries of surfaces

    Speaker: Rachel Skipper (University of Utah) -

    When: Wed, October 8, 2025 - 3:15pm
    Where: Kirwan Hall 3206
  • Landscapes of harmonic maps (cancelled)

    Speaker: Antoine Song (Caltech) - https://www.pma.caltech.edu/people/antoine-song

    When: Wed, December 3, 2025 - 3:15pm
    Where: Kirwan Hall 3206
  • Ioana (TBA)

    Speaker: Adrian Ioana (University of California, San Diego) - https://mathweb.ucsd.edu/~aioana/

    When: Wed, February 4, 2026 - 3:15pm
    Where: Kirwan Hall 3206
  • Francois Golse (Douglis Lecture)

    When: Wed, February 11, 2026 - 3:15pm
    Where:
  • (Kedlaya) TBA

    Speaker: Kiran Kedlaya (University of California San Diego) - https://kskedlaya.org/

    When: Wed, February 25, 2026 - 3:15pm
    Where: Kirwan Hall 3206
  • Aziz Lecture (Dr. Jose Carillo, Oxford University)

    When: Wed, March 11, 2026 - 3:15pm
    Where:
  • Mahan Mj (TBA)

    Speaker: Mahan Mj (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research) - https://mathweb.tifr.res.in/~mahan/

    When: Wed, April 8, 2026 - 3:15pm
    Where: Kirwan Hall 3206
  • (Wenzl) TBA

    Speaker: Hans Wenzl (University of California at San Diego) - https://mathweb.ucsd.edu/~hwenzl/

    When: Wed, April 29, 2026 - 3:15pm
    Where: Kirwan Hall 3206