WRITE your dissertation FIRST and other essays

By: M. David Merrill, Professor Emeritus, Utah State University

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Write Your Dissertation First and Other Essays on a Graduate Education
Author: M. David Merrill
Editor: Bruce M. Smith
Cover Illustration:: Ray Elliot Mosley
Book Design, Layout & Cover Design: Terry R. Cortese, New Learning Concepts, Inc., Bloomington, Indiana.
ISBN: 978-0-9970755-4-0
2020 M. David Merrill. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.


The stories related in this book really happened. A warm thank you to my many graduate students and colleagues who have inspired my life for more than 50 years of my academic career. Most of you will never know how much you contributed to making my career an exciting, challenging, and very enjoyable voyage. Thanks especially to those who were the participants in these stories.

~ M. David Merrill Professor Emeritus, Utah State University

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