How Long Is a Dissertation?
How long is a dissertation? This is a question that almost every doctoral student asks at some point. It is not a new question–in fact, it’s been asked every time a paper of some sort is assigned in any class. …
How to Write Numbers in APA Style
APA style can be annoyingly precise with its requirements. But that’s exactly why style guides exist–to make up for the ambiguity of English grammar rules and offer a standard way to write. That’s why universities, newspapers, publishing houses, and academic …
Preparing For Your Dissertation Defense
Preparing for your dissertation defense is one of the most important things you’ll do as a doctoral candidate. Now that you’ve completed your dissertation, it’s up to you to present the results to your committee. However, the results aren’t just …
How to Become an Online Professor
So you’ve decided you want to teach online? Getting a job as an online professor is a little bit different from getting a traditional, in-person job (more on the differences in this article). Location independence widens the pool of potential …
Where to Find Online Professor Jobs: A Complete Guide
Online professor jobs provide flexibility and freedom. But how do you get one, and what are they like? In this article, I provide a complete list of the best places to look for online professor jobs, plus a list of …
How Long Does it Take to Get Tenure?
How long does it take to get tenure? Traditionally, this question is answered something like, “You must get tenure by your seventh year.” Most people go up for tenure in their 6th year so that tenure can be granted for …
Tenure Track vs Non-Tenure Track Jobs
For many years there have been two different paths in the full-time academic teaching world. Some have called them tenure track and non-tenure track while others may refer to them as tenure track and instructors. In this article, I’ll give …
5 Dissertation Writing Tips From a Committee Chair
Half of the people who enter a PhD program do not finish. You want to be part of the other half. The phase where most people stop their quest for a PhD is when they start to write their dissertation. …
Dissertation Alignment Made Simple
In my years of editing dissertations, I found one concept that students struggle with the most: dissertation alignment. They would submit their proposals and, time after time, they would be rejected. After seeing so many clients with the same issue, …
Academic Tenure: How to Get It and Why It Matters
When you are in graduate school you will most likely see at least one faculty member scrambling to put together their tenure file. This file is often very similar to a promotion file, but the tenure decision can be even …
