So here is a question from a friend of mine who runs her own editing business.

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A quick google search for dissertation editors returns millions of hits. Given the nature of the internet, I consider that many of these sites and their authors are not entirely reliable. I was wondering how the members of this group would recommend finding a reliable individual or company to provide general proofreading of my dissertation? By the ( Read more... )

In the spirit of end-of-semester procrastination, may I present: "Il Destino di Grant Application, A Tragic Opera in Three Acts." (Please note that I didn't write this; it was apparently written by a Lloyd Fricker. It was sent out on a listserv for grant administrators.)

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Can anyone give advice on how much to charge for giving a lecture series at a small, local non-profit organization? I am a PhD candidate but won't have my degree until next fall. I was thinking in the range of $75/talk...is that too much? I know honoraria for speaking at a university are more, but this place doesn't have a lot of money. On the ( Read more... )

Just curious, has anyone gone back into industry or corporate work while finishing a dissertation ( Read more... )

This might not be quite the right place to post this but you guys do give out great advice :D ( Read more... )

fabulous, FABULOUS how to deliver an academic paper advice to be had!!!

you are all fools if you don't peek.

There are always a ton of "will edit papers" posters up around my university, and I'm considering adding one of my own this fall ( Read more... )