Congratulations to Ana Cortés Lagos, who has successfully defended her dissertation, with distinction. Ana's dissertation is titled "A Research Center at the End of the World: A Study of Local Writing Practices in a Global Context" and her committee consisted of Professors Brice Nordquist (Chair), Natalia Ávila Reyes (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile), Lois Agnew, and Krista Kennedy. Professor Timur Hammond (Geography) served as chair of the defense.