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a long piece of writing about a particular subject that is done to earn an advanced degree at a university
He wrote his dissertation on an obscure 16th-century poet.
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Board chair Ward recused himself in February from the candidate selection due to a potential conflict of interest — candidate Lesley Lavery is the co-chair of the dissertation committee overseeing Ward’s doctoral dissertation at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Ga.
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Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
According to the grant information sheet, the fellowship awarded over $72,000 for a dissertation related to LGBT community building in Czechia and Slovakia.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 6 Mar. 2026
The novel grew from Arnott’s decades-old dissertation on serial killers and her desire to explore how wives could be manipulated by their husbands.
—Diane Garrett, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Although the startup is separate from his dissertation research, the company reflects his broader interest in building secure systems that work in real-world conditions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2026
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Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
According to the grant information sheet, the fellowship awarded over $72,000 for a dissertation related to LGBT community building in Czechia and Slovakia.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 6 Mar. 2026
The novel grew from Arnott’s decades-old dissertation on serial killers and her desire to explore how wives could be manipulated by their husbands.
—Diane Garrett, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Although the startup is separate from his dissertation research, the company reflects his broader interest in building secure systems that work in real-world conditions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2026
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And so, as an English major at Northwestern University, Nast made this senseless crime the focus of his senior thesis.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Media outlets are catching up to our latest Linde thesis.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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In 2023, the Supreme Court ruled against the use of affirmative action in admissions but said colleges could still consider how race has shaped students' lives if applicants share that information in their admissions essays.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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This essay appeared in the April 4, 2026 edition of the Fortune 500 Digest newsletter, which rounds up the headlines driving the week’s most important business news and coverage of Fortune 500 companies.—
Alyson Shontell,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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