Katie Shives is a PhD candidate in Microbiology at the University of Colorado. During her free time she writes about microbiology-related topics at microbematters.org, kdshives.com, and on Twitter ...

In the wake of 2020, responding to changes in the world and in academic job markets, Brandeis’s English faculty decided to change the structure and requirements of their PhD program. Among these ...

For sixth-year English PhD student Yi He, teaching and learning are intertwined. For her dissertation, not only is she writing a series of essays about her research topic, Puritan media; she’s also ...

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The dissertation proposal and the specialty exam serve different purposes and should be viewed as separate activities, even though often executed concurrently. The dissertation proposal marks the ...

Writing a dissertation is a grueling process that does not just require academic prowess, an excellent writing style and mastery of a very specific area of knowledge. It also demands discipline (in ...

Being in lockdown has been a difficult situation for everyone, however I have found it additionally difficult because I have also had to complete a dissertation project. Like many other students, I ...

The desire to quantify and assess our children has dominated educational thinking over the past 20 years. IQ and base line tests rank students in a hierarchy of intelligence, while public examinations ...

Yuti Gao's (Biological Anthropology, PhD Candidate) dissertation project on primate microbiomes selected for Studio Lab. Through this program, she will mentor two undergraduates in bioinformatics for ...

Here are some perspectives from different professors across the College of Arts & Sciences: Writing an honors thesis is an opportunity to make your own education. To pursue an idea or interest that ...