As of August 25th, 2019, I earned my doctoral degree in higher education leadership through Maryville University. I strongly recommend the program for its unsurpassed quality, design, faculty, cohort model, virtual research residency alternative to the face-to-face research residency, and the parallel curriculum and research. I completed the degree in three years. It was grueling work but here I am, on the other side, glad I made this investment of time, money, and effort.