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Community is part of the graduate toolkit

Math graduate students build a peer network around difficult questions. Published in Alumni Digest as verified reporting from the University of Waterloo.

Math graduate students build a peer network around difficult questions.

Alumni Digest editorial deskJuly 9, 20262 min read
In the September issue
Community is part of the graduate toolkit
How Building Community Gives Grad Students an “EDGE” Photo: University of Waterloo / original source page. Source image retained for editorial review; rights clearance is still required before any broader reuse.

The context

Where the work begins

The EDGE for Women program is a one-month intensive that provides mentorship and training to women and gender-minority students at the beginning of their PhDs.

The takeaway

What follows

The official Waterloo report places this work in math / graduate life. It is a source-linked brief for alumni readers; the source page remains the authority for names, dates and outcomes.

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