The comic is titled “US Ph.D. Program Timeline.” A vertical timeline outlines typical Ph.D. milestones: - Enrollment - Meet with advisor - Research proposal - Qualifying exams - Propose dissertation - Research and write dissertation - (strikethrough) Submit dissertation (instead) Get grabbed off the sidewalk outside your home by masked government agents - (strikethrough) Defend dissertation (instead) Be whisked out of the state before a judge has time to intervene - ???? Hidden text: "Rümeysa Öztürk was grabbed off the street in my town one month ago."
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