Jeremy Thompson

Tag: School

  • Disseration News …

    Well, the hard copies of my dissertation have been submitted to the examination office at Stellenbosch.  Yesterday, I sent several DVDs that will accompany the dissertation that should arrive within the next week or so.  Hopefully, my defense will be scheduled for some time early next year. So, I guess that means I’m either a…

  • Dissertation Update …

    For those of you who care … and even for those who don’t, I sent off my major chapters today.  Going to start on the Intro and Conclusion while the major chapters are being commented on.  And well, I guess that’s something … 😛

  • Dissertation Progress and …

    a few other family matters have filled my time this week.  I just finished up edits of Chapter 4 and Chapter 5.  Now, I’ll be writing the intro and conclusion while those are under review probably for a bit more editing. We had a “snow day” Friday, which for us means everything shuts down because…

  • Consign it to Sheol! And, I was Almost Done

    Thanks to Ben Byerly for his post and links on more reasons not to do a PhD.  Of course I’m trying to be a little bit funny, but more often than not some of us academics only laugh to keep from crying.  I will be feeling and have felt this pinch already.  My wife and…