On November 15, 2021 Harry Bhandari of LLC Cohort 19 successfully defended his dissertation and earned the title of Doctor of Philosophy. He is currently making final edits to his manuscript and hopes to have his degree conferred in December, but no later than May.
Harry's virtual defense went very smoothly and he gave an excellent presentation of his dissertation research, "The Political Participation and Linguistic Integration of Nepalese Americans."
The program wishes to acknowledge the guidance and commitment of Harry's committee:
Dr. Loren Henderson, Sociology, Anthropology & Public Health, Chair
Dr. Ramon Goings, Language, Literacy & Culture
Dr. Felipe Filomeno, Political Science
Dr. Brandy Wallace, Sociology, Anthropology & Public Health
Dr. Omar Ka, Modern Languages, Linguistics & Intercultural Communication
Dr. Uttam Gaulee, Morgan State University
Congratulations, Dr. Bhandari!