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Maladaptive Social Cognitions And Peer Victimization In Elementary-Aged Students, Katelyn Szarko

Honors Theses

Among elementary-aged students, peer victimization is common and is associated with psychological maladjustment and poor academic achievement. Students with maladaptive social cognitions, like low social competence and low perceived control, are more likely to be victimized, but having a supportive teacher and/or a positive classroom climate might help to mitigate this association. This study aimed to answer the question of whether teacher support and classroom climate protect against peer victimization for students with maladaptive social cognitions. It was hypothesized that teacher support and classroom climate will separately moderate the link between social competence/perceived control and subsequent peer victimization such that …

Ethnography In Student-Owned Spaces: Using Whiteboards To Explore Learning Communities And Student Success, Anna Sandelli, Sojourna J. Cunningham

University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications

“Student success” and the “user experience” are terms that have gained prominence in conversations around the ways in which academic libraries support and engage with their student populations. Ethnographic methods provide a unique opportunity to incorporate student voices into these conversations. This study reports on a longitudinal ethnographic study conducted at two academic libraries in the United States. Through a semi-structured participatory approach using whiteboards, the researchers garnered more than 2,000 responses. By coding that qualitative data, the researchers were able to examine student usage of library spaces, how students create informal learning communities within these spaces, and how students …

Class Of 2019-2021, University Of Richmond

Class Photos 1998-Current

This facebook, created for the 2018-2019 school year, contains photos of the Class of 2019, Class of 2020, and Class of 2021.

Class Of 2018-2020, University Of Richmond

Class Photos 1998-Current

This facebook, created for the 2017-2018 school year, contains photos of the Class of 2018, Class of 2019, and Class of 2020.

The Will To Prevail: Inside The Legal Battle To Save Sweet Briar, William H. Hurd, Ashley L. Taylor Jr., Nancyellen Keane, Stephen C. Piepgrass, C. Reade Jacob Jr., James M. Giudice, J. Westwood Smithers Iii

University of Richmond Law Review

Part I provides an in-depth factual overview, beginning with the Sweet Briar College's founding in the early 1900s. The commentary then turns to the controversial decision to close and discusses the facts and legal theories of the case, the decisions by the circuit court and the Supreme Court of Virginia, and the eventual settlement that kept the school alive.

In Part II, the discussion shifts to the landmark nature of this case, not only for Sweet Briar College, but also for other Virginia colleges and non-profits around the country. The essay analyzes the legal questions arising from the case, including …

Book Review. "But I Know It When I See It": Natural Law And Formalism, W. H. Bryson

University of Richmond Law Review

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Sexualization, Sex Discrimination, And Public School Dress Codes, Meredith Johnson Harbach

University of Richmond Law Review

This essay joins the conversation about sexualization, sex discrimination, and public school dress codes to situate current debates within in the broader cultural and legal landscapes in which they exist. My aim is not to answer definitively the questions I pose above. Rather, I ground the controversy in these broader contexts in order to better understand the stakes and to glean insights into how schools, students, and communities might better navigate dress code debates.

Class Of 2017-2019, University Of Richmond

Class Photos 1998-Current

This facebook, created for the 2016-2017 school year, contains photos of the Class of 2017, Class of 2018, and Class of 2019.

Class Of 2015-2017, University Of Richmond

Class Photos 1998-Current

This facebook, created for the 2014-2015 school year, contains photos of the Class of 2015, Class of 2016, and Class of 2017.

Spelling Out Lgbt: Enumerating Sexual Orientation In Virginia's Bullying Law, Melissa Wright

Law Student Publications

This comment explores the various steps being taken to stop LGBT bullying in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Section I discusses why it is important to address the issue of bullying and the deep impact that bullying can have on students' lives. Section II provides a comprehensive look at how other states have addressed bullying and provided enumerated protection for LGBT students. This section also examines federal laws that have been used in bullying claims in the absence of federal anti-bullying legislation. Section III focuses specifically on Virginia anti-bullying legislation and the steps that Virginia has taken to combat LGBT bullying …

Class Of 2014-2016, University Of Richmond

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This facebook, created for the 2013-2014 school year, contains photos of the Class of 2014, Class of 2015, and Class of 2016.

