Catherine Brix, of the Ph.D. in Literature Program and Graduate Minor in Gender Studies, passed her candidacy exams and the defense of her dissertation proposal with distinction on March 18. In addition, she was just awarded a Fulbright Research Scholarship to Chile for next year in order to conduct research and write her dissertation entitled, "Transformative (Re)Inscriptions: Traumatic Memories and Testimonio in Chile" and which is directed by Dr. María Rosa Olivera-Williams.
Congratulations!