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Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 1, Wku Student Affairs Aug 2022

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 93, No. 1, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

  • The Great American Eclipse
  • Kast, Monica. Timothy Caboni Talks Budget in Meeting with Editors
  • DeLetter, Emily. Back Home – Timothy Caboni
  • Collins, Emma. Campus Construction Continues with Completion of Restaurant – The Den
  • Ziege, Nicole. Student Government Association President Signs Anti-discrimination Letter – Andi Dahmer
  • Alvey, Rebekah. New Space Serves as Link to Downtown Businesses – Gordon Ford College of Business
  • Henderson, Andrew. Hey, How Are Ya?
  • Editorial Cartoon re: Eclipsse
  • Huff, Taylor. Eclipse of Morality – U.S. Government
  • Gabhart, Ebonee. Analyzing What Constitutes a …


Convening On The Future Of Black Thriving & Joy, Office Of The President, Portland State University, Justice Oregon For Black Lives Jul 2022

Convening On The Future Of Black Thriving & Joy, Office Of The President, Portland State University, Justice Oregon For Black Lives

Global Diversity and Inclusion Publications and Presentations

This co-creation event aims to be an asset-based intergenerational, inter-ideological, and intercultural opportunity for listening, shared learning, and recognition of points of synergy and opportunity across the rich complexity of the black community in our area -- resulting in a shared agenda and momentum for action.

This affinity/identity based/closed event focuses on the black community and is part of a series of conversations with the different BIPOC communities as stated in the Time to Act plan created as a result of the October 2020 Time to Act summit. As a result of these conversations, Portland State University is seeking to …


Justifying Injustice: How Caricatured Depictions Of African Americans Impacted Worldwide Perception, Jaida Noble Jun 2022

Justifying Injustice: How Caricatured Depictions Of African Americans Impacted Worldwide Perception, Jaida Noble

Global Honors Theses

Despite racist depictions of African Americans in art seeming to be behind us, the consequences of such representation, including the baggage of stereotypes alongside them, live on. This paper will argue that the racist caricaturing of Black people throughout history has been used as a form of propaganda, affecting the overall perception of African Americans and influencing policies that have determined them as belonging to the lower levels of the American caste system.


Visions And Seeds Of Change : Pathways To Defining And Seeking Liberation, Ramon Kentrell Lee May 2022

Visions And Seeds Of Change : Pathways To Defining And Seeking Liberation, Ramon Kentrell Lee

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

From July 2015 to May 2018, the sociopolitical terrain and atmosphere of Albany, New York underwent significant shifts as the levels and types of activism and liberation discourse increased. The shifts were related to national occurrences, such as the development of the Black Lives Matter movement, the state of police brutality and state-sanctioned violence, the campaign and election of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United State, and the emergence of the Me Too movement. During this period of change, activists engaged in a series of political struggles for situated identification and empowerment, the emergence of a …


Ua12/2/2 Talisman: Illuminate, Wku Student Affairs Apr 2022

Ua12/2/2 Talisman: Illuminate, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Spring 2022 Talisman:

  • Brant, Jess. Illumninate
  • Johnson, Grant
  • Shackelford, Ali & Raegan Steffey. The Land Before Western - Native Americans
  • Quinn, Jack. Through the Light - Theatre & Dance
  • Wilson, Gabby. Team Edward or Team Jacob? Is My Kind of Hymn
  • Johnston, Rhiannon. Dusk to Dawn
  • Plescia, Audrey. Molten Masterpiece - Art
  • Richer, Cailyn. When They Shine - Light of Chance, Inc.
  • Polston, Weather. The Mantis
  • Spears, Kayla. Healing Within - Eating Disorders
  • Dobelstein, Maya. Waste Not, Want Not - Environmentalists
  • Crask, bethany. Egg Roll In a Bowl - Recipe
  • Gore, Abbey. By Hand
  • Story, Miriam. The People's Princess - …


Stigmas Of Alzheimer's Disease And Help Seeking For Alzheimer's Disease Among African Americans, Donna De Levante Raphael Jan 2022

Stigmas Of Alzheimer's Disease And Help Seeking For Alzheimer's Disease Among African Americans, Donna De Levante Raphael

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to examine how the perceptions of stigma of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) affected the help-seeking behaviors of African American caregivers. Data used in this study were collected using semistructured interviews with 11 African American caregivers caring for loved ones diagnosed with AD. The conceptual framework of this study was guided by the stigma theory and the sociocultural health belief model. The four types of social stigmas used to assess the effects of the stigma of AD were public, self, courtesy, and structural stigma. Data were analyzed using the Thematic Content Analysis (TCA). Results provided support …