Harry Bhandari Successfully Defends his Dissertation

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!