It’s OK to quit your PhD

Feb 1, 2016

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My latest post for University Affairs says it’s OK to “quit” — and I put that in parentheses for a good reason. The narrative surrounding not completing a PhD is a negative one: quitting, leaving, failing. But for a great many people, the reality is that they’re moving on because it’s right for them. It’s a positive step, not a negative one; a sign of strength, not weakness.

Read the full post over at UA.

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