The Room 208 Blog

It seems that almost everybody who is really interested in higher education has considered staying within the university long enough in order to receive their doctorate. You might be surprised to learn, however, that very few people followed up on these doctoral studies until the early part of the 20th century. Although there were some individuals who had the name of Dr. attached to their name during that time, it was very rare for somebody to be able to stay in college for that many years. Now, people have their doctorate in all fields of study and it is not unusual at all.