Before Christopher Friend could complete the doctorate he had been working toward for years at the University of Central Florida, his committee chair needed to check his dissertation for plagiarism.

Navigating college, particularly at the postgraduate level, can be challenging. With over half of these students feeling considerable stress concerning their dissertations and nearly a third actively ...

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I‘m convinced that it’s not a good idea to advise newly minted scholars to revise their dissertations into first books. Doing so is an unwise career move and a poor financial decision—a paltry return ...

Welcome to the first installment of “Dissertation Diaries,” a new column where we will highlight different doctoral candidates from various science and engineering departments at Tufts! Our first ...

Friday, May 1, 2026 Deadline to schedule dissertation defense for Summer I 2026 graduation Friday, May 15, 2026 Last day for doctoral candidates to hold dissertation defense for Summer I 2026 Friday, ...