Credit/Skills Recovery Pilot Project: Documentation Report For The Boston Public Schools, Terry Grobe, Bedelia N. Richards, Cheryl Almeida

Sociology and Anthropology Faculty Publications

In support of Boston Superintendent Carol Johnson’s Acceleration Agenda and call for “graduation for all,” the Boston Public Schools launched a pilot Credit/Skills Recovery Program in the summer of 2008. The pilot targeted a population of young people—18 years and older— who were one to four courses short of graduation and sought to help them gain needed credits to graduate and build career and college success skills. An analysis conducted by BPS with the Parthenon Group had identified this group—youth who are “old and close to graduation”—as being at high risk of dropping out of high school. To reach this …

A Dual Process Model Of Stress Effects On Alcohol Consumption, Ivori Zvorsky

Honors Theses

The dual process theory proposes two forms of cognitive processing: implicit and explicit. The goal of the current study is to further investigate the dual process model of risky drinking, exploring the roles of executive functioning, implicit attitudes, and stress. 98 students from the University of Richmond participated in this study. After reading a stressful vignette, significant changes in Implicit Association Test (IAT) scores indicated that stress does heighten implicit “approach” associations for alcohol. Interestingly, when separated into low and high self-restraint groups, only participants with high self-restraint were significantly affected by the vignette. After testing for interaction effects, our …

Class Of 2013-2015, University Of Richmond

Class Photos 1998-Current

This facebook, created for the 2012-2013 school year, contains photos of the Class of 2013, Class of 2014, and Class of 2015.

Group Dynamics, Donelson R. Forsyth

Jepson School of Leadership Studies articles, book chapters and other publications

Engagement-elevating activities used in a course such as group dynamics fall into two broad categories: topic-focused short-term activities and problem-focused, longer-term projects. Topic-focused activities are, in most cases, deliberate applications of a concept or process in a group-based experience and are typically tied to the content of the course in a direct way. For example, when students study group decision-making they may meet in small groups to make a series of decisions. Afterwards, they examine their group’s decisions, and gauge for themselves the extent to which their group reacted as theory and research would suggest. Problem-focused projects, in contrast, ask …

Class Of 2012-2014, University Of Richmond

Class Photos 1998-Current

This facebook, created for the 2011-2012 school year, was the first to include multiple classes of students at the T. C. Williams School of Law. It contains photographs of the class of 2012 through the class of 2014.

Please Check One—Male Or Female?: Confronting Gender Identity Discrimination In Collegiate Residential Life, Katherine A. Womack

Law Student Publications

While litigation in this field has rarely involved colleges and universities, collegiate environments are often the “forefront for social activism,”5 so it is likely the issue of transgender housing discrimination will soon explode on campus. It is now critical that colleges, universities, and the counsel who represent them either prepare to address these issues when they arise or explore possibilities to preempt the legal issues that will surely arise at their schools. Part II of this comment discusses the legal definition of transgender. Part III examines the history of the treatment of transgender persons in American courts, as well as …

Class Of 2013, University Of Richmond

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Class Of 2012, University Of Richmond

Class Photos 1998-Current

This facebook contains photographs of the Class of 2012 at the T. C. Williams School of Law.

Class Of 2011, University Of Richmond

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This facebook contains photographs of the Class of 2011 at the T. C. Williams School of Law.

Class Of 2010, University Of Richmond

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Class Of 2009, University Of Richmond

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Class Of 2008, University Of Richmond

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Class Of 2007, University Of Richmond

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Class Of 2006, University Of Richmond

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This facebook contains photographs of the Class of 2006 at the T. C. Williams School of Law.

The Web - 2002, University Of Richmond

The Web

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Class Of 2005, University Of Richmond

Class Photos 1998-Current

This facebook contains photographs of the Class of 2005 at the T. C. Williams School of Law.

The Web - 2001, University Of Richmond

The Web

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Class Of 2004, University Of Richmond

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This facebook contains photographs of the Class of 2004 at the T. C. Williams School of Law.

The Web - 2000, University Of Richmond

The Web

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