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Branch Rickey, Affirmative Action And 'Merit' In Baseball And Education, Evan H. Caminker

Book Chapters

When General Manager Wesley Branch Rickey broke Organized Baseball’s longstanding color barrier on October 23, 1945, by signing Jackie Robinson to a contract to play for the Montreal Royals, a minor league affiliate of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Rickey catalyzed the movement for racial justice. Millions of people saw, heard, and read about black and white men playing side-by-side. Integrating the national pastime helped challenge segregationist norms across the land, facilitating the integration of military troops and public schools soon thereafter.

Rickey’s stirring call in his 1956 Atlanta address to judge people on their merits rather than their pigmentation still resonates …

But What Do The Students Think: Results Of The Cross-Campus Zero-Textbook Cost Student Survey, Shawna M. Brandle, Stacy Katz, Anne Hays, Amy Beth, Cailean Cooney, Linda Miles, Jacqueline Disanto, Abigail Morrison

Publications and Research

The results of the first cross-campus survey of student opinions on Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) courses are in: City University of New York (CUNY) students like their ZTC courses, primarily for the cost savings and ease of access. The survey results yield rich data about how positively students feel about their Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) courses as well as ways to improve the design and delivery of Zero Textbook Cost courses to make them more beneficial for student learning.

Student Research Explores Human Rights And Changing Climates, Rachel Mccarthy

News and Events

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Gs Softball Closes Out Madeira Beach With 10-2 Win Over Siena, Georgia Southern University

Athletics News

• GS Softball Closes Out Madeira Beach With 10-2 Win Over Siena

Inside Georgia Southern Basketball Radio Show Set For Monday, Georgia Southern University

Athletics News

• Inside Georgia Southern Basketball Radio Show Set for Monday

Eagles Claim Socon Air Rifle Team Title, Georgia Southern University

Athletics News

• Eagles Claim SoCon Air Rifle Team Title

Opening The Conversation: Getting Started, Stacy Katz

Publications and Research

This column explores the concept of Open Educational Resources and how it relates to librarianship

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Red Wolves Outshoot Gs Women's Basketball, 86-75, On Saturday, Georgia Southern University

Athletics News

• Red Wolves Outshoot GS Women's Basketball, 86-75, On Saturday

Eagles Split Action At Madeira Beach Softball Invitational On Saturday, Georgia Southern University

Athletics News

• Eagles Split Action At Madeira Beach Softball Invitational On Saturday

Men’S Basketball Wins Sixth Straight, Downs Arkansas State 81-70, Georgia Southern University

Athletics News

• Men’s Basketball Wins Sixth Straight, Downs Arkansas State 81-70

Setting The Scene Game Preview, Georgia Southern University

Athletics News

• Setting the Scene Game Preview

Big Plays Highlight Second Scrimmage, Georgia Southern University

Athletics News

• Big Plays Highlight Second Scrimmage

Eagles Take A Wild Finale To Split Day-Night Doubleheader Vs. No. 9 Georgia, Georgia Southern University

Athletics News

• Eagles Take a Wild Finale to Split Day-Night Doubleheader vs. No. 9 Georgia

Eagles Have A Big Comeback Over Presbyterian, Georgia Southern University

Athletics News

• Eagles Have A Big Comeback Over Presbyterian

University Honors Program Newsletters, Honors College, Georgia Southern University

Honors College Newsletters (2014-2019)

• Mary Kate Moore ... Than Meets the Eye

• Honors Research: Trawling the Stories of Georgia’s Fishers

• Honors in Action with Camp Blue Skies

• Keeping Tybee Island Beach Clean

• Project Pura Vida!

Cedarville And Beyond: Tech Advancements Take Chapel And The Gospel Worldwide, Andrew Graff

English, Literature, and Modern Languages Faculty Publications

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Chapel: Platform For Presidents, J. Murray Murdoch

History and Government Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Life Together: Daily Chapel As The Cornerstone Of Campus Community, Jon Wood

Administrative Personnel Publications

No abstract provided.

The Nicaraguan Diaspora In Costa Rica: Schools And The Disruption Of Transnational Social Fields, Ana T. Solano-Campos

Early Childhood and Elementary Education Faculty Publications

This ethnographic case study explores Nicaragua–Costa Rica cross-border dynamics, one of the most important South-South migration flows in the Central American region. I identify practices that prevent Nicaraguan children in a Costa Rican classroom from consolidating transnational identities and networks during the school day. Specifically, I examine three types of disruptions—historical, social, and linguistic—as well as various ways in which students and teachers contest those disruptions.

Cte Administrator Self-Efficacy Survey, Michelle Conrad, David Yost, Larae Watkins, Kemaly Parr, Howard Gordon

Faculty & Staff Research and Creative Activity

This document is a supplement to an article, "A Pilot Survey of a Self-Efficacy Tool for Career and Technical Education Administrators" (2019) published in The Journal of Leadership Education, Vol. 18, Iss. 3.

