Steve Tippins Ph.D.Helping doctoral students get their dissertation accepted, succeed in their careers, & change the world | Academic Career Advisor | Dissertation Chair & Founder, Beyond PhD Coaching | 35 + years of experience.

The Biggest Broken Promise in Academia

9 Mar 2026 · 0 min

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In this brief monologue, Steve Tippins, Ph.D., argues that universities fail to provide adequate support to students enrolled in doctoral programs, particularly regarding dissertation assistance. He contends that while the lack of support isn’t criminal, it is nonetheless unacceptable given that institutions have admitted students under the premise of offering necessary resources. He urges viewers to comment the word “help” to receive a link to a free dissertation help community he promotes.

Your university is not providing you what is needed to move forward. It's not criminal, but it certainly shouldn't be that way. If they've accepted people into the program, they thought, hey, this is a valid person to enter our program, then the support should be there to move people into and through the program. Drop the word help in the comments, and I'll send you the link for our free dissertation help community.