Enterprising universities are trying to bring doctoral students back to school, but this time with the scaffolding and ...

The Department of Sociology at Western Michigan University follows all of the Graduate College policies regarding the doctoral dissertation procedures. The doctoral dissertation: Is an unpublished ...

Doctoral students at the University of Colorado are finding dissertation salvation through a support group offered by Counseling and Psychological Services. A version of the session has been available ...

We understand that completing your final research project is both an exciting and a demanding process. In order to make this process as smooth as possible, please review this Plan I Student Checklist ...

From initial research and writing to revision, defence and award, the journey to completing a PhD is often described as a marathon. Here, academics offer their insight on each step towards producing ...

At the beginning of my dissertation journey, I didn’t have a clear plan. I was eager to start as soon as possible, and this led to disorganised writing and a lack of focus. To avoid this mistake, ...

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 ...

For the third time in the past decade, a Brandeis doctoral dissertation has been judged the best in the nation by The Society of American Historians. Noelani Arista, an Irving and Rose Crown Fellow ...

Earning a doctorate takes several years of classes and seminars, with a massive research paper—the dissertation—as the final hurdle. For some students, the enormity of it can be overwhelming. A team ...