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Que Ondee Sola - December 2007, Xavier Luis Burgos

Que Ondee Sola

Student publication founded in 1972, articles include: State Senator William Delgado Visits NEIU, Faculty Profile: Teresita Diaz, Faculty Speak Out, Latina/o Students Speak Out, The Poor State of Latina/o Status at NEIU, Where is NEIU's Latina/o Cultural & Resource Center, The 15th Housing Congress of Puerto Rico, World AIDS Day on Paseo Boricua, Over 200 Proclaim 'Humboldt Park No Se Vende!'

University Reporter - Volume 12, Number 04 - December 2007

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about J. Keith Motley’s appointment as UMass Boston’s Eighth chancellor, the University's involvement with OpenCourseWare initiatives, a celebration of Native American heritage on campus, the Gastón Institute's analysis of community responses to recent immigration raids, and other news from UMass Boston.

Affordable Housing Needs Study For The Portland Metropolitan Area Draft Final Report, George C. Hough Jr., Sheila A. Martin, Gerard C. Mildner, Risa S. Proehl

Institute of Metropolitan Studies Publications

The purpose of this report is to respond to the recommendations of the Regional Housing Choice Task Force by providing information to guide housing choice policy for the Metro Council. In particular, the objectives of this project were to: estimate current and future affordable housing need for the Metro region; describe the distribution of households by income, age, and size across the metro region; describe the tenure of these households and the type of housing they will choose; identify and describe those household types that are most likely to struggle to meet the cost of housing based on their income; …

Commonwealth Times 2007-11-19

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Women Of Talent: Gender And Government Appointments In Massachusetts, 2002–2007, Carol Hardy-Fanta, Kacie Kelly

Publications from the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy

Despite the high educational and occupational attainment—and considerable talent—of women in Massachusetts, the state ranks just 22nd in the nation on women's overall share of top executive, legislative, and judicial posts, compared to their share of the population. The goals of this study were to (1) calculate the percentage of women holding senior-level positions in state government at these four points in time; (2) analyze the distribution of appointments by type of position and executive office; (3) provide possible explanations for the status of women’s representation in these positions; and (4) offer recommendations that will serve to promote the appointment …

University Reporter - Volume 12, Number 03 - November 2007

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about the University's master planning process, an anti-homelessness project run by a senior research associate at the McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies (John McGah), the establishment of a Creative Writing MFA program at the University, the opening of the Spencer House in Roxbury’s Egleston Square (names for UMass Lecturer Marian Spencer, and other news from UMass Boston.

University Reporter - Volume 12, Number 01 - September 2007

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about the strategic planning of chancellor J. Keith Motley, studies out of the Psychology Department on treating anxiety disorders, the 10th annual Boston Folk Festival, an African-American mathematicians conference held at the University, and other news from UMass Boston.

A Seat At The Table? Racial/Ethnic & Gender Diversity On Corporate, Hospital, Education, Cultural & State Boards, Carol Hardy-Fanta Phd, Donna Stewartson

Publications from the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy

As part of its larger Diversity Initiative, the McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies at UMass Boston has undertaken a number of projects. The first was a public opinion survey conducted around the time of the November 2006 elections. The report, Transformation and Taking Stock: A Summary of Selected Findings from the McCormack Graduate School Diversity Survey, included a comprehensive look at race relations in the Commonwealth at a time of significant transition—demographically and politically. This report was followed by A Benchmark Report on Diversity in State and Local Government, which focused on the percentage of positions filled …

Portland State Magazine, Portland State University. Office Of University Communications

Portland State Magazine

PSU’s alumni magazine, published 2-3 times a year. In this issue: President Dan Bernstine is leaving a legacy of growth and pride; controversy again surrounds Aslam Khalil’s research on methane; a PSU-based program is making huge strides in helping teen offenders; and more.

Low-Income Women's Access To Education? A Case Study Of Welfare Recipients In Boston, Erika Kates

Publications from the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy

In 2003 and 2004, the Massachusetts legislature dramatically changed state law to allow welfare recipients to engage in education and training to fulfill their mandatory work requirements. The research reported here had as its goal to document whether women who received welfare benefits between 2003 and 2006 knew about, and took advantage of, these historic changes. A fundamental supposition of the research described here is that low-income women should have access to substantive educational opportunities to improve their employment and earnings; raise children with educational aspirations and achievements; enhance their civic participation; and contribute to the state’s human capital resources.

