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Constitutional De-Segregation Strategies: Teaching Racial Literacy To Secondary School Students And Preferencing Racially-Literate Applicants To Higher Education, Michael J. Kaufman

Faculty Publications & Other Works

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(Still) Constitutional School De-Segregation Strategies: Teaching Racial Literacy To Secondary School Students And Preferencing Racially-Literate Applicants To Higher Education, Michael J. Kaufman

Faculty Publications & Other Works

In Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School Dist. No. 1, the Supreme Court declared that it will continue to scrutinize race-conscious educational decisions to insure that they are narrowly-tailored to serve a compelling governmental interest. This Article develops a strategy for enhancing racial diversity at all levels of American public education that can survive that rigorous constitutional scrutiny. The Article shows that school districts may prove that assigning a meaningful number of racially diverse students to their secondary schools is narrowly-tailored to achieve their compelling educational interest in teaching racial literacy. The constitutionality of this race-conscious educational strategy …

Israeli Immigration: An Analysis, Kevin Mills

Global Tides

Israel is one of the most unique sociological experiments of immigration and assimilation in the modern world. Since its formation in 1948, Israel has depended on immigration of the Jewish Diaspora for nearly its entire population and continues to grant automatic citizenship to Jews hailing from all countries of the globe. The country has an official policy of assimilation and does not recognize ethnic differences among Jews. Such a situation has made Israel one of the most culturally pro-immigrant countries in the entire world. However, recent influxes of culturally diverse Jewish populations from the former USSR have emigrated to Israel …

Action As The Fruit Of Contemplation: A Reply To Bryce, Donnelly, Kalscheur, And Nussbaum, John M. Breen

Faculty Publications & Other Works

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Cisplatin-Based Chemotherapy For Treatment Of Head And Neck Cancers, Osteosarcomas Of The Jaw Bone, And Ovarian Cancers, Tara Kersten

Honors Capstones

In this project, I have done extensive research on two chemotherapy regimens, cisplatin/5-fluorouracil and cisplatin/Adriamycin. My hope is to compare and contrast the effectiveness of cisplatin-based regimens in the treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas, osteosarcomas of the jaw, and ovarian cancers. In addition to literature searches, I have studied the medical files of two patients who were treated with cisplatin. One patient had recurrent, unresectable head and neck cancer and one patient has a resected, metastatic osteosarcoma of the mandible. After studying the case of the patient with head and neck cancer, I found exceptional results. After …

Working With Families Affected By Divorce : A Resource Guide For Family Therapists, Anna Larsen

Honors Capstones

The present project is a resource manual that a family therapist can refer to in preparation for working with families affected by divorce. The manual is comprised of seven sections: (1) The Decision to Divorce, (2) Co-parenting, (3) Families with Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers, (4) Families with School-Age Children, (5) Families with Adolescents, (6) Domestic Violence, and (7) Legal Issues. Appendices include recommended activities for children, recommended books, and domestic violence screening questions for adults and children. Each section of this manual is based on current research published in professional journals and books recommended by the American Association of Marriage …

The Subtlety Of State Action In Privatized Child Welfare Services., Sacha M. Coupet

Faculty Publications & Other Works

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Neither Dyad Nor Triad: Children’S Relationship Interests Within Kinship Caregiving Families., Sacha M. Coupet

Faculty Publications & Other Works

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Lessons From Laboratories Corp. Of America Holdings V. Metabolite Laboratories, Inc., Cynthia M. Ho

Faculty Publications & Other Works

This article provides reflections on the scope of patentable subject matter, using the Supreme Court's recent consideration of Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings v. Metabolite Laboratories,Inc. as a springboard for discussion. A brief introduction to the case and the current standard of patentable subject matter are provided as a backdrop for discussion of the role of patentable subject matter in the overall scheme of patentability and patent enforcement. In addition, this article addresses potential repercussions of the case within the judicial and legislative arenas. This article concludes byoffering some broad-based issues for consideration, including both domestic and international implications.

New Governance And Health Care Regulation., John D. Blum

Faculty Publications & Other Works

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American Corporate Governance And Globalization., Steven A. Ramirez

Faculty Publications & Other Works

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A New World Order For Addressing Patent Rights And Public Health., Cynthia M. Ho

Faculty Publications & Other Works

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The Not So Great Writ: The European Court Of Human Rights Finds Habeas Corpus And Inadequate Remedy: Should American Courts Reexamine The Writ., Allen E. Shoenberger

Faculty Publications & Other Works

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Models For Change: A Postmodern Initiative To Promote A Fair, Rational, And Effective Juvenile Justice System., Diane C. Geraghty

Faculty Publications & Other Works

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Privacy Wars: Eu Versus Us: Scattered Skirmishes, Storm Clouds Ahead., Allen E. Shoenberger

Faculty Publications & Other Works

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Cs 415-01: Social Implications Of Computing, Leo Finkelstein

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

CS 415 is a communication skills course using as its subject matter current salient issues associated with the social implications of computing. In addition to the course text, you will need to use certain reading materials in the library and elsewhere, and you will be responsible for using concepts and theories provided in class lectures and discussions.

