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Graduate School Newsblog

Deadlines Matter

Published August 3, 2012
By Debra Charlesworth
  • Succeeding in Graduate School

As the deadline to complete a degree in summer 2012 approaches (theses and dissertations must be submitted by 4pm on August 24th, all other paperwork for all degrees and certificates must be complete by 4pm on August 31st), this essay on why deadlines matter offers some timely advice to all academics.

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