Ask CJ: what does "ABD" mean?
From the inbox, a good question:
Your latest Ivory Filter Flask post made me wonder: when "ABDs are encouraged to apply", does that imply that ABDs are in the process of finishing up...or, like in humanities, it's an alternate way out?
I suspect that "ABDs are encouraged to apply" means "Just because you're still technically a graduate student and you haven't defended, you can still apply" and not "we don't mind if you don't finish your Ph.D. thesis and defend."
That said, I've never sat on a small college faculty search committee, so I have no idea. Readers, what say you?
Ask CJ: what does "ABD" mean?
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