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Two Philosophy Students Among New Newcombe Fellows
The Institute for Citizens & Scholars has announced the recipients of its 2023-24 Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships. Two philosophy PhD students are among the winners. (more…)
Virtual Dissertation Writing Groups
Virtual Dissertation Writing Groups
Virtual Dissertation Writing Groups
Virtual Dissertation Writing Groups
Joshua Smart (Southern Illinois University—Edwardsville) is once again organizing virtual dissertation writing groups. (more…)
Virtual Dissertation Groups for Spring 2021
Once again, Joshua Smart is organizing workshopping groups for philosophy graduate students currently writing dissertations. (more…)
Virtual Dissertation Writing Groups
The following is an announcement from Joshua Smart (Ohio State University) regarding virtual dissertation groups (VDG) for philosophy graduate students. (more…)
Virtual Dissertation Writing Groups
The following is an announcement from Joshua Smart (Ohio State University) regarding virtual dissertation groups (VDG) for philosophy graduate students.
Virtual Dissertation Writing Groups
The following is an announcement from Joshua Smart (Ohio State University) regarding virtual dissertation groups (VDG).
Seven Principles of Humane PhD Advising (guest post by Eric Schwitzgebel)
The following is a guest post* by Eric Schwitzgebel (University of California, Riverside). It originally appeared at his blog, The Splintered Mind.
Virtual Dissertation Writing Groups
Once again, Joshua Smart (Ohio State) is organizing virtual dissertation writing groups for philosophy Ph.D. students. (more…)
Virtual Dissertation-Writing Groups for Philosophy Grad Students
Once again, Joshua Smart (Ohio State) is organizing virtual writing groups for philosophy students working on their dissertations. (more…)
Should PhD Students Embargo Their Dissertations?
Most universities offer PhD students the option to embargo their dissertations, usually for up to two years. During the embargo, access to the official dissertation is restricted. Its content is not placed online, and if someone wanted to read it, they would likely have to go to the library of the university at which the degree was earned and view the hard copy whil..
Virtual Dissertation Writing Groups
Joshua Smart (Oklahoma) is once again organizing virtual writing groups for those working on dissertations in philosophy. (more…)
Virtual Dissertation Writers Groups for Philosophy PhD Students
Once again, Joshua Smart, a graduate student at the University of Missouri and instructor at Christopher Newport University, is organizing virtual dissertation writers groups for philosophy PhD students. (more…)
Virtual Dissertation Groups
Working on a dissertation? The latest round of the Virtual Dissertation Groups, organized by Joshua Smart of the University of Missouri, will be up and running soon. He writes:
While advisors and committees are important, it can be incredibly helpful to discuss one’s work with peers in a lower-stakes environment, and it can be particularly enlightening to do so w..
Virtual Dissertation Writing Groups
Joshua Smart at the University of Missouri writes to let graduate students know about Virtual Dissertation Groups (previously):
Virtual Dissertation Groups
While advisors and committees are important, it can be incredibly helpful to discuss one’s work with peers in a lower-stakes environment, and it can be particularly enlightening to do so with those who take..
Training Graduate Students in Academic Writing
The kind of research and writing experience received up until the moment of candidacy does not train students to a writing practice where months of research lead into months of writing lead into months of revision — where a good, finished, ‘in the bag’ chapter will reasonably take two semesters to complete, if not more. The structure of the system has set us up to ..
Virtual Dissertation Writers Groups
Joshua Smart, a philosophy graduate student at the University of Missouri, is coordinating the formation of virtual discussion groups for dissertation writers. He writes:
Here’s the basic setup. Interested students can fill out the contact form… and at the beginning of each semester I will email all participants with the information for their three-membered group…