“Otro Mundo Es Posible”: Women Power In The Vi Caracas World Social Forum And The Bolivarian Revolution, Renée Kasinsky

Journal of International Women's Studies

This is an insider’s account of the participation of a Boston delegate at the World Social Forum in Caracas, Venezuela in January 2006. She relates the stories of women who attended the WSF and those women who through their leadership in their communities create a new world order based on the major themes of the WSF. The health and welfare missions created by the Bolivarian revolution of Hugo Chávez are testimony to the theme of the forum that through the process of participatory democracy “Otro Mundo Es Posible”.

A Benchmark Report On Diversity In State And Local Government, Carol Hardy-Fanta Phd

Publications from the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy

The Pipeline to Public Service Initiative asked the McCormack Graduate School’s Center for Women in Politics & Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts Boston to ascertain the racial diversity in state and local government. The project had the following three goals:

--To identify the race (and gender) of those holding top-level positions filled through gubernatorial appointments, e.g., secretaries, commissioners, directors, deputy commissioners/directors, and undersecretaries, in the Commonwealth’s executive offices and major departments.

--To compile the same information for members of the most influential boards and commissions in the Commonwealth filled through gubernatorial appointments.

--To assess the diversity of elected …

University Reporter - Volume 11, Number 06 - February 2007

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching's recognition of UMass Boston, autism research at the University, Black History Month festivities, a public meeting concerning UMass Boston's strategic planning process, Arts on the Point programs, the transition team for Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, the new Information Technology MS program at the University, and other news from UMass Boston.

Who Takes Responsibility For Missions The Origin Of The Association Of Lutheran Mission Agencies (Alma) And Its Relationship To Missouri Synod Missions, Annette Frank

Master of Art Theology Thesis

The history of the Association of Lutheran Mission Agencies (ALMA) is an important chapter in the mission history of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), as well as in the history of Protestant mission efforts in the United States. ALMA is an organization of independent mission agencies affiliated with The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. This relationship with a specific denomination is unique among independent mission organizations.

The development of ALMA and its relation to LCMS missions reflects important changes in mission activity and attitude both within the Synod and outside. This study will show how the changes of the twentieth century influenced …

Five Questions For The Future, Ethan Seltzer, Sheila A. Martin

Institute of Metropolitan Studies Publications

We suspect that every generation views its times and challenges as tougher and more challenging than any preceding time. Sometimes the issue is money, others it’s that elusive sense of leadership, or even “the vision thing.” Nonetheless, it’s less about what times used to be like that matters, and more about what we’ll do with the hand we’ve been dealt. Fundamentally, it’s about the future. As we reviewed the materials now in your hands, we identified a number of issues, five to be precise, that will distinguish or diminish the prospects for this region in the future. Certainly, other readers …

University Reporter - Volume 11, Number 05 - January 2007

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about CPCS Professor Michael Stone's study on the burden of housing costs for minority households,  a McCormack Graduate School survey showing that race relations remain a challenge for Massachusetts residents, students' launch of a new magazine called Lux, a student-curated exhibition at the Boston Public Library, campus employee and student activities on Community Partnership Day, and other news from UMass Boston.

Resource Reviews, Phyllis Fox

The Christian Librarian

No abstract provided.

Good News To The Poor: The Place Of Microeconomic Development In Discipling And Poverty Alleviation In Nairobi, Kenya, Philip Kairu Thuo

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Shaping Of Things Now: Questions Of Emerging Churches, Darren Cronshaw

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

The term ‘emerging church’ has been hotly debated. Some mainstream churches say ‘what are you doing that we are not?’ and some emerging churches resent the implication that they are still ‘emerging’ into being a real church. 3 But ‘emerging’ describes something that is changing and evolving rather than fixed in one place. The label recognizes that such churches are emerging from a modern into a postmodern framework, in a post-Christendom era, in a digital age, for a post-colonial era. Interestingly, it is a term that has been used to describe the early church in the first century, since that …

Harding University Graduate School Of Religion 2007-2008 Catalog, Harding University

Harding Academic Catalogs

Academic catalog for the graduate program in Bible and religion.