Dissertation Defenders

A fictitious online university struggling to remain relevant, PhD candidates desperate to secure full-time teaching positions at adjunct wages, and academic-sounding topics make for a fraught (and odd) series of online debates.

Written by Sean Michael Cummings, Lisa Wagner Erickson, and Rebecca Gorman O’Neill

Directed by Veronica Straight-Lingo

Featuring Sean Michael Cummings, Veronica Straight-Lingo, and Sadie Gracelynn Trigg