You Made It!
8 Feb 2026 · 0 min
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Steve Tippins congratulates doctoral graduates and explains why your dissertation acknowledgments don't need to thank everyone. He says recognize your own effort, even if you can't mention every helper.
Steve Tippins congratulates doctoral graduates and explains why your dissertation acknowledgments don't need to thank everyone. He says recognize your own effort, even if you can't mention every helper.
One of the things in a doctoral program is you've got to thank all kinds of people for what they did, and sometimes you're thanking them even though you didn't think they gave you any help. But yeah, you want to thank you because you did the work. You may not put that in your acknowledgments, but be aware that you did the work and congratulations. Comment help and I'll send you the link to my free dissertation help community.
