Congratulations to Yaníra Rodriguez, who has defended her dissertation, “Cultivating an Ethos of Refusal: What It Takes to (Un) a Student Like Me,” with distinction. Yaníra’s dissertation committee included Professors Gwendolyn D. Pough (co-director), Aja Y. Martinez (co-director), Genevieve García de Müeller, Chandra Talpade Mohanty, and Carmen Kynard (Texas Christian University). Professor Marcelle Haddix served as Defense Chair.