Your thesis defense is more than just slides — it’s your moment to communicate years of work with clarity, confidence, and impact. From structuring content to engaging your audience, the right ...

UPDATE: As of March 30, the Office of Graduate Studies and Research is now requiring all dissertation/thesis defenses, qualifying and comprehensive exams and other similar events be conducted via ...

Everyone’s Zoom box looks to be on mute. All eyes in the virtual space are focused attentively on the student presenter. The last five years of coursework and long nights writing have come down to ...

Dissertation defenses are required to be public and open to any member of the faculty engaged in graduate instruction and invited faculty members from other institutions. Students must submit the date ...

The dissertation proposal and the specialty exam serve different purposes and should be viewed as separate activities, even though often executed concurrently. The dissertation proposal marks the ...

Congratulations on making it to these final steps of your degree! This guide provides information about formatting and submission of master’s theses and doctoral dissertations for GSAS programs. Once ...