A common component for being able to acquire a Masters or Doctorate Degree is dissertation writing. This requirement has struck fear in many hearts of students of advanced academic degrees because ...

There’s not much good to find in a destructive pandemic, but here’s one potentially positive outcome: Covid-19 may bring graduate schools to a long-needed reckoning with the dissertation requirement.

Being a student of law requires lots of studying, engaging in rigorous practices and a lengthy assignment at the end. All this takes a lot of struggle and time to get a hold of. But the most important ...

Katie Shives is a PhD candidate in Microbiology at the University of Colorado. Her writing can be found on her portfolio site, kdshives.com. Anyone pursuing a graduate degree has experienced the ...

The transition from structured classroom work and research to writing a dissertation can cause graduate students to feel isolated, like they’re writing in a vacuum. To help them feel more grounded, ...

Writing a dissertation is a monumental task that requires careful planning, dedication, and meticulous attention to detail. Yet, many students encounter common pitfalls that can significantly hinder ...

Do you think you could summarize an 80,000-word dissertation in just 300 words? That’s the premise of the Three Minute Thesis (3MT™) competition, an event developed by the University of Queensland ...

Do you have any suggestions for motivating graduate students to meet their dissertation-writing deadlines? I'm working with several bright and energetic students, but they all have difficulty meeting ...

Once you have passed your comprehensive exams, the time has come for you to complete the dissertation proposal. In this memo, I give you some of my thoughts on ways to approach the proposal. Also, I ...