Academic Coaching Blog — PhD

My PhD candidates are graduating!!

October 13, 2023 • Coaching • Doctorate • Graduation • PhD

I was so delighted to get this card from the candidate who graduated a couple of weeks ago. I want to show anyone who wonders if the end will ever come! And I want to say how grateful I am to him too, for letting me share in his journey, How lucky am I!! One of the joys of my work is to get those emails that say the oral exam is over and all is well. In my posting on LinkedIn, I tried to describe what that moment is like: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7111895817543712768/ While I celebrate the success of another brilliant doctoral...

Thesis Formatting: When, How and Why

May 16, 2023 • PhD • Style Guide • Thesis • Thesis Format

Why should you be so picky about your thesis format? First, you have to meet your university’s standards for submission. Even more importantly, your examiners will take your clean, elegant, and beautifully presented manuscript as a sign that you are an organized and confident candidate, ready to successfully defend your work. And that’s a good thing.