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Category: Dissertations
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In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I am an ABD graduate student at a top-50 currently visiting a top program. I have three professors on my dissertation committee: two at my home institution and my sponsoring professor from the institution I'm visiting. All have offered to write me letters…
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A reader writes in by email: What's the purpose of a dissertation introduction? In one way, the answer is obvious. It is to introduce the dissertation. But how might one do that well? Is the purpose to (1) clearly state the claims and conclusions of the dissertation, (2) summarize the core arguments of the dissertation…
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In our new "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I'm currently writing a dissertation on a niche topic (in a popular AOS but the specific topic is underexplored). I am finding it a bit difficult to get work on the dissertation published (as I was helpfully warned about by my dissertation committee).…
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In our most recent "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: How are 'collected/published papers' dissertations perceived on the academic job market, whether for postdocs or TT jobs? The trend toward "collected papers" option for dissertations appears to have started way back in the early 2000s when I was a grad student. When…