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Gimme One Reason To Stay Here: Analyzing Retention And Persistence Trends For First- Generation Students In The Glca Through A Financial Lens, Emma Bailey 21 Apr 2021

Gimme One Reason To Stay Here: Analyzing Retention And Persistence Trends For First- Generation Students In The Glca Through A Financial Lens, Emma Bailey 21

Honor Scholar Theses

No abstract provided.


The Disaster That Lies Behind The Chalkboard: An Autoethnography About Education & The Power, Privilege And Diversity Requirement, Shafrarisi Bonner 21 Apr 2021

The Disaster That Lies Behind The Chalkboard: An Autoethnography About Education & The Power, Privilege And Diversity Requirement, Shafrarisi Bonner 21

Honor Scholar Theses

This thesis seeks to analyze the racial climate of the classroom, using my personal experiences at my predominately white institution (PWI) as its foundation. My experiences at DePauw University, both academically and socially, has played a key role in how I have navigated campus. These experiences are further analyzed using a Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Feminist lens. By analyzing the studies and research done by these scholars, this study aims to assess how whiteness operates and is maintained within the classroom, especially in DePauw University’s Power, Privilege and Diversity courses. This study also outlines the impact of classrooms that …


Religious Identity And Religious Belief: The Subconscious Religiosity Of Chinese University Students, Margot Leiner 20 Apr 2020

Religious Identity And Religious Belief: The Subconscious Religiosity Of Chinese University Students, Margot Leiner 20

Honor Scholar Theses

No abstract provided.


The Future Of Higher Education: How A Student's Decision To Attend College Is Evolving, J. C. Lukens 19 Apr 2019

The Future Of Higher Education: How A Student's Decision To Attend College Is Evolving, J. C. Lukens 19

Honor Scholar Theses

No abstract provided.


Belonging In This Place: Belonging In An Undergraduate University, Samantha Ostreicher 18 Apr 2018

Belonging In This Place: Belonging In An Undergraduate University, Samantha Ostreicher 18

Honor Scholar Theses

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Defending University Speech Codes: An Essay On Why Universities Speech Codes Make Sense, Daniel Alexander Schultz 18 Apr 2018

Defending University Speech Codes: An Essay On Why Universities Speech Codes Make Sense, Daniel Alexander Schultz 18

Honor Scholar Theses

No abstract provided.


Reaching Further: The Role Of Distance In College Undermatching, Lois Miller 17 Apr 2017

Reaching Further: The Role Of Distance In College Undermatching, Lois Miller 17

Honor Scholar Theses

This thesis explores factors explaining why so many high-achieving, low-income students apply to and enroll at universities with relatively low academic standards, despite generous financial aid packages and evidence that these students would be successful at colleges that are more selective. Amazon's Mechanical Turk was used to gather data and a probit analysis confirms an established result that low-income students are more likely to undermatch. The primary contribution of this work is the result that as the distance between a student's home and the university they attend increases, the probability that the student will undermatch decreases. The decrease in likelihood …


The Allure Of Music: Implications For Academically Gifted Students, Erin Tolar 16 Jan 2016

The Allure Of Music: Implications For Academically Gifted Students, Erin Tolar 16

Honor Scholar Theses

This thesis explores the complex interactions of academic giftedness as it relates to the pursuit of music. The literature review covers some of the main topics of giftedness, including what it means to be gifted, identification of giftedness, and music in gifted programs. Research was conducted at a small liberal arts college with a School of Music on academically gifted students. The survey and follow-up interview were constructed to assess whether academically gifted music students were more likely to experience conflict about their choice of major than academically gifted liberal arts students, non-academically gifted School of Music students, or non-academically …


When Change Is Not Enough: A Historic Review Of Diversity Initiatives At Depauw University, Dakota N. Watson 15 Jan 2015

When Change Is Not Enough: A Historic Review Of Diversity Initiatives At Depauw University, Dakota N. Watson 15

Honor Scholar Theses

No abstract provided.