Coursework and Beyond

Crafting a Thesis

Active Reading (Video Tutorial)

Finding a Research Question

Incorporating Quotations (Video Tutorial)

Avoiding Unintended Plagiarism

English Langauge Learner Resources

Overcoming the Blank Page

Writing a Literature Review

Writing a Book Review

Topic Sentences

Conferences

How to Find a Conference

Writing a Paper Abstract

Adapting a Paper for a Talk

Presenting Your Research Rhetorically

Selecting a Journal

Publications

Revising for Publication

Revise & Resubmit

Keeping Organized

Goal Setting for Writers

Digital Tools for Research & Writing

Trello (Video Tutorial)

Effective Goal-Setting (Video Tutorial)

Editing and Revising

The Art of Revising

Reverse Outlining

Grants, Fellowships and Jobs

Finding Grant and Fellowship Opportunities

General Advice: Writing Grant Proposals and Abstracts

Writing the Summary Statement

Writing a Cover Letter for an Academic Job

Writing the Statement of Purpose (SOP)

Academic Job Search

Effective Cover Letters for Academic Jobs

Organizing Your Academic Cover Letter 

Tailoring Academic Job Materials

Thinking in Contributions

Depositing with the Library:

Information about depositing dissertations

Information about depositing theses

Information about theses from the Masters in Liberal Studies Program