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Dan Cranston

Richmond, VA

I'm an associate math professor at a fairly research intensive school.

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Choice of personal pronoun in single-author papers
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Face-saving way of asking whether audience is familiar with specific topic
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How to teach a class that I've never taken?
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Does one need to be affiliated with a university to publish papers?
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What are some ways to increase grading speed?
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Should I assume that attendees have read my papers when I give a talk?
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Life as a math professor
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Why are some sources cited twice in a bibliography, once with DOI and once with arXiv?
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What is exactly the role of a phd advisor?
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How to select a dissertation committee member wisely?
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How to approach American English vs. British English spelling in a paper?
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How to review a paper for originality?
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How should I choose which graduate programs to apply to for the PhD?
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Is it desirable to compliment a seminar speaker before asking a question?
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What's the best way to share my presentation slides online?
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How to introduce myself briefly in a get together for new faculty members?
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How does the ranking of a university relate to a future career in mathematics?
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I was rejected from my dream graduate school…what should I do?
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How to become well-known in the research community while being a PhD student
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Can I use contractions in my thesis?
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Advice/guidance when interviewing for a faculty or postdoc job via Skype or phone?
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What does “tenure” mean?
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How should a postdoc address senior research staff and faculty members in the USA?
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E-mail address to use in publications
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What makes securing faculty positions difficult?
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Graduate early with average GPA, or later with better GPA?
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Present math for non-mathematicians
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How much detail to include for an award listed on a CV
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What is the purpose of the weekly research meetings that advisers often have with their research group?
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How can one carry out a “Russian style” seminar?
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