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Domestic Violence In Saudi Arabia, Sahar Alhabdan

Maurer Theses and Dissertations

Family violence is a serious issue that affects women in Saudi Arabia. In response to cultural acceptance of violence between spouses in Saudi Arabia, the government issued its first law criminalizing domestic violence in 2013. The Protection from Abuse Act was proposed to improve protection for women and to punish the abusers, but several articles in the Act may reduce its effectiveness. Issuing laws prohibiting domestic violence cannot by itself protect women. Women should be protected under family law by preserving their rights to marry, divorce, obtain custody of children, and receive alimony. This dissertation will study the issue of …

Fall 2015, Department Of Conflict Analysis And Resolution

DCRS on the Move

No abstract provided.

The Abortion Debate In America, Trent Thompson

Writing Across the Curriculum

More than forty years after the landmark Roe V. Wade Supreme Court legislation, which deemed abortion a fundamental right under the U.S. Constitution, the debate over abortion roars on.

Faculty Senate Chronicle For September 3, 2015, Pamela A. Schulze

The University of Akron Faculty Senate Chronicle

Minutes of the regular meeting of The University of Akron Faculty Senate on September 3, 2015.

Dubois, William Edward Burghardt, Msrc Staff

Manuscript Division Finding Aids

Title: Collection, 1909-1918 Description: 0.5 linear ft.

Notes: In part, photocopies. Afro-American college teacher, author, and Pan-Africanist. Correspondence between Du Bois, B.N. Baker, David Fairchild, and Milton Fairchild concerning a lecture series entitled Illustrated lessons in morals, during 1909-1910. Subjects: Afro-American authors. lcsh Afro-American college teachers. lcsh Moral education. Other authors: Baker, Bernard Nadal, 1854-1918, correspondent. Fairchild, David, 1869-1954, correspondent. Fairchild, Edwin Milton, 1865-1939, correspondent.

Location: Howard University, Moorland-Spingarn Research Center (Washington, DC) NIDS Fiche #: 4.72.33 NUCMC Number: DCLV96-A709

Frazier, E. Franklin, Msrc Staff

Manuscript Division Finding Aids

E. Franklin Frazier was a sociologist, educator, author, lecturer, and head of the Department of Sociology at Howard University from 1934-1959. The papers, which consist of personal and family materials, correspondence, subject files, writings by Frazier and others, research projects and notebooks, photographs, memorabilia, awards, certificates, and scrapbooks, were donated by his wife, Marie Brown Frazier, in 1977. The materials span the years 1908-1962 and total 75 linear feet.

Harris, Abram Lincoln, Msrc Staff

Manuscript Division Finding Aids

Title: Papers, 1919-1929 Description: 0.5 linear ft. (29 items)

Notes: Afro-American economist and educator. Correspondence, manuscripts, and notes relating to Harris's research on the involvement of Afro-Americans in the labor movement, particularly the Industrial Workers of the World. Includes material relating to the Socialist Party in the U.S. Correspondents include Covington Hall and Benjamin Fletcher.

Subjects: Afro-American college teachers. lcsh Economists -- United States. lcsh Fletcher, Ben, 1890-1949, correspondent. Hall, Covington, 1871-1951, correspondent. Industrial Workers of the World. Socialist Party (US) Labor movement -- United States. Trade-unions -- Afro-American membership.

Location: Howard University, Moorland-Spingarn Research Center (Washington, DC). NIDS Fiche …

Moorland, Jesse Edward, Msrc Staff

Manuscript Division Finding Aids

Author: Moorland, Jesse Edward, 1863-1940 (See Finding Aid)

Title: Papers, 1790-1940 Description: 40 linear ft.

Notes: Afro-American executive of the YMCA, trustee of Howard University, minister, and collector of books relating to Afro-Americans. Family and personal papers; general correspondence; speeches; photographs; and correspondence, clippings, printed materials, reports, and minutes relating to various organizations with which Moorland was affiliated, particularly the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Howard University, the Moorland Foundation, the Nazarene Congregation Church in Brooklyn, NY, the United War Work Campaign, the YMCA, the YMCA Colored Men's Department, the YMCA International Committee, and the …

Prattis, Percival Leroy, Msrc Staff

Manuscript Division Finding Aids

Title: Papers, 1930s-1970s Description: 18 linear ft.

Notes: In part, photocopies. Afro-American journalist, political activist, and editor of the Pittsburgh Courier, one of the oldest Afro-American newspapers, from 1936-1961. Personal papers, correspondence, articles, columns, interviews, speeches, press releases, programs, invitations, memorabilia, photographs, and scrapbooks relating to Prattis's career as a journalist and his interest in civil rights for Afro-Americans, black history, race relations, and world peace. Includes records of the Pittsburgh Courier and personal papers of former Courier president and editor Robert L. Vann.

