The Dean of the College of Health & Education and Chair of the Doctoral Department announce the defense of the dissertation entitled Middle School Teachers’ Experiences with and Perceptions of the Implementation of Close Reading Strategies to Teach Critical Thinking Skills by doctoral candidate Colleen M. Sullivan. The presentation portion of the defense will be open to observers and students from the School of Education, University faculty, and those invited by the candidate. It will be held remotely on Monday, July 24th, at 8:30 AM (EST). To request the meeting link, please contact Marcia Harowicz by email at marcia.harowicz@wilkes.edu.