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Obliged To Give: Remittances And The Maintenance Of Transnational Networks Between Somalis At Home And Abroad, Laura Hammond

Bildhaan: An International Journal of Somali Studies

No abstract provided.

Debating Somali Identity In A British Tribunal: The Case Of The Bbc Somali Service, Abdi Ismail Samatar

Bildhaan: An International Journal of Somali Studies

No abstract provided.

2011 Uri Diversity Week Keynote Speaker Dr. Michio Kaku: Towards A Multicultural, Scientific, And Tolerant Future For The Planet, Multicultural Center

Multicultural Student Services Center

Why is it important that the future be studied? Iranian-Canadian futurist Alireza Hejazi (2009) has suggested that the study of the future moves us “from a passive or fatalistic acceptance of what may happen to an active participation in creating preferred futures.” Why should the study of the future be democratized? German-Jewish futurist Robert Jungk (1987) observed, “Most developing nations seem to accept that their future lies in catching up with the present of the developed nations…This means that it is in the power of the rich nations to define and refine the future and to propagate their images…This is …

October 5, 2011 Greenmail, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

GreenMail (student newsletter through 2024)

No abstract provided.

October 5, 2011 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Spectrum, Volume 28, Issue 4, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: Disney Speaks on Women and War -- Colleges Attract Students with Luxury Housing -- Irish Studies Minor Opens Up Opportunities -- Cal Students cook Up Controversy on Berkeley Campus -- "Dream Team" Needs to Wake Up -- Fall Fashion Frenzy

Imagining How To Break The Co-Optation Of A Consensus. A Response To “Imagining No Child Left Behind Freed From Neoliberal Hijackers”, Herve Varenne

Democracy & Education

Given that I share, mostly, Eugene Matusov’s passionate concerns, picking on his vocabulary might appear pedantic. However, the issues involved in labeling political movements and, even more, political practices, can be fundamental and address the very grounds on which social analysis must stand. Briefly, I am concerned with the label neo-liberal, particularly when it is used as an epithet and blinds us to actual processes. I end with some, perhaps optimistic, remarks about the rise of educational activities that are not already marked for measurement on any pass/fail scale.

Accountability To Whom? Testing And Social Justice. A Response To "Imagining No Child Left Behind Freed From Neoliberal Hijackers", David W. Kritt

Democracy & Education

In response to Eugene Matusov’s article in this journal, Kritt addresses assumptions of the large-scale testing central to NCLB. Discussion of studies of urban kindergarten children that examine cognitive variability, including the assertion of ability, focuses on how this affects the student as a learner, as well as as a teacher. In contrast, Matusov questions root assumptions of schooling, casting engagement in socially valued activities as an issue of human rights. This view is criticized as overly socialized. It is argued that surface-level functioning in a cultural context is not sufficient for full participation in a democracy.

Creating Communities: Working With Refugee Students In Classrooms, Kevin C. Roxas

Democracy & Education

This article critically examines the reality of building community in public schools and specifically identifies the obstacles faced by teachers who try to create community with refugee students. The research in the article focuses on Ms. Patricia Engler, a teacher in a newcomer center for refugee students located in an urban setting. Engler created and fostered a sense of community for middle-school students in her classroom who often felt disconnected to their fellow students, their school, and the neighborhoods in which they lived, and was able to focus on work that she intuitively felt was right for her students based …

Minutes, Arts And Sciences Academic Affairs Committee Meeting, Tuesday, October 4, 2011, Arts And Sciences Academic Affairs Committee

Academic Affairs Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Diversity Week 2011 - From Combat To Classroom—Students Who Serve, Multicultural Center

Multicultural Student Services Center

From Combat to Classroom—Students Who Serve.

Christine Dolan, Education Specialist II, Education; Nancy Kelley, Assistant Dean, College of Human Science and Services; and Daniel Ustick, Advisor, Career Services. Accustomed to a strict, rule-bound system, student veterans face unusual challenges in their transition from the rigorous regimen of a soldier to the more self-directed environment of a college student. The transition to college is often complicated when student veterans have experienced the trauma of war, or acculturation to another country. In this workshop, a panel of student veterans discusses the challenges faced when re-integrating themselves into civilian and campus life. …

Diversity Week 2011 - The Lgbt Community In The Workplace: Status Of Legal And Organizational Policies, Joseph A. Santiago, Multicultural Center

Multicultural Student Services Center

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community in the Workplace: The Current Status of Legal and Organizational Policies. Atty. Martha Holt, Privacy and Security Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield; Bryan Schneidmuller, Manager, Human Resources, Raytheon; and Joe Santiago, Coordinator, LGBT Programs and Services. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGBT) face many challenges in having their sexual orientation respected in the workplace. Although President Bill Clinton, in 1998, issued Executive Order 13087, prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation for most civilian workers in the federal legislation, protecting LGBT workers has not been successfully enacted by the U.S. Congress. The …

Social Science Division Meeting Minutes 10/04/2011, Social Science Division

Social Science Division

No abstract provided.

