Recent Announcements

TLC Equity-Minded Mentoring Course & Certificate Program 2026

GRAD 213: Equity-Minded Mentoring in Higher Education (New Course)

Winter Quarter 2026 | 2 units

5 Online Sessions | Bi-weekly

9:30 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. PST | Zoom

Instructors: Roxanna Villalobos, Ph.D. & Kendra Dority, Ph.D. 

Teaching & Learning Center (TLC)

Call for Applications

Are you a graduate student or postdoc scholar in a STEM or Social Sciences field who is interested in refining your mentorship skills to build inclusive, supportive research and learning environments? The Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) invites you to participate in our Equity-Minded Mentoring Course & Certificate Program 2026. 

All interested grads and postdocs in STEM or Social Science disciplines are invited to apply to the program. Equity-Minded Mentoring will now be offered as a 2-unit online synchronous course in Winter 2026: GRAD 213 - Equity-Minded Mentoring in Higher Education.

• If accepted into the program, graduate students will receive an enrollment code and may enroll in GRAD 213 for course credit. 

• Accepted postdocs may audit GRAD 213 and receive a professional development certificate upon successful completion of course requirements. 

All participants are required to attend all five synchronous online course sessions via Zoom: 

• January 13 (Week 2) 

• January 27(Week 4)

• February 10 (Week 6) 

• February 24 (Week 8)

• March 10 (Week 10) 

Throughout the course, you and your colleagues will meet bi-weekly (a total of 5 sessions) during the winter quarter to explore and practice evidence-based strategies that have been shown to support historically marginalized students in research settings, particularly those from racially minoritized groups. These strategies include: 

• Establishing clear expectations for the mentoring relationship;

• Effectively communicating while considering how different life experiences, identities, and positions of power shape participation and experiences in STEM and Social Sciences fields;

• Promoting students’ sense of belonging and professional identities.
  
  

In between our bi-weekly meetings, you will have the opportunity to engage with recent literature on equitable mentoring, draft your own mentoring philosophy statements, and engage in thoughtful peer review of your colleagues’ mentoring statements.  

Join us if you’d like to be part of a new generation of researchers committed to changing research culture through equity-minded mentoring!

Please submit your application by Friday, November 14, 2025, by 11:59 pm to participate. The program is open to graduate students and postdocs from STEM and Social Sciences disciplines. The TLC will notify participants of acceptance by Wednesday, November 26, 2025. Accepted graduate students will receive an enrollment code from the instructor (Roxanna Villalobos) via email with their acceptance confirmation.

Post 10/21/25

Call for Summer 2026 Instructors

We are beginning the planning process for Summer Session 2026. Our department's plan must be submitted to Summer Session by November 21, 2025. We are collecting teaching interest and graduate student GSI Applications now to meet this deadline. 

Please complete the Summer 2026 Call for Summer Session Instructors by November 1, 2025. 

Form Link: https://forms.gle/8hAVj6xshQ41vCmH8

Deadlines

• Interest Form due: November 1st, 2025

• Department Plan to Summer Session due: November 21, 2025

• New or Modified Course Proposals to CCI: January 5, 2025

Tentative Course Offerings - Summer 2026

These lists do not include courses with dedicated instructors, such as online calculus or new course proposals. 

10 Week Session (June 22 – August 28, 2026)

• MATH 105A — Real Analysis

• MATH 117 — Adv Linear Algebra

Summer Session 1 (June 22 – July 24, 2026)

• MATH 003 — Precalculus (Online)

• MATH 011A — Calculus with Apps (Online)

• MATH 011B — Calculus with Apps (Online)

• MATH 021 — Linear Algebra (Online)

• MATH 103A — Complex Analysis

• MATH 115 — Graph Theory

Summer Session 2 (July 27 – August 28, 2026)

• MATH 003 — Precalculus (Online)

• MATH 011A — Calculus with Apps (Online)

