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Where Justice Meets Compassion: A Christian Assessment Of Illegal Immigration, Kevin Twain Lowery, Courtney Fuqua

Faculty Scholarship – Theology

This presentation examines the multifaceted problems created by illegal immigration, both those impacting United States citizens and those encountered by the immigrants themselves. Two main areas of focus are the economic and sociological effects of illegal immigration. Although there are many injustices surrounding illegal immigration that need to be rectified, Christian ethics demands that compassion be given precedence. In the end, we identify key issues that need to be addressed for a holistic solution to be reached.

Reconciling Post-Genocide Rwanda, Stefanie Pollender Ma, Academic Director

Fostering Multicultural Competence and Global Justice: an SIT Symposium

My presentation is a case study of Rwanda and will circle around different approaches to reconciliation and the role of memory. Following a brief overview of the situation at the end of the genocide in 1994, I will introduce the different approaches the Rwandan government has undertaken to build unity and reconciliation amongst its citizens in order to lay the foundation for a strong nation. In my presentation I will also touch upon the role of memorials, the necessity to remember and the challenges of divisionism and denial of the genocide.

The Central America Peace Accords, Demobilization And Reconciliation: Experiences In Nicaragua And El Salvador, Aynn Setright Ma, Academic Director

Fostering Multicultural Competence and Global Justice: an SIT Symposium

In 2010 Nicaragua is commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Nicaraguan Peace Accords the end to a previous twenty years of violence in the struggle to overthrow the Somoza family dictatorship and then the contra war against the Sandinista Revolutionary government (Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional –FSLN) in the 1980s. In El Salvador the Frente Farabundo Marti de Liberación Nacional (FMLN) is celebrating their 2009 electoral victory over the ARENA party. What shapes these national liberation parties today? How have these processes of reconciliation been realized? What are the lessons to be learned and applied in other war torn societies? …

The Anatomy Of Conflict, Lahcen Haddad Phd, Academic Director

Fostering Multicultural Competence and Global Justice: an SIT Symposium

The need for peace in today’s world has become an existential issue for humanity. Without a sense of shared earth and its resources and a shared humanity governed by universal and local values, the human race seems to be more threatened with a crippling propensity for self-destruction than ever before. Some theories, systems of thought even religious currents like Marxism, fascism, jihadi Islam, crusading Christianity, expansionist Zionism think that conflict is fundamental to History inasmuch as it allows for justification of the self through the use of power. For Marxism, struggle as conflict between classes is the engine that drives …

Politiques Envers Les Migrants Hautement Qualifiés: Analyse Comparée Du Canada, Etats-Unis Et L'Union Européenne (Master's Thesis Public Defense), Hristina Petrova

Hristina Petrova

Presentation prepared for the public defense of my Master's thesis, presented on 07/27/2010 (in French)

Exploring Health Through The Lens Of Homelessness, Faith T. Adewusi

Senior Honors Projects

Homelessness is a serious economic, social and public health problem. Approximately 2.3 to 3.5 million people are estimated to be homeless nationwide and with the current recession, these numbers are expected to rise. Due to the lack of permanent living accommodations and limited access to healthcare, homeless people are more likely than domiciled people to suffer from a wide range of chronic health problem, ranging from diabetes to tuberculosis to mental illness. Healthcare problems can be seen as both the cause and the effect of homelessness.

The purpose of this study was to learn about the living conditions of the …

Patent Examination Policy And The Social Costs Of Examiner Allowance And Rejection Errors, Ron D. Katznelson

Ron D. Katznelson

No abstract provided.

Approaches To Globalized Education: Policies Towards International Students In The Usa And Eu, Hristina Petrova

Hristina Petrova

No abstract provided.