Here is a very engaging story William Dembski wrote about one of his dissertation advisors from University of Chicago who recently passed away. The discussion of the some of the process when he got his (second) PhD with respect to selection of a dissertation topic, dissertation advisors and sometimes unavoidable problems with finishing a dissertation was not only interesting but pertinent with respect to Christian’s current work/school life. It truly can be a hard slog to finish up. That is especially true if the dissertation advisor is not engaged and/or has personality conflicts with the students. There are tons of horror stories on this topic. It makes me happy that both Kelly and Christian appear to have found good advisors for their doctoral work.
Betty Blonde #462 – 04/19/2010
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