• MATH 011B — Calculus with Apps (Online)

• MATH 021 — Linear Algebra (Online)

• MATH 021 — Linear Algebra (Online, Two Offerings)

• MATH 022 — Calc of Several Var

• MATH 024 — Ordinary Diff Equas (Online)

• MATH 100 — Intr Proof/Prb Solv

• MATH 110 — Intro Number Theory

• MATH 134 — Cryptography

Graduate Student Instructor Eligibility

Graduate students who wish to be considered as a Summer GSI must:

• Have Advanced to Candidacy

• Have served as a TA at least three times

• Receive their faculty advisor approval / support to teach during summer session. 

GSI's will be supervised by a faculty mentor. This is different from a student's faculty research advisor. The faculty mentor will provide instructional oversight for the GSI’s summer course.

Question may be directed to lyss@ucsc.edu

Posted 10/20/25

Call for TLC Graduate Pedagogy Fellows 2025-2026

To apply to the Graduate Pedagogy Fellows program, prepare and submit the Letter of Interest and CV as described in the GPF 2025-2026 Call for Applications and apply by completing the MATH TLC Graduate Pedagogy Fellowship Application Form by November 7th. 

The Teaching & Learning Center (TLC) invites applications for the Graduate Pedagogy Fellows program, which supports the development of peer leaders in higher education pedagogy, focusing on the significance of the Teaching Assistant (TA) role in supporting equitable outcomes in student learning.

TLC Graduate Pedagogy Fellows are known for:

• advancing a more equitable culture of teaching and learning on our campus,

• creating more robust resources and support systems for fellow educators in their teaching fields, and

• strengthening their own professional development in teaching and peer mentoring.

Program Details

In Winter 2026, Fellows participate in a 10-week course hosted by the TLC. The course meets weekly on Thursdays from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. (Pacific Time).

• The Winter course will be held in-person in the TLC’s teaching space in the McHenry Library.

• There will be a remote attendance option for grads who indicate accessibility needs.

• Participants will engage in asynchronous activities between sessions.

In Spring 2026, Fellows collaborate with each other, the TLC, and their home departments/academic divisions to develop and contribute to a teaching-related project intended to support fellow educators in practicing context-specific, equity-focused teaching. 

• Depending on how the structures of discipline-specific TA professional development change in response to budget constraints, these projects may include (re)designing a pedagogy course or workshop series; developing resources for TAs; and more.

• In Spring 2026, Fellows participate in two peer workshops, two individual meetings with a TLC mentor, and showcase their teaching projects at the end of the term. The exact timing and modality of each commitment will be determined based on the Fellows’ Spring schedules and announced at the start of the quarter.

Fellowship Award & Recognition

• Each selected Fellow receives a $2,000 fellowship award.

• Upon completing the program, each Fellow receives a professional development certificate issued by TLC to indicate their leadership in utilizing and promoting effective and equitable teaching strategies in higher education classrooms.

• Fellows gain recognition from their academic departments for their leadership as they contribute to a teaching-related project with wider impact and as they become more competitively eligible for future department/division leadership positions.

How to Apply

The Mathematics department is accepting applications from interested graduate students and will select one candidate to be considered for the 2025-2026 cohort of Graduate Pedagogy Fellows. TLC will select 15 Fellows from a group of departmental nominees. All interested graduate students are encouraged to apply to their departments for consideration. 

To apply to the Graduate Pedagogy Fellows program, prepare and submit the Letter of Interest and CV as described in the GPF 2025-2026 Call for Applications and apply by completing the MATH TLC Graduate Pedagogy Fellowship Application Form by November 7th. 

Mathematics Internal Timeline:

• October 14th, Call Sent. Apply here: https://forms.gle/EiTyoGuyVPYF8Nfb6 

• November 7th, Application form closes.

• November 10th, MATH selects the applicant to nominate and notifies them that they are selected. Student asks for the letter of recommendation.

