Dissertation Proposal Defense Notice: Veda Hawkins

Tue, December 3, 2024 1:30 PM at GEO Rm. 105 and Zoom

Veda HawkinsA doctoral dissertation proposal defense is scheduled for Veda Hawkins on the following date and time:

Title: "Spatial Opportunity Gaps:  Mapping the Progress of Black Students from Metropolitan Detroit at a Predominantly White Institution"​

Day and Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Time: 1:30 p.m. (ET)

Location: Geography Bldg. Room 105 and via Zoom Webinar

A copy of the dissertation being proposed is available by contacting Veda Hawkins at

The defense will consist of two steps:

First step

Members of the Department (including faculty, students, and staff) are invited to join an uninterrupted presentation by the student summarizing the dissertation proposal and a subsequent questioning session. The session will be moderated by the advisor.

Second step

The Advisor and Guidance Committee will ask questions in the second stage of this session.

Faculty, graduate students and other non-committee members (e.g., family and friends) CANNOT attend the second questioning stage.

Guidance Committee:

  • Kyle Evered (Chair)
  • Joe Darden
  • Igor Vojnovic
  • Terah Chambers (Education and Graduate School)