Subjects: Afro-American journalists -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh. lcsh. Afro-Americans -- Civil rights. Afro-Americans -- History. …

The Weekly Challenger, October 1, 2015, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The October 1, 2015, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

The Law Of Intimate Work, Naomi Schoenbaum

Washington Law Review

This Article introduces the concept of intimate work—intimate services provided by paid workers to a range of consumers—and seeks to unify its treatment in law. The concept explains multiple exceptions to work law that have previously been viewed as random and even contradictory. From the daycare worker to the divorce lawyer, the nurse to the hairstylist, intimate work introduces an intimate party—the consumer—into the arm’s-length employer-employee dyad on which work law is premised. This disruption leads to limited enforcement of non-compete agreements, the waiver or imposition of fiduciary duties, and exceptions to wage-and-hour and antidiscrimination law, among other consequences. The …

Faculty Newsletter (Vol. 3, Iss. 1), Office Of Service-Learning, Lingnan University

Faculty Newsletters 教職員通訊

No abstract provided.

Copley Connects | Fall 2015, Copley Library

Copley Connects Library Newsletter

Copley Library Welcomes STEAM Summer Academy | 1
The Dean's Update | 2
Copley Work-Study Alum Off to Med School | 3
Copley Awards Student Assistant Scholarships | 4
ALADN 2015: Fundraising by the Bay | 5
#disymposium2015: Annual Digital Initiatives Symposium | 6
Institutional Repository Intern Lends a Big Hand | 7
Library Faculty Research Spotlight: Library User on the Go | 8
Copley Library by the Numbers | 9
Wish List | 10
New Online Programs at USD | 11
Staff Updates | 11
Save the Date | 12

The Role Of Place In Explaining Racial Heterogeneity In Cognitive Outcomes Among Older Adults, Sze Yan Liu, M Maria Glymou, Laura B. Zahodne, Christopher Weiss, Jennifer J. Manly

Department of Public Health Scholarship and Creative Works

Racially patterned disadvantage in Southern states, especially during the formative years of primary school, may contribute to enduring disparities in adult cognitive outcomes. Drawing on a lifecourse perspective, we examine whether state of school attendance affects cognitive outcomes in older adults and partially contributes to persistent racial disparities. Using data from older African American and white participants in the national Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and the New York based Washington Heights Inwood Cognitive Aging Project (WHICAP), we estimated age-and gender-adjusted multilevel models with random effects for states predicting years of education and cognitive outcomes (e.g., memory and vocabulary). We …

Nefdc Exchange, Volume 28, Fall 2015, New England Faculty Development Consortium

New England Faculty Development Consortium Exchange

Contents

President’s Message: The Importance of Academic Technology - Dakin Burdick, Mlount Ida College

Snow Lessons from a New England Winter: Using Technology Tools to Empower Learning during Class Cancellations - Lori Rosenthal, Lasell College

Call for Proposals for the Spring 2016 Conference

Kairos: The Right Time for the Laboratory as Educational Model - Al DeCiccio, Labouré College

Save the Date: Spring Conference, Tuesday, May 24, 2016; theme: Inclusive Excellence: Teaching and Learning in an Increasingly Interconnected World; Tufts University; keynote speaker: L. Lee Knefelkamp, Columbia University and AAC&U

Universal Design for Learning for 21st Century Success - Katie Novak, …

Droughtscape, Fall 2015, Kelly Smith

DroughtScape: Quarterly Newsletter of the National Drought Mitigation Center (2007–2023)

Contents

Director’s column.

NDMC 20th anniversary 2

Employment opportunity

Third quarter 2015 climate summary

Third quarter 2015 impacts summary

Workshop in Ethiopia

San Antonio multi-hazard tournament

Healthy soil is drought buffer

U2U Award

Cost-benefit analysis for utilities managing drought

NDMC helps with rural poll questions on climate

Introducing our post-docs

South Korean visitors

Trends In Employment Outcomes Of Young Adults With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities, 2006-2013, John Butterworth, Alberto Migliore, Thinkwork! At The Institute For Community Inclusion At Umass Boston

All Institute for Community Inclusion Publications

This report summarizes the employment and economic outcomes for young adults with intellectual disabilities between 2006 and 2013 in the nation’s 50 states and the District of Columbia (DC). Data are reported separately for two age groups: 16 to 21 years old, and 22 to 30 years old. Data are from the American Community Survey (ACS), the Rehabilitation Services Administration 911 (RSA-911), and the National Core Indicators (NCI).

Killing Them Softly: Forcible Transfers Of Indigenous Children, Ruth Amir

Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal

The forcible transfer of indigenous children in North America and Australia are part of a global phenomenon that consisted of the kidnapping, trafficking, removal, and identity changes of children of particular groups.

