User Ben Voigt

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Professor gave me a higher grade than I deserved. What should I do?

answered Jan 12, 2016 at 20:23

27 votes

Personal repercussions for those who actively ignore review requests?

answered Mar 9, 2016 at 17:23

21 votes

Is it unethical to take ideas from a pre-print to write your own research paper (though the author of the pre-print is acknowledged)?

answered Jun 9, 2015 at 18:59

17 votes

An undergraduate said they may hire a freelancer to do their work for them. What should I do?

answered Feb 11, 2019 at 4:09

15 votes

Backing out of a signed tenure track offer due to changing legislation that alters tenure and abolishes DEI

answered Jun 15 at 17:34

14 votes

Are we mere facilitators of glorifed correspondence courses?

answered Nov 22, 2015 at 13:51

8 votes

How to address a doctoral candidate who is ABD (All but Dissertation)? Is "Dr" appropriate?

answered Jul 10, 2014 at 4:39

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What is the purpose of the centralized CollegeBoard instead of individual universities giving their own entrance exams?

answered Jul 24, 2016 at 1:28

7 votes

What are the pros and cons of well compensated STEM graduate students joining a union?

answered May 26, 2017 at 2:54

7 votes

What should I do after advisor got upset when I expressed "belief in evolution" and then said he couldn't add me to his research team?

answered Sep 8, 2015 at 1:21

6 votes

How to respond to a professor who was insulted by an email detailing mistakes in the exercise?

answered Jan 30, 2017 at 7:43

5 votes

Papers with "towards X" in the title

answered Sep 16, 2016 at 5:30

5 votes

What to do when you're cited, but the author doubts the validity of your results

answered Jan 8, 2017 at 18:10

5 votes

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Will quitting a PhD to try an industry job severely reduce my chances of being accepted to another PhD program later?

answered Mar 6, 2016 at 3:12

4 votes

Asking for "more" during office hours?

answered Sep 26, 2015 at 17:33

4 votes

Is it expected that a part-time masters student publish before transferring to a PhD?

answered Dec 18, 2014 at 17:52

4 votes

My supervisor uses my scientific jokes and metaphors in his talks. What's a healthy way to deal with this?

answered Jan 9 at 16:54

4 votes

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Where to define a symbol that also has an abbreviation

answered Mar 18, 2017 at 23:04

3 votes

Should a TA be doing software development for the professor?

answered Sep 22, 2015 at 1:09

3 votes

A potential PhD supervisor declined to accept me as a student; can I ask a second time?

answered Sep 2, 2014 at 0:58

3 votes

Will my job have a negative impact on my profile as a graduate student applicant?

answered Jun 1, 2014 at 3:46

3 votes

Is it generally worth the time and effort to challenge incorrect exam test items?

answered Jun 27, 2014 at 20:22

3 votes

Good thinker, bad problem solver in graduate school?

answered Oct 10, 2015 at 19:31

3 votes

Research statement for a fellowship application: should I introduce my area?

answered Nov 21, 2015 at 18:59

2 votes

How do postdoc proposal and PhD proposal differ?

answered Feb 14, 2016 at 16:52

1 vote

How to arrange a multi-topic academic homepage

answered Jan 25, 2016 at 3:10

1 vote

Thesis writing; bottom up vs. top down

answered May 8, 2015 at 15:46

1 vote

What causes some students to be selectively impervious to supervision of their thesis writing?

answered Mar 19, 2018 at 1:42

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Meaning of undergraduate, graduate or post-graduate in US

answered Nov 1, 2016 at 14:03

0 votes

Consequences of taking 5 years to graduate with a double major?

answered May 7, 2018 at 1:44

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Professor gave me a higher grade than I deserved. What should I do?

Personal repercussions for those who actively ignore review requests?

Is it unethical to take ideas from a pre-print to write your own research paper (though the author of the pre-print is acknowledged)?

An undergraduate said they may hire a freelancer to do their work for them. What should I do?

Backing out of a signed tenure track offer due to changing legislation that alters tenure and abolishes DEI

Are we mere facilitators of glorifed correspondence courses?

How to address a doctoral candidate who is ABD (All but Dissertation)? Is "Dr" appropriate?

What is the purpose of the centralized CollegeBoard instead of individual universities giving their own entrance exams?

What are the pros and cons of well compensated STEM graduate students joining a union?

What should I do after advisor got upset when I expressed "belief in evolution" and then said he couldn't add me to his research team?

How to respond to a professor who was insulted by an email detailing mistakes in the exercise?

Papers with "towards X" in the title

What to do when you're cited, but the author doubts the validity of your results

Will quitting a PhD to try an industry job severely reduce my chances of being accepted to another PhD program later?

Asking for "more" during office hours?

Is it expected that a part-time masters student publish before transferring to a PhD?

My supervisor uses my scientific jokes and metaphors in his talks. What's a healthy way to deal with this?

Where to define a symbol that also has an abbreviation

Should a TA be doing software development for the professor?

A potential PhD supervisor declined to accept me as a student; can I ask a second time?

Will my job have a negative impact on my profile as a graduate student applicant?

Is it generally worth the time and effort to challenge incorrect exam test items?

Good thinker, bad problem solver in graduate school?

Research statement for a fellowship application: should I introduce my area?

How do postdoc proposal and PhD proposal differ?

How to arrange a multi-topic academic homepage

Thesis writing; bottom up vs. top down

What causes some students to be selectively impervious to supervision of their thesis writing?

Meaning of undergraduate, graduate or post-graduate in US

Consequences of taking 5 years to graduate with a double major?