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The Department of Sociology at Western Michigan University follows all of the Graduate College policies regarding the doctoral dissertation procedures. The doctoral dissertation: Is an unpublished ...

Emily VanBuren is a PhD student in History at Northwestern University. You can find her on Twitter at @emilydvb or at her blog, dighistorienne. Last quarter, after surviving coursework, qualifying ...

Leslie Leonard is a Ph.D. candidate in American literature and American studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. You can follow her on twitter @lesliemleo. The prospectus is often a ...

Each student is required to develop a prospectus for a dissertation, which should be based on original research. This step takes place after the successful completion of the comprehensive exam. The ...