University of Michigan Dissertation Template (Unofficial)

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John Meluso w/ Tons of Contributors!

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6 months ago

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A LaTeX template for dissertations/theses that follows the Rackham Graduate School's formatting guidelines as specified here: https://rackham.umich.edu/navigating-your-degree/formatting-guidelines/

For a full list of contributors and to learn how to help make the template better for everyone, head over to our repository on GitHub: https://github.com/meluso/UMich_Dissertation_Template/

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University of Michigan Dissertation Template (Unofficial)

% University of Michigan Dissertation LaTeX Template for 2023
% Created by John Meluso and Shreyas Kousik
% 9 Jul 2020

% Use the University of Michigan thesis class.
\documentclass[thesis]{thesis-umich}
\input{packages}

%--- Set the font styles -----
% As of this writing, Rackham does not have strict font requirements, but they
% suggest "standard fonts" such as Times, Arial, or Times New Roman.
% In practice, they allow the default LaTeX font (Computer Modern).
% The fonts available to you depend on the typesetting engine you use, e.g.
% pdflatex (the overleaf default), xelatex, or lualatex.
% Set the font to whatever you like, as long as it's compatible with the tex
% engine you're using.
% More information from Overleaf on font selection with:
%     - pdflatex: https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/Font_typefaces
%     - xelatex: https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/XeLaTeX
% See examples below depending on your engine and uncomment the usepackage
% commands and any subsequent commands as needed.
%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
%--- pdflatex -----
%\usepackage{times}
%\usepackage{newtxtext}
%\usepackage{newtxmath}
%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
%--- xelatex / lualatex -----
%\usepackage{fontspec}
%\setromanfont{Times New Roman}
%\setsansfont{Arial}
%\setmonofont{Courier New}
%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

% If you are using the alpha bibliography style, keep these next three lines in your preamble, so that the references are left-aligned; or, you can comment it out and see what happens
\makeatletter
\renewcommand{\@biblabel}[1]{[#1]\hfill}
\makeatother

% Title of the thesis
\title{Your Dissertation Title}

% Author name
\author{Your M. Name}

% Department
\department{Field of Degree (e.g. ``Psychology'')}

% Year of completion
\year=2020

% Author email
\email{youremail@umich.edu}

% Author ORCID iD
\orcid{0000-0000-0000-0000}

% Frontispiece
\frontispiece{\includegraphics[width=4in]{front_materials/frontispiece.png}}

% Default style for front pages
\frontpagestyle{7} % 7 is preferred by Rackham, but should be set individually for each front page

% Dedication (the input [7] determines the style -- 7 is Rackham's preferred style)
% \hidededication{%
\dedication[7]{\input{front_materials/dedication}}

% Acknowledgments (the input [7] determines the style -- 7 is Rackham's preferred style)
\acknowledgments[7]{\input{front_materials/acknowledgments}}

% Preface
\preface[7]{\input{front_materials/preface}}

% Committee
\committee{ %
Professor First Name, Chair \\
Professor Second Name in Alphabetical Order \\
Professor Third Name in Alphabetical Order \\
Professor Fourth Name in Alphabetical Order
}

% Chair must be entered separately for formatting reasons.
\chair{Professor First Name}
%\cochair{Co-chair One \& Co-chair Two}


% Definition of any acronyms used.
% To add an acronym, add an \acro{}{} command on a new line within the \acronyms{} command. For \acro, field 1 is the acronym and field 2 is the corresponding expression. For example: \acro{TLA}{Three Letter Acronym}.
\acronyms{
    \acro{TLA}{Three Letter Acronym}
    \acro{SOA}{Some Other Acronym}
}

% Definition of any symbols used.
% To add an symbol, add an \item command with the symbol inside a [] bracket followed by explanations
\symbols{
    \item [$\alpha$] The greek letter alpha.
    \item [$\Gamma$] \blindtext
}

% Commands to hide or show lists of figures, tables, etc.
% To hide a list, change the word "show" in the command to "hide".
\showlistoftables
\showlistofprograms
\showlistofappendices
\showlistofacronyms
\hidelistofsymbols


% Some abstract text
\abstract{
\input{front_materials/abstract}
}
%\hideabstractpagenumber

%% DOCUMENT AREA
\begin{document}

\input{chapters/example_chapter_01}
% Place your additional chapters here using the \input{} command
\input{chapters/example_chapter_99}

% Appendices
\appendix
\input{appendices/example_appendix_01}
\input{appendices/example_appendix_02}

\bibliographystyle{plain}

% Give this command the relative path to the .bib file.
\bibliography{references.bib}

\end{document}