Academic Dissertations in the News

13 September 2015

WikiLeaks references caused librarian at Antioch University to "completely, totally freak"

A PhD student in the US has revealed that she had to remove references to WikiLeaks in her dissertation due to fears that she would be prosecuted and imprisoned for including them. Cynthia McKinney, who has since earned her PhD from Antioch University on the subject of leadership, warns that it could set a dangerous precedent. Read more at http://www.infowars.com/phd-student-forced-to-remove-all-wikileaks-references-from-her-dissertation/

29 July 2015

Harvard University Press published the work, which is called Unflattening was originally written by Sousanis as a dissertation in education at Columbia University.

Read more at http://www.openculture.com/2015/06/doctoral-dissertation-as-a-graphic-novel-read-a-free-excerpt-of-unflattening.html

24 July 2015

For most graduate students, the final step on the road to completing their PhD is depositing a copy of their dissertation.

Read more at http://dissertationreviews.org/archives/11861

22 July 2015

Disrupting Fraternity Culture explores how young men and women perform male and female roles to "fit in" during the college or young adult years. It is arguable that many young men "perform" the role of the hegemonic male to fit in among peers, and that performing the hegemonic male is to perform acts of violence against women.

Read more at http://dissertation.com/book.php?method=ISBN&book=1599423537

17 July 2015

Recently published. See more at http://dissertation.com/book.php?method=ISBN&book=1612334350

6 July 2015

You’ve successfully defended — but you’re not done yet. No matter how well the defense goes you are very likely not quite free and clear yet.

By David D. Perlmutter, Chronicle of Higher Education. Read more at http://chronicle.com/article/The-Completion-Agenda-Part-3-/231339?cid=megamenu

3 July 2015

The annual University of Aberdeen prize for “Best Intellectual Property Law” related dissertation awared.

Sponsored by Cloch Solicitors, was secured by undergraduate law student James Field this month for his critical analysis of “The Patentability of Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Based Inventions in the European Union”. Read more at http://www.scottishlegal.com/2015/07/03/university-of-aberdeen-ip-dissertation-prize-awarded/

1 July 2015

Dr. Danielle Sammarone, recent K-12 ELMP graduate, was recently announced as the winner of the 2015 Edgar L. Morphet Dissertation Award for her dissertation entitled "The Influence of the Length of the School Day on the Percentage of Proficient and Advanced Proficient Scores on the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge for Grades 6, 7, and 8."

Read  more at http://www.shu.edu/news/article/515350#.VaABkvkhHTo

1 July 2015

Lata Murti of University of Southern California is the recipient of the 2015 Dissertation Award for her work entitled, "With and Without the White Coat: The Racialization of Southern California's Indian Physicians.

Read more at http://dissertation.com/award.php

27 May 2015

Montana State University student John Syslo modeled the effectiveness of Yellowstone's lake trout netting and killing efforts for his doctoral dissertation, which was completed in April.

Read more at http://trib.com/lifestyles/recreation/high-yellowstone-lake-trout-mortality-is-critical-to-reviving-yellowstone/article_cbb3c198-2ef2-54a9-b39b-79b8d09a6212.html