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remember the first time I did my dissertation proposal for my committee. Let me rewind. I remember the long nights, the countless meetings, the revisions, and my committee chair giving me glowing feedback, claiming, "They will approve it in the room." I didn't know we were in a bubble. I didn't realize my chair wasn't thinking beyond himself or the words in front of him. Quickly, the bubble popped that day in 2023 when I received feedback from the rest of my dissertation com