The Process for Getting a Ph.D. in the US Has Changed

kottke.org April 25, 2025 By Jason Kottke

cartoon of a US PH.D. PROGRAM TIMELINE

Randall Munroe notes that the typical path to getting a Ph.D. at an American college or university has changed somewhat in the past few months. In the alt-text for the image, he notes: “Rümeysa Öztürk was grabbed off the street in my town one month ago.”

Öztürk is still being held without evidence and a federal judge recently ruled that she must be returned to Vermont while her detainment is being challenged.

Tags: crime · education · Randall Munroe · Rümeysa Öztürk · XKCD

cartoon of a US PH.D. PROGRAM TIMELINE

Randall Munroe notes that the typical path to getting a Ph.D. at an American college or university has changed somewhat in the past few months. In the alt-text for the image, he notes: “Rümeysa Öztürk was grabbed off the street in my town one month ago.”

Öztürk is still being held without evidence and a federal judge recently ruled that she must be returned to Vermont while her detainment is being challenged.

Tags: crime · education · Randall Munroe · Rümeysa Öztürk · XKCD

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