doctoral degree

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When Dorothy Jean Tillman II successfully defended her dissertation in November 2023 to earn her doctoral degree from Arizona State University, she couldn’t wait to share the news with her best friend.

From New York Times • May 22, 2024

In 2013, Black publicly renounced their former ideology and now speaks out publicly against it, while also pursuing a doctoral degree at the University of Chicago researching proto-racism in early medieval intellectual history.

From Slate • May 18, 2024

Marjorie Jauregui, doctoral degree student in food science and international agriculture, contributed to this research.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2024

“When I met him I said, do you know what you have? And he knew, but not to the extent of what they really meant,” said Verderame, who has a doctoral degree in art history.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2023

She assured her mother that she would return home to finish her doctoral degree after the trial.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling