Pursuing a PhD is one of the most challenging things anyone can do in life. It takes a lot of fortitude, time, and there can be a lot of challenges along the way. Some of these challenges, or even...

If you are reading this, then you are probably like most graduate students that are trying to have some semblance of life as they work through a doctoral program.   But, is it even...

I bet you are wondering to yourself about what is the difference between a thesis and an essay? As a professor, I have spent much of my life either writing or reading essays or looking at different...

When I started my PhD program, I did not know how to refer to other PhD students when addressing them at other universities. Also, it seems rather strange if you are a college student to address PhD...

This blog post is for people that are doing academic research and are thinking of doing a PhD, graduate studies, or are already in a program and starting to second-guess their decision. So, a...

You had the doctoral interview and now you are in the waiting stage after you finished the interview. I am sure that you are asking yourself, "how long should you wait to hear from the selection...