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A Cleave Within The Piney Woods: Nacogdoches, Stephen F. Austin State University And How Racial Integration Divided The Town And Gown, Caitlin Hornback

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Stephen F. Austin State University was once the pride and joy of the city of Nacogdoches, Texas. When the Texas State Legislature began to look for a location for their new state normal school, the people of the East Texas town fought to have it built there and the Stephen F. Austin Teacher’s College opened its doors in September 1923 to a proud community. Through the trials and tribulations of early twentieth century events, the school managed to stay afloat and grow in numbers. Dr. Ralph W. Steen became the president of the college in 1958 and he oversaw a …

Moving From Harm Mitigation To Affirmative Discrimination Mitigation: The Untapped Potential Of Artificial Intelligence To Fight School Segregation And Other Forms Of Racial Discrimination, Andrew Gall

Catholic University Journal of Law and Technology

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Challenges Before Traditional Media In The Age Of Digital Media-How To Integrate It With Digital Media-The Way Ahead, Ratnesh Dwivedi Mr

Ratnesh Dwivedi

You may have heard of digital media, but you may have no idea what it is and how it can help you out when it comes to marketing. It's definitely important that you get up to speed so you can use this to benefit your business. Basically digital media refers to any type of electronic media out there. Today media can be accessed in many ways, including with hand held devices like mobile phones, laptops, desktops, mp3 players, and more.Digital media must be stored in an electronic way, so there is a lot of digital content on the internet today, …

Farmville, 1963: The Long Hot Summer, Jill Ogline Titus

Civil War Institute Faculty Publications

On July 9, 1963, a reporter for the Richmond Times-Dispatch informed his readers that black protesters had attempted two sit-ins in the college town of Farmville, the hub of rural Prince Edward County. Obviously shocked by these developments, he termed the events at the College Shoppe restaurant and the State Theater "the first reported Negro movement in this Southside Virginia locality, which has gained prominence in recent years as the focal point of a struggle over the closings of Prince Edward County's schools." In this writer's mind, and perhaps many of his readers' as well, social movements were synonymous with …

College Latino Students: Cultural Integration, Retention, And Successful Completion, Robert Hernandez

Staff Publications & Research

The purpose of this study was to examine and gain a deeper understanding of Latino College students' sub-cultures and how their cultural integration can affect their retention and completion of a baccalaureate degree. Also, this study sought to understand the cultural factors that influenced student retention. The participants were given a survey to complete for demographic information, and then were interviewed to capture each of their stories and experiences.

Twenty participants were involved in the study. All of the participants were self-identified as Latinos and came from several different, four-year, residential universities. There were nine men and eleven women. Of …

Ua1b2/1 Integration At Western Kentucky University, Jason Brown

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

A brief overview of the integration process at WKU, includes some newspaper clippings and primary source materials.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 64, No. 22, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

• Miracle, Phoenicia & Diane Tsimekles. Election Puts End to Clubs Campaign – Young Republicans, Young Democrats
• Underwood, Jennifer. Discrimination Evident Here
• Klausnitzer, Dorren. Time Determines Whether Students Cram for Exams
• Hoppes, Lynn. Educational Problems to Be Addressed
• Car Driven by Girl, 15, Hits Injures Freshman – Dawn Clark
• Schlagenhauf, Ann. God Must Be Crazy in Contest
• Delayed Phone Books Put Students on Hold
• Recreation Center vs. Library Editorial Cartoon
• Associated Student Government’s Efforts Directly Help, Serve Students
• Davidson, Victoria. Proud Republican
• Gott, Amos. Understand Associated …

Ua68/8/2 Kelly Thompson Oral History, Carlton Jackson

WKU Archives Records

An interview on June 27, 1977 with WKU president Kelly Thompson conducted by Carlton Jackson.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 49, No. 12, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

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

• Mcdaniel, Mike. Open (Closed?) Housing Affects WKU
• Wilkerson, Larry. Political Independents Vie for City Commission Seats
• Irving Levine to Speak Here on Europe of 1970’s
• National Ballet Company to Perform Here Tonight
• Wilkerson, Larry. John Cooper May be Campaigning for Governorship After All
• Catacombs Hosts Halloween Bash
• High Court Hits School Stalling - Desegregation
• UNICEF Spooks College to Help Less Fortunate
• United Givers Fund Effort Deserves Community Support
• Sullivan, Marta. Nixon Calls for Revamping of Draft, Drug Laws
• McDaniel, Mike. Judge Judged as Rushee
• UNICEF …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 46, No. 12, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Clubs Calendar
• WKU and Me
• Alumni News
• Coming Events Calendar
• Toppertalk
• West on Western Sports
• Activity Almanac
• Dear Mom

This issue contains articles:

• Walters, Sandra. Award-Winning Author to Address Campus February 7 – Pearl Buck
• Record Enrollment Expected for University Spring Term
• Attendance Board Sees No Immediate Changes
• Agriculture Department Gets $10,000 Holstein Bull
• Marks Released in Ballroom Starting Feb. 1
• 2,846 Toppers from Jefferson, Warren Counties
• Climate Advantages for Relations Program
• Story Advising Freshmen Reprinted Elsewhere
• Scholarship Established by Gordon Smith & Company
• Federal Exams …

The Ursinus Weekly, March 16, 1964, Sharon E. Robbins, Carl F. Peek, John Bradley, James Hake, Mary Ann Wuenschel, Robert Livingston, Craig Garner

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Campus Chest set to begin April 6: Shorb and Riley Committee heads • Concert season begun by UC Meistersingers: Group will tour New York state • Noss, theologian & author, will speak here Wednesday • History students will hear Bohl at Wednesday tea • Jeanne Dawson crowned prom queen; Cub and Key taps seven junior men • Three co-eds make US lacrosse team: Great Britain scene of games • Mass meeting of students planned for Wednesday • Group organizes fund campaign; Will defray cost for Ursinus girls on lacrosse team • WSGA approves rule change • Ursinus receives Gulf Oil …

Ua3/3/1 Correspondence Re: Minorities, James Pope, Kelly Thompson, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Correspondence between Kelly Thompson and James Pope of the Louisville Courier-Journal regarding the racial makeup of the student body and faculty in 1961 and 1963.

Ua3/3/1 Correspondence, Thomas Stone, Kelly Thompson, Margaret Munday

WKU Archives Records

Cover letter from Thomas Stone to Kelly Thompson regarding a letter of the first African American WKU student Margaret Munday. Munday's letter relates her experience as the first African American student teacher at the WKU Training School.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 32, No. 14-Z284, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

Regular features include:

• Looking Backward
• Hilltopics
• Kentucky Building News
• Alumni News
• Library Notes
• Faculty Notes
• Musical Notes
• Weddings & Engagements
• Religious News

Articles in this issue:

• Sagabiel, Jack. 190 Will Receive Degrees Friday
• Seniors Present Memorial – Paul Garrett Portrait
• Students, School Groups Honored on Awards Day
• Luncheon Slated for 1 PM Friday – WKU 50^th Anniversary
• H.B. Gray, Part Time Western Instructor Dies
• Dr. H.L. Stephens Speaks at Iva Scott Banquet
• Let’s Go Swimming
• A Graduation Question – editorial
• A Great Loss to Western – H.B. Gray …