Community Building

All graduate students and postdocs in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics are represented by the Graduate Student Association for Mathematics and Statistics (GSAMS). Through a council of executive members, it advocates academic and administrative issues for its members, and supports its members through organized social events.

International Student Services supports the growth, progress, and success of international students at McGill, and aims to ease their transition to a new school, a new home and a new country.

This is a group of students and staff from the Math and Stats department who want to learn about issues of equity, diversity and inclusion in the mathematical sciences, in education, and beyond. Various activities are offered: a reading group, workshops, etc. You may join the mailing list here (you will need to have McGill's VPN or be on campus), or email rosalie.belanger-rioux [at] mcgill.ca to stay up-to-date on events.

This is a group of students and staff from the Math and Stats department who meet every other week to discuss issues of teaching and pedagogy in the mathematical sciences and related fields. Everyone is welcome, including people who have never taught and people who are not currently teaching. You may join the mailing list here (you will need to have McGill's VPN or be on campus), or email rosalie.belanger-rioux [at] mcgill.ca (Rosalie Bélanger-Rioux) to stay up-to-date on events.

Math Pedagogy Discussion Group Website

The Directed Reading Program, or DRP, is a program which pairs undergraduate students interested in research with graduate students in the appropriate field. The purpose of the program is to give undergraduate students an opportunity to connect with graduate students who can give them a taste for graduate level research projects and reading assignments, as well as give them advice for their transition from undergrad to grad school.

Queer McGill (QM) is a service available through the Student Society of McGill University (SSMU), and is a social, political, and informational support service provided by queer students for queer students. QM hosts events (i.e. weekly board game nights to workshops about queer-related issues) and provides resources (i.e. books and literature as well as safer sex supplies).

The Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) is an international society of supporters (women and men!) of women in math. The AWM offers several programs, events, funding opportunities, and resources.

McWiCSs seeks to cultivate a warm, open-minded community of techies dedicated to supporting and encouraging women and non-binary people in computer science.

Facebook Community Group

team [at] mcwics.com (McGill Women in Computer Science Email)

The Women in Physics committee at McGill is a group of students and faculty members who are passionate about issues faced by women and other minority groups in physics.

Women in Physics Facebook page

Spectra is an association for LGBTQ+ mathematicians and their allies, arising from a need for recognition and community for Gender and Sexual Minority mathematicians.

McGIll’s First People’s House strives to provide a “home away from home” for First Nations, Inuit and Métis students at McGill University. It is a resource, residence, gathering place, and community.

McGill has prepared a list of resources specific to Anti-Black Racism. This includes self-care resources for Black members of our community, as well as educational resources for those who want to learn more about these issues, and what we can do to address them on a personal level.

The Black Students’ Network (BSN) is a service provided through the Student Society of McGill University (SSMU), and is available to all McGill students who are interested in the affairs of Black students and those of the larger African Diaspora. We host a range of social and political events by and for Black Students, in addition to hosting discussions and providing mentoring and resources.

Check them out on Instagram and Facebook.

STEMM Diversity at McGill is a student-driven initiative whose goal is to break the barriers that impede undergraduate and graduate students in under-represented groups within STEMM. They have a mentorship program, a colouring book, video interviews, resources, and ways to get involved.

The McGill Students’ Chapter for Scientista is an organization empowering and advocating for women and other underrepresented genders in STEM. They host a yearly symposium, a mentorship program, and other events.