The article is available at https://journalofleadershiped.org/jole_articles/a-pilot-survey-of-a-self-efficacy-tool-for-career-and-technical-education-administrators/

2019 March, Morehead State University. Office Of Communications And Marketing

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for March of 2019.

Swift, Nustar And Xmm-Newton Observations Of The Nls1 Galaxy Rxj2317.8–4422 In An Extreme X-Ray Low Flux State, Dirk Grupe

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

We report the discovery of RX J2317.8–4422 in an extremely low X-ray flux state by the Neil Gehrels Swift observatory in 2014 April/May. In total, the low-energy X-ray emission dropped by a factor 100. We have carried out multi-wavelength follow- up observations of this Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 galaxy. Here we present observations with Swift, XMM-Newton, and NuSTAR in October and November 2014 and further monitoring observations by Swift from 2015 to 2018. Compared with the beginning of the Swift observations in 2005, in the November 2014 XMM-Newton and NuSTAR observation RX J2317–4422.8 dropped by a factor of about 80 in …

Strongly Bipolar Inner Ejecta Of The Normal Type Iip Supernova Asassn-16at, Dirk Grupe

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

We report distinctly double-peaked Hα and Hβ emission lines in the late-time, nebular-phase spectra (200 days) of the otherwise normal at early phases (100 days) type IIP supernova ASASSN-16at (SN 2016X). Such distinctly double-peaked nebular Balmer lines have never been observed for a type IISN. The nebular-phase Balmer emission is driven by the radioactive 56Co decay, so the observed line profile bifurcation suggests a strong bipolarity in the 56Ni distribution or in the line-forming region of the inner ejecta. The strongly bifurcated blueshifted and redshifted peaks are separated by ∼3×103 km s−1 and are roughly symmetrically positioned with respect to …

Eighteen Blind Library Users’ Experiences With Library Websites And Search Tools In U.S. Academic Libraries: A Qualitative Study, Adina Mulliken

Publications and Research

Telephone interviews were conducted with 18 blind academic library users around the U.S. about their experiences using their library and its website. The study uses the perspective that blind users’ insights are fundamental. A common theme was that navigating a webpage is time consuming on the first visit. Issues identified include the need for “databases” to be defined on the homepage, accessibly coded search boxes, logical heading structure, and several problems to be resolved on result pages. Variations in needs depending on users’ screen reader expertise were also raised. Suggestions for libraries to address these issues are offered.

A Word From The Writing Team (March 2019), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els, Pam Walter, Mfa

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• Key to Great Writing: Rewriting
• 3-Minute Thesis Competition (3MT)
• Upcoming Workshops

Prek Special Education Inclusion Practices In Maine: An Exploratory Study Of Three Districts, Janet C. Fairman, Amy F. Johnson

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

The question of how to best meet the social and emotional needs of PreK students in Maine has been a legislative focus in recent years, including two attempts to convene legislative task forces to restructure the provision of special education services for children aged 3 to 5. This Maine Education Policy Research Institute (MEPRI) study sought to address the research gap on PreK special education inclusion. Specifically, this study sought to learn more about current practices and views regarding the inclusion of special education students in public PreK programs, what challenges schools and teachers face in serving these children, and …

Approaches To "Grow Your Own" And Dual General And Special Education Certification, Catherine Fallona, Amy F. Johnson

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

The shortage of special education teachers is a persistent problem in Maine. In addition to the shortage of individuals prepared to work as special education teachers, there is also a need to support special education students in the general education classroom. The majority of students who are identified with disabilities spend most of their time in classrooms with general education teachers. Yet, general education teachers' preparation to work with the special education students in their classrooms is limited. In order to address the need for teachers who are prepared and qualified to work with students with disabilities, the Joint Standing …

Implementation Of Response To Intervention Programs In Maine, Amy F. Johnson, Benjamin Hutchins

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

As a response to the 2004 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) federal statute, Maine enacted a rule requiring all schools to provide additional support to students who are not on track for meeting state learning standards beginning in 2012. One intent of the requirement was to improve student achievement, and another was to reduce the number of children who are identified as having special educational needs and thus require an Individualized Education Plan. Recent policy discussions, including the 2018 report of the Task Force to Identify Special Education Cost Drivers and Innovative Approaches to Services, have raised the question …

Context Is Critical: K-5th Grade Three-Act Math Tasks, Lindsey Herlehy

Publications & Research

Mathematicians view mathematics within interesting and natural contexts. In this session, participants will engage and explore Three-Act Math Tasks; a story-telling pedagogical strategy that elicits student curiosity, collaboration, and questioning while redefining the term “real-world context” and the role that students play in the learning process. Resources will be provided

Teaching With A Full Deck: Card Sorts, Lindsey Herlehy

Publications & Research

Card sorts tend to make students do the “thing” we value most: talk. Beyond making matches, card sorts provide opportunities for students to classify, rank, sequence, and mind map while setting a natural context for argumentation and use of the claim-evidence-reasoning framework. Join me for a series of card sorts to explore how this easy-to-prep tool will encourage your students to reason and think critically. Math and science resources will be shared.

Resources available below for download include all cards used in the training.