There’s not much good to find in a destructive pandemic, but here’s one potentially positive outcome: Covid-19 may bring graduate schools to a long-needed reckoning with the dissertation requirement.

At my university, we offer a master’s degree in criminology and a criminal justice program with two options for courses of study, or tracks. The first track requires students to take a series of ...

A strong thesis statement is the backbone of any well-structured essay or research paper, guiding both the writer and the reader through the argument. By understanding its purpose, characteristics, ...

Writing up your projects as manuscripts and submitting them as you go through your degree is a great way to gain valuable experience and get your science out there. Carolyn Trietsch recently defended ...

A strong thesis is the backbone of any persuasive or academic piece, guiding both writer and reader toward a clear, focused argument. From the Toulmin method to narrowing scope and supporting claims ...