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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><b>TO: All Graduate Faculty and Doctoral Students<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><b>FROM: Vicky Turner<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><b> Doctoral Degree Coordinator<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for December 2023<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, December 4, 2023, 2:00 PM, Zoom, <b><u>Marie Maxwell</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Literacy Teacher Educators’ Knowledge About Developmental Dyslexia<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Julia Persky<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: TBD<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, December 7, 2023, 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Tina Bausinger</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Steel Magnolias in Higher Education: How Perceptions of American Southern Culture Affect the Higher Education Experiences of Rural Southern Women Students<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Dimitra Smith<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: TBD<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Monday, December 11, 2023, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Mark Letterer</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Crisis Leadership and the Role of the Superintendent in the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interpretive Qualitative Study<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Teresa Farler<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, December 13, 2023, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Kara Miller</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>An Examination of Rising Teacher Attrition in Texas and What Inspires Teachers to Stay<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Elsa Villarreal<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Michael Ponton<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">**if you are a student and want to attend a defense, please contact the Major Advisor**<o:p></o:p></p>
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