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Front Cover (Fall 2019), Anne Deangelis
Front Cover (Fall 2019), Anne Deangelis
Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges
The cover art is by Anne Deangelis, a student at Piedmont Virginia Community College.
Review Of Genesea M. Carter And William H. Thelin’S Class In The Composition Classroom, Christian Aguiar
Review Of Genesea M. Carter And William H. Thelin’S Class In The Composition Classroom, Christian Aguiar
Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges
Though community colleges enroll the majority of working-class college students, research on how to best serve the interests of working-class students at our institutions is limited. In Class in the Composition Classroom: Pedagogy and the Working Class, the contributors tackle the issue of supporting working-class students in college composition classes from several angles, offering practical pedagogical advice, guidance on college-wide initiatives, and research into common challenges faced by working-class students. While the text will be most valuable for those who teach writing, its insights apply to anyone who serves at a community college.
Massive Resistance And The Origins Of The Virginia Technical College System, Richard A. Hodges Ed.D.
Massive Resistance And The Origins Of The Virginia Technical College System, Richard A. Hodges Ed.D.
Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges
The 1954 rulings in the United States Supreme Court cases of Brown v Board of Education was a landmark event in civil rights history. As momentous as the rulings were, they were not embraced by many Southern politicians. This was especially true in Virginia where Harry F. Byrd, Sr., U. S. Senator from Virginia, embarked on a campaign to massively resist court ordered school desegregation. Over the course of the next several years, Virginia's leaders would pass laws specifically designed to undermine the Brown rulings. These laws, known as massive resistance would, among other things, grant the governor the power …
Front Cover (Summer 2019)
Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges
The cover art is by Julia DiMartino, a student at John Tyler Community College.