Reforming Fda Policy For Pediatric Testing: Challenges And Changes In The Wake Of Studies Using Antidepressant Drugs, Joanna K. Sax

Faculty Scholarship

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Drug Testing Of Students: A Legal And Public Health Perspective, Floralynn Einesman

Faculty Scholarship

This article seeks to address the efficacy of school drug-testing programs. After providing some general background information on the abuse of substances, the article sets forth the Supreme Court decisions on student drug testing. Part III then discusses the extension of the jurisprudence in the state courts to show how the Supreme Court law is being expanded by the states, and is likely to be further expanded in the future. The next section, Part IV, turns to drug screening from a public health perspective, analyzing whether or not drug screening is a valid public health screen. Finally, Part V examines …

Theorizing Threat: An Investigation Of Contentious Embodiment, Jennifer Musial, Emily Van Der Meulen

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

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In early summer 2006, we had a phone conversation that generated interest in this topic. Emily was reminiscing about her experiences at the Washington, D.C. March for Women's Lives in April of 2004. The March, a demonstration for reproductive justice, brought out feminists and anti-abortion protestors alike. Emily remembered seeing African-American men holding signs that equated abortion to the airplane attacks in New York City on September 11, 2001. This sparked curiosity: how does abortion become equated with "terrorism"? [1] One answer to this question is that a woman who has an abortion is said to commit "body-terrorism" …

Contributors, Jennifer Musial, Emily Van Der Meulen

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

Information about contributors to articles in volume 7 issue 1 of Reconstruction.

Colonial Constructs And Legally Sanctioned Sexually Violent Consequences In R V. Edmondson, Nicholas Bonokoski

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

What kind of a system or process would portray a twelve-year-old girl from the Yellow Quill First Nation as a sexual threat to three twenty-something white men, who promising her a ride home, picked her up and got her drunk? The answer: The Canadian legal system. In R v Edmondson a twelve-year old Aboriginal girl, who was sexually assaulted by Dean Edmondson, Jeffrey Brown, and Jeffrey Kindrat from Tisdale Saskatchewan, was portrayed by the judge as a "sexual aggressor". This paper focuses on the trial of Dean Edmondson in which, according to Judge Kovatch, the girls "sexual aggression" led to …

Punking Yoga: Reconstructing Post/Neo/Colonial Fashion And Movement, Tara Brabazon

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

The branded clothes worn through sporting and fitness activities confirm that any movement, practice or behaviour that seems transgressive of heteronormative masculinity and femininity is also implicated in neo/colonial incorporations and the casualized workforce that is a characteristic of sports clothing manufacture. In an environment washed by the marketing of opposition, resistance is both difficult to define and apply in cultural studies. This paper invokes 'the problem' of resistance while denying the seamless and simple determinations of positive and negative representations. The focus of study is Yogurt Activewear, a company attacking corporatized yoga wear by creating an anti-brand brand. They …

Sink Or Swim Together: Citizenship, Sovereignty, And Free Movement In The European Union And The United States, Francis J. Conte

University of Miami Law Review

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The Federal Response To Hurricane Katrina: A Case For Repeal Of The Posse Comitatus Act Or A Case For Learning The Law?, Joshua M. Samek

University of Miami Law Review

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Some Personal Aspects Of End-Of-Life Decisionmaking, James L. Werth Jr.

University of Miami Law Review

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Crummer/Suntrust Portfolio Spring 2007, David Archer, Eric Bass, Justin Drahl, Dieter Hinrich, Shawn Read, Rie Ryo, Jakub Prozner

Crummer Truist Portfolios

The Cummer/SunTrust portfolio does not lie on the efficient frontier, but instead is positioned just below it. It is worth mentioning that the efficient portfolios are often not properly diversified, and the majority of their allocation is often composed of just one or two asset classes. The efficient frontier is not designed to tell investors a precise composition of asset classes in their portfolio. Instead, it is just another tool, or mathematical model, to help investors make prudent decisions. Consequently, the group believes that the Crummer/SunTrust portfolio is well positioned relative to the efficient frontier, which ensures high expected return …

Protecting The New Face Of Entrepreneurship: Online Appropriate Dispute Resolution And International Consumer-To-Consumer Online Transactions, Ivonnely Colón-Fung

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

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Exile, Identity, And Artistic Creation: An Arts Based Phenomenological Study With Immigrant Women: A Dissertation, Vera Heller

Expressive Therapies Dissertations

This arts based phenomenological study with immigrant women explores the migratory and creative processes from the perspective of the Hero's archetype, viewed by Jung as a template for individuation. Its objective is to gain further insight into the contribution of art therapy to healing the fragmentation of identity inherent in the transition between two - often radically different - cultures.

A Program Evaluation Research Study On The Implementation Of The Mentors In Violence Prevention Program In A Public High School: A Dissertation, Nancy G. Beardall

Expressive Therapies Dissertations

The Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Program is the subject of this research study. MVP is a high school leadership and mentoring program that focuses on promoting gender respect and preventing harassment, sexual harassment and teen dating abuse in middle schools and high schools. This program evaluation study of the MVP program utilizes both quantitative and qualitative data. The findings suggest the MVP training supports the mentors in their ability to become active bystanders and leaders in this work, not only in the short term and while they are in the program, but over the long term, when they are …

Justice-Learning: Service-Learning As Justice-Oriented Education, Dan W. Butin

Special Topics, General

"Justice-learning" lies at the intersection of service-learning and social justice education. Specifically, I argue for a distinctive form of community-based learning ("antifoundational service-learning") that fosters a justice-oriented framework ("anti-anti-social justice") that makes possible the questioning and disruption of unexamined and all too often oppressive binaries of how we view the struggle toward equity in education. The linkage of service-learning and social justice education in this manner offers a "weak overcoming" that strengthens experiential learning toward justice while avoiding the dilution and radicalization faced by both movements. I, thus, trace the linkages between service-learning and social justice education; explicate the potential …