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<Title>Dr. Ramon Goings and LLC Alums publish book on Dissertating</Title>
<Tagline>During a Pandemic</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><div><span>LLC Assistant Professor, <strong>Ramon Goings</strong>, Ed.D., and LLC alumni </span><span><span> </span>
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    		      <strong><span>Sherella Cupid</span></strong>, Ph.D. (cohort 18), <span> </span>
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    		      <span><strong>Montia D. Gardner</strong>, Ph.D. (cohort 19)</span><span><span>, </span> </span>
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    		       <span>and <strong>Antione D. Tomlin</strong></span>, Ph.D. (cohort 19)
           	 co-edited the just published book, <br></span></div><div><span><em><strong>Dissertating During a Pandemic: Narratives of Success from 
    Scholars of Color</strong></em> through Information Age Publishing.  <br></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>This book examines the experiences of doctoral students of color
     writing the dissertation currently and those who successfully defended 
    their dissertation after the onset of COVID-19 and subsequent shutting 
    down of college campuses in March 2020. <br></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>For more details about the book, please see the synopsis <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1648027857/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_api_glt_i_7TCRT74KFFEKRP2N50BY" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a>. <br></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>The LLC Program is purchasing copies of the book for its Reading Room. Students interested in borrowing a copy can contact Liz Steenrod at <a href="mailto:esteenrod@umbc.edu">esteenrod@umbc.edu</a>.<br></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span><br></span></div></div>
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<Summary>LLC Assistant Professor, Ramon Goings, Ed.D., and LLC alumni                                 Sherella Cupid, Ph.D. (cohort 18),                                 Montia D. Gardner, Ph.D. (cohort...</Summary>
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