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On words that have a meaning, usage, or similar specific to academia.
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What is the difference between a college and a university?
In the US there really isn't a distinction any more. Traditionally, a university was a larger institution that typically offered graduate degrees (MA/MS/PhD) and had a multitude of colleges (e.g. a c …
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What is the difference between a teaching assistant and an instructor?
Having read a lot of CV's this year, I can say that there's huge variation in what teaching assistants in mathematics do. I saw everything from TA's who just graded papers and held office hours all t …
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Is there a concept of qualification examination in U.S. Ph.D. programs and how does it relat...
Why is this first period of a Ph.D. program not counted as credit for
part of your thesis? Why does credit counting start from moment of
your thesis proposal approval?
Credits earned before t …
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What is the difference between this "book" and a research paper?
Springer publishes books as well as journals. This particular item is a reference book published by Springer. You can certainly cite chapters of a book like this.
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What exactly is "campus security"?
Many universities (both public and private) in the US have campus police. These are actual police officers who can carry guns and have the power to arrest someone or write a citation. On a large cam …
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