On Thursday, May 7, 2026, Mariela Irizarry Morales defended her thesis titled Por Qué No Escribo, Entre Otros Relatos, a translation from English into Spanish of Why I Don’t Write and Other Stories by Susan Minot.
The Thesis Committee, formed by Alejandro Álvarez Nieves, Ph. D., Anyeliz Pagán Muñoz, Ph. D., and thesis advisor Aurora Lauzardo Ugarte, Ph. D., awarded her thesis the grade sobresaliente con recomendación para publicar.