A dissertation boot camp graduate alumna on the benefits of the program as she completed her Ph.D.

Porter, who teaches classes on Russian history at UNC-Chapel Hill, is currently writing a book based on his dissertation.

Her fellowship provides, among other benefits, mentoring from Annegret Fauser, the professor who selected her specifically for the award.

Doreen Thierauf, a doctoral candidate in English at UNC-Chapel Hill, recently received a prestigious dissertation research award from the Midwest Victorian Studies Association.

The Off-Campus Dissertation Fellowship enables Carolina graduate students to conduct research across the globe: in the field, in libraries or archives far from the Chapel Hill campus. As a result, they can conduct research of the highest quality that makes significant contributions to new knowledge within their disciplines and around the world.

Doctoral student Nick Wagner won UNC-Chapel Hill’s first-ever Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition. He talks about how he benefited from thinking of his dissertation that way– and why he thinks other graduate students would benefit, too.

Watch the three winning presentations from the 2015 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition.

Nick Wagner wins first-ever UNC-Chapel Hill Three Minute Thesis competition and advances to regionals.

Public invited to first-ever UNC-Chapel Hill competition in which 10 Ph.D. students present their research in 3 minutes; audience members determine one winner