Cseas Weekly Bulletin (October 3, 2011), Center For Southeast Asian Studies

CSEAS Bulletin

No abstract provided.

Columbia Chronicle (10/03/2011), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

Student newspaper from October 3, 2011 entitled The Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 44 pages and is listed as Volume 47, Number 5. Cover story: "Student job scams" Editor-in-Chief: Brianna Wellen

Medicine Of The Future Facilitated By Dr. Michio Kaku, Multicultural Center

Multicultural Student Services Center

Dr. Michio Kaku, Henry Semat Professor, Theoretical Physics, City University of New York. During the 21st century, dramatic advances in science and technology will expand the capacity of health care to extend the human life span and improve the medical quality of life. Genomic medicine will enable physicians of the future to apply computer algorithms in organizing and analyzing genomic data to predict susceptibility to disease. Regenerative medicine will utilize stem cells to facilitate the repair, replacement, and re-growth of aging, damaged, or diseased organs, such as the heart, liver, lungs, pancreas, bladder, and ovaries, in patients suffering from cardiovascular …

Public Hearing Transcripts - Rift Valley - Eldoret - Rtjrc03.10 (Eldoret Municipal Hall), Truth, Justice, And Reconciliation Commission

I. Core TJRC Related Documents

No abstract provided.

October 3, 2011 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Agenda, October 3, 2011, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Educational Policies Committee Annual Report - Larry Smith
• Honors Program Report - Christie Fox
• Library Advisory Council Report - Jeff Smitten
• Parking Committee Report - James Nye
• EPC Items
• PRPC Section 405.7.2, 405.8.3, 405.11.4 and Section 403.3.2 dealing with the administrative title of the combined office of the Vice President for Research and the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies (First Reading) - Terry Peak
• Communication between Faculty Senate and the Faculty

October 3, 2011, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Holy Cross Magazine, Vol. 45, No. 4, Fall 2011, College Of The Holy Cross

Holy Cross Magazine

Syllabus: Greek Myths in Literature
with Rev. Edward J. Vodoklys, S.J., ’72
By Pam Reponen

President’s Report: The Greening of Mount St. James
Sustainability: A Campuswide Mission
By Rev. Michael C. McFarland, S.J.

Fraternity & Diversity
On a cold, clear December morning in 1969, sixty-five black students took a stand against the racism revealed by a College judicial board ruling. Knowing the next step would alter their life paths, they packed suitcases, threw down their student IDs and quit Holy Cross.
Exclusive excerpts from book, “Fraternity,” by Diane Brady

We Few, We Happy Few.
As Holy Cross Rugby celebrates its …

Garnet & Black Fall 2011, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

Garnet & Black Magazine

No abstract provided.

A View From The Bridge Program [2011], University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2011-2012 Season

Written by Arthur Miller

Directed by Thomas Power

Fall 2011, Confucius Institute's First Year… A Dynamic Chinese Partner For Unh And The State Of Nh, Center For International Education

UNH International Educator Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Ub Law Forum Volume 24 Number 1 Fall 2011, University At Buffalo School Of Law

UB Law Forum

No abstract provided.

Transition And Tradition: With 15 New Tenure-Track Faculty Hired In The Past Four Years, Ub Law Propels A Proud Legacy Into A Promising Future, Ub Law Forum

UB Law Forum

No abstract provided.

Rethinking Secular Law: Baldy Center Conferences Lead To A Re-Examination Of The Law-Religion Connection, Ub Law Forum

UB Law Forum

No abstract provided.

Mapping The Residual Landscape: Dilapidation, Abandonment, And Ruin In The Built Environment, Jeffrey S. Debies-Carl

Sociology Faculty Publications

This article examines the extent to which spaces are structuring influences on, or targets of, action. Two factors and their interactions are presented: the extent to which a space is 1) maintained and 2) used. As these factors increase in strength, the structural influences of a space increase while agential opportunities are diminished. Conversely, as spaces become dilapidated and abandoned, structural forces are weakened and the potential for creative action heightens. These spaces can be conceptualized as elements of the ‘residual landscape’: spaces left behind by socio-historical processes and practices. Special cases are considered where the factors are inversely related …

Boletín V.17:No.1 (2011), Fordham University Latin American And Latino Studies Institute

Boletín (Fordham University. Latin American and Latino Studies Institute)

No abstract provided.

Street Food Policy In A Growing Economy: A Case Study Of Street Food Vendors In Hanoi’S Old Quarter, Alexandra J. Pill

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Street food vending is a global phenomenon present in both the developed and developing worlds and it is increasingly evident as countries continue to modernize, urbanize, and globalize. Street food policy is interdisciplinary in nature, incorporating economic, social, cultural, and health dimensions in order to account for urban planning, food safety, and tourism development. In Vietnam, street food is rampant, and in particular, in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, street food vendors can be spotted on every street at all times of the day. This study explores the role of street food vendors in Hanoi's Old Quarter from the vendor’s perspective. Complementing …