So, at the end of a decade of thesis-writing, many humanities students leave the profession to do something for which they have not been trained.

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While juggling graduate school with three jobs, sleep took a backseat to writing her thesis.

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My favourite Stewart anecdote has him chatting to a clerk on a select committee, who mentioned he was writing a thesis about an Elizabethan poet.

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With Parkland in mind, he decided to also earn an MBA, writing his thesis on the use of technology in safety net hospitals to improve patient care.

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Morrie was giving his last lecture while Mitch was writing his final thesis.

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