Article II(e) of the United Nation Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide prohibits the forcible transfer of children of a group to another group (FTC). The FTC echoes domestic and international legal norms and policies for the protection of children since early twentieth century. Its particular applicability to specific victims within a protected group – children –conveys a unique ethical position compared to the other acts …

Unsettling Genocide Studies At The Eleventh Conference Of The International Association Of Genocide Scholars, July 16-19, 2014, Winnipeg-Canada, Andrew Woolford

Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal

What is the purpose of a genocide conference and in what ways might such a conference "unsettle" us and contribute to a broader decolonizing project, in genocide studies and beyond? This summary of the Eleventh Conference of the International Association of Genocide Scholars at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada examines some of the disruptions and connections that arose and contributed to the vitality of our meetings.

Book Review: Native America And The Question Of Genocide, Amy Fagin

Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal

No abstract provided.

Poor Air Quality Affects Those Who Have Served In Afghanistan, Kaylee Wheeler

Department of Environmental Studies: Undergraduate Student Theses

The United States has been in the war against terrorism for the past 14 years in Afghanistan. Afghanistan is a country torn by war for hundreds of years which has impacted the landscape and the environment. The economy of Afghanistan has suffered as a result and the country is classified as an underdeveloped country, but the economy is gaining on a slow increase. There is still little enforcement on the environmental regulations resulting in thousands of Afghani deaths every year from poor air quality. The United States has contributed to the poor air quality by using open burn pits to …

The Correlation And Awareness Level Of Human Perspective On Environmental Conditions Through Viticulture, Specifically In The Location Of Lincoln, Nebraska, Weslyn Anne Ramaekers

Department of Environmental Studies: Undergraduate Student Theses

Our climate is ever changing, and rapidly at that. Yet, people seem to be more and more unaware and disconnected to our changing environment. This is where wine comes in, wine is a complex and concrete representation of each subtle ecosystem change that occurs in the environment. Therefore, the research question for this study is, can wine be used as a tool to raise individuals awareness levels about the environment? This study was conducted at three wineries in the location of Lincoln Nebraska, through implementation of a Google Forums survey. The survey consisted of a combination of categorical and quantitative …

Investigating The Relationship Between Local Environmental Knowledge And Environmental Concern Among College Students, Danielle Hardesty

Department of Environmental Studies: Undergraduate Student Theses

Our global society is becoming increasingly aware of the way the climate is changing worldwide and the consequences that will result from those changes. An individual’s level of concern for the environment will likely affect how willing they are to engage in and support behaviors that aim to preserve the natural world. This study aimed to determine how local environmental literacy, degree program type and college grade level impact environmental concern. Two surveys were used in this project: one to measure environmental concern and one to measure local environmental literacy. The survey measuring environmental concern was the Revised New Ecological …

Chanticleer | October 1, 2015, Jacksonville State University

Chanticleer

No abstract provided.

Gender Ideals And Determinant Factors For Marriage In Contemporary Mexico, Bereniz Montelongo

Writing Programs

Bereniz Montelongo’s research essay, Gender Ideals and Determinant Factors for Marriage in Contemporary Mexico, explores the link between characteristics of gender and marital norms throughout Mexico. Beginning with the colonial period and moving into the contemporary era, Bereniz identifies how marital norms have shifted in relation to changing views of gender roles. She examines factors like the idea of women as both caregivers and breadwinners, the level of value placed on marriage, and Mexico’s standards for same-sex marriage. This paper was written for Margarita Ochoa’s First Year Seminar Class: History of Race and Gender.

Institutional Databook 2014-2015, University Of Minnesota, Morris Office Of Institutional Research

Campus Documents and Reports

No abstract provided.

Restore Innovation Portfolio Team One, Joanna E. Allerhand, Selina S. Dorking, Scott A. Perham, Cassandra A. Skinner

Liberal Studies Undergraduate Research

No abstract provided.

Restore Innovation Portfolio Team Two, Ian A. Davis, Claire E. Heinzmann, Kade A. Roggentine, Donatela Pllumbaj, Brittany M. Costantini

Liberal Studies Undergraduate Research

No abstract provided.

Theory Preliminary Exams: Guide Questions And Resources, Department Of Sociology And Rural Studies

Sociology Guidebooks

Preparation for Theory Preliminary Exams should begin early in your graduate program in the department of Sociology and Rural Studies. The procedures for the preliminary exams in theory and methods are provided in the department’s Ph.D. Graduate Guidebook. What is provided in these guide questions and resources are suggestions to help you prepare for the theory preliminary exam. Preliminary exams are based on the assumption that you should be familiar enough with the discipline of Sociology, in terms of theory and methods, before you continue in the program. Thus, the preliminary exams are used to determine whether you are ready …

Center For Geospatial Studies Newsletter. 2015 No.6 (October), Minnesota State University Moorhead, Center For Geospatial Studies

Geospatial Center Newsletters

No abstract provided.