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 ...

Do you know what one of the most crucial aspects of a startup is? It’s a pitch for future investors where you explain all the benefits of your idea and the reasons it will work. A dissertation ...

This workshop is an interdisciplinary link between course work and independent research. It offers structure and support as you find your own voice as a scholar and researcher. During this workshop, ...

"I've been taken aback at what passes for a dissertation proposal around here," a newly arrived colleague at a major research institution confided, lamenting the brevity and tentativeness of the ...

Students should begin to think about possible dissertation topics early on in their doctoral career. Keep a file of topics on which you imagine yourself writing. Over the years of course work and ...

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Back in the old days, a prospective academic author could submit a manuscript —sometimes even a barely reworked dissertation — and book editors would consider it for publication. Now, even if you’ve ...

Katy Meyers is an Anthropology PhD Student at Michigan State University and a founding editor of GradHacker. You can follow her on twitter at @bonesdonotlie. "Any change, even a change for the better, ...

On a recent August morning on the seventh floor of the Merchandise Mart, 20 advanced graduate students sat in what must have been the quietest room in the entire city of Chicago. Except for the ...