PIZARRO-GUEVARA DEFENDS DISSERTATION
On Wednesday, June 10th, Jed Pizarro-Guevara successfully defended his dissertation, “When human universal meets language specifics.” The virtual attendees participated in a wide-ranging question period with Jed and his committee members, Matt Wagers (chair), Amanda Rysling, and Sandy Chung. The defense was followed by toasts to Jed’s achievement by all who were gathered, alongside much laughter and high spirits. Congratulations, Jed!
Pictures of the defense and defender are included below.
Dr. Pizarro-Guevara immediately following his successful defense, sporting a gift from Kelsey Sasaki.
A dissertation tiramisu for Dr. Pizarro-Guevara, prepared by Margaret Kroll and Steven Foley. In particular, a mango tiramisu inspired by the slogan of the Philippine-brand mangos Jed champions, “Sweet Memories of Cebu”.