On Friday, October 20, 2023, Stella Seilo, Ph.D. candidate in the Curriculum & Instruction program successfully defended her dissertation “Teachers from the United States and Italy, Who Teach Arabic-Speaking Students, Engage in Dialogical Pedagogy During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Digital Ethnographic Study.” Dr. Seilo’s committee members are Dr. Sandra Gonzales, major advisor; Dr. Christina DeNicolo; Dr. Thomas Pedroni; and Dr. Jasmine Ulmer.