Articles and Essays

Tracy Steen, "Finding Flow in Writing"

Renata Kobetts Miller, "Finishing the Dissertation"

Peter Fiske, "The Joy of Criticism"

Chet Chapin, "How eBay Helped Me Finish My Thesis"

Elviatar Zerubavel, "How To Finish Your Dissertation"

Bill Pannapacker, "How to Finish a Dissertation -- Without the Agony"

Robin Warner, "When You Hit the Final Stretch"

Ms. Mentor, "What to Do When You Are Not Your Dissertation Adviser's Favorite"

Lawrence Douglas and Alexander George, "A Support Group for Terminal Grad Students"

Smallwood, Scott, "Doctor Dropout"

Forum: Students, Faculty and Administrators Discuss "Doctor Dropout"
UT Students React to "Doctor Dropout"

Betty S. Flowers,"Madman, Architect, Carpenter, Judge: Role and the Writing Process"

Council of Graduate Schools, "The Role and Nature of the Doctoral Dissertation: A Policy Statement"

Sonja Foss and Karen Foss. "Asserting Agency to Create an Effective Relationship with Your Advisor"

Catherine R. Stimpson, "Reclaiming the Mission of Graduate Education"

Todd Schoepflin, "Place and Space"

Rachna Jain, "Getting Down to Writing"

Thomas Bartlett and Scott Smallwood, "Plague of Plagiarism"

Melissa Rigney, "Selecting Your Dissertation Committee"

Robert Lee Gordon, "Writing the Abstract"

Michael C. Thomas, "A Dissertation is a Project to Manage" (Or "How to Avoid Dissertation Hell")

Gabriela Montell, "Is It Whom You Know?"

Susie J. Lee, "Frodo Baggins, A.B.D."

Brian Bialkowski, "Words on Paper"

David N. Boote and Penny Beile, "Scholars Before Researchers: On the Centrality of the Dissertation Literature Review in Research Preparation"

Paul Gray and David E. Drew, "What They Don't Teach You in Graduate School"

Paul Gray and David E. Drew, "What They Don't Teach You in Graduate School: Part II"

Paul Gray and David E. Drew, "What They Don't Teach You in Graduate School: Part III"

Paul Gray and David E. Drew, "What They Don't Teach You in Graduate School: Part IV"

Sonja K. Foss and William Waters, "A Conceptual Conversation for Developing Your Dissertation Topic"

Mary McKinney, "Academic AWOL"

Catharine Randazzo, "Don't Throw It Away!"

Robyn J. A. Silverman, "My Advisor Hates Me! The Top Five Strategies for Walking Tall"

Cynthia Verba, "Finishing the Doctoral Degree in a Timely Fashion: The Dissertation as a Key Factor in the Humanities and Social Sciences"

Robert Wodrow, "Do Not Disturb"

LD Castel, "Lessons Learned as an ABD"

Diana B. Carlin and David D. Perlmutter, "Advising the New Adviser"

John Hatcher, "Writing With My Boots on"

Terry Caesar, "How I Wrote My Dissertation"

Catherine Field, "Basic 'How To' Advice on Writing a Dissertation"

Michael Kiparsky, "Thank You for Your Support" (Dissertation Support Groups)

Mary Renck Jalongo, "Defending Your Dissertation: Advice from a Doctoral Program Director and Journal Editor"

Mary Renck Jalongo, "Straight Talk about Assembling a Dissertation Committee"

Peg Boyle Single, "Demystifying the Dissertation: A Regular Writing Routine"

Peg Boyle Single, "Demystifying the Dissertation: A Writing Routine: Part II"

Teresa Mangum, "The Interview--Readiness is All"

Peg Boyle Single, "Demystifying the Dissertation: Perfectionism - I"

Peg Boyle Single, "Demystifying the Dissertation: Procrastination - I"

Peg Boyle Single, "Demystifying the Dissertation: Procrastination - II"

Leonard Cassuto, "The Adviser and the Committee"

Leonard Cassuto, "The Dissertation Defense: We're Doing Something Right"

Eric Anthony Grollman, "The Final Semester"

Katie Shives, "Managing Your Advisor"

Sonja Foss and William Waters, "The Dissertation Journey: How to Get Started"