• November 21st, nomination submission to TLC

For more information about the program, please visit: https://tlc.ucsc.edu/get-involved/join/graduate-pedagogy-fellows/ 

Posted 10/14/25

Call for SLMath Summer Schools 2026 

Apply for SLMath Summer Schools by submitting the SLMath Application Form. 

Form closes November 21st, 2025. 

Some information regarding selection and funding:

• The Mathematics Department will nominate all students that apply provided they have endorsement from their faculty adviser to attend. 

• Only one student from any given institution will be funded by SLMath to attend each school outside of the Bay Area. 

• If a Bay Area summer school is oversubscribed, only one student per institution may be funded by SLMath. 

• SLMath will select up to 4 applicants with funding from our institution. More applicants may be selected to participate until schools are full without funding. 

• Students accepted to an SLMath Summer School who do not receive funding from SLMath can request funding from the department. 

For more information, see: SLMath Summer Schools 

Posted 9/24/25

Independent Study and Thesis Research Class Numbers

This year enrollment in independent study and thesis research will be self service using the spreadsheet attached**. Permission numbers are required on October 4th.

**For the link to the sheet containing the class numbers, please find the email in your inbox with subject line "{MathGrads} [Enrollment] Independent Study and Thesis Research Class Numbers". 

Please check in with your faculty before enrolling, and double-check you are enrolling in the correct course. 

• MATH 297: Independent Study 

• MATH 299: Thesis Research 

• MATH 298: Thesis Research for Masters Students

Minimum full-time enrollment is 10 units; Enroll in the 10-unit version if this is your only course for the quarter. Enroll in the 5-unit version if you are also enrolling in other courses for the quarter.

After the last date to enroll, faculty will be provided a list of those enrolled in their independent study and thesis research courses.

Posted 9/11/25

Take the Graduate Coursework Survey

This survey is used to decide on courses that should be offered during the AY 2026-2027 academic year. Please complete it and indicate which classes you'd like to see offered! Survey responses will be used to plan AY 2026-2027 curriculum in November. 

Posted 9/15/2025

2026-2027 UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Call Date: August 25, 2025 at 12:10:50 PM PDT

THE PROGRAM. The University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program offers postdoctoral research fellowships, professional development and faculty mentoring to outstanding scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service will advance the research excellence and public service missions of the University of California. Contributions may include leadership activities or public service towards increasing access to higher education and pursuit of academic careers. Examples may include research focusing on underserved populations. The program is seeking applicants with the potential to bring to their academic and research careers the perspective that comes from their own educational background or their understanding of the experiences of groups historically underrepresented in higher education in the United States.

AWARDS AND APPOINTMENTS. Fellowships are awarded for research conducted at any one of the University of California’s ten campuses. The award includes a salary starting at approximately $69,073 depending on field and experience, benefits including health insurance and paid vacation/sick leave, and up to $5,000 for research-related and program travel expenses. Each award is for a minimum of 12 months and may be renewable for an additional term upon demonstration of academic/research productivity.

ELIGIBILITY. Applicants must receive a Ph.D. or terminal degree from an accredited university before the start of their fellowship. Successful applicants must present documents demonstrating that they are legally authorized to work in the United States. Individuals granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program are encouraged to apply. All scholars interested in conducting postdoctoral research at any UC campus and pursuing an academic career at the UC are invited to apply.

APPLICATION. Apply online at: ppfpapply.ucop.edu

DEADLINE: November 1, 2025

More information:

President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

University of California

visit online: ppfp.ucop.edu/info/

email: ppfpinfo@ucop.edu

University Partnerships for Faculty Development

Partner Programs with Partner Programs with Cal-Bridge, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Maryland, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, New York University, Virginia Tech, UC Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Programs, and the UC National Labs.  Please visit:  https://ppfp.ucop.edu/info/how-to-apply/

Posted 8/25/2025

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