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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

The thesis proposal is an important step in the graduate academic journey and can be a helpful tool for both Master’s and Doctoral students in clarifying their goals, research questions, research ...

With fewer than two months remaining in the spring semester, Harvard juniors studying arts and humanities-related concentrations are gearing up to submit their senior thesis proposals. These thesis ...