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Human Rights: From Legal Transplants To Fair Translation, James M. Donovan

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

The current regime of international human rights suffers from three shortcomings: First, it has failed to adequately address the reality of cultural diversity. Second, the formalized human rights treaties have been ineffective in their ability to compel states to reform their behaviors, and third, the uncontrolled growth in the number of human rights weakens the impact of appeals to that standard.

Although treated as independent problems, this paper finds that these three limitations are sufficiently linked such that a remedy to the first will simultaneously resolve the others. Parts I and II of the paper describe how the imposition of …

The Graduate Review, Volume Ii: Reviewers

The Graduate Review

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Diversifying The Stem Education To Career Pipeline, Adrienne Coleman

Publications & Research

This webinar will provide participants with the results of the Diversifying STEM Think Tank and provide strategies to enhance diversity in the STEM Education to Career Pipeline. It will further focus on the motivation of Black and Latino students to engage in STEM. With an understanding of strategies to diversify, matriculation to higher education may improve, STEM engagement may be enhanced, and visibility in STEM careers may increase. Diversifying the STEM fields may indirectly impact the socioeconomic status of these communities with opportunities to increase their earning potential, have more consistent employment, and obtain leadership positions; while enhancing the industry …

Diversity Plan: Academic Year 2016/2017 Status Report, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Resources

As a result of the diversity plan implementation, the following took place:

• Held a Diversifying STEM Think Tank in which 75 STEM Professionals/Educators, Community Organizers, Diversity Officers and students discussed strategies to address the racial and gender inequities that exist in the STEM education to career pipeline.
• Implemented Diversity Speaker Series that consisted of four trainings on the following topics: LGBTQIA+ Allyship, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Gifted Students, Creating a Diverse and Inclusive Environment, and Gender Bias Under the Microscope.
• Conducted a Student Diversity Climate Assessment in the Residence Halls examining the issues of race, sexual orientation, sex and gender/gender …

Maintaining Religious Identity In Hiring In Faith-Based Schools: A Comparative Analysis Of Australia And The United States, Keith Thompson, Charles J. Russo

Law Papers and Journal Articles

Even as Australia and the United States (US) are becoming increasingly secularised, they retain a significant number of faith-based primary and secondary schools. Aware of the tension between changing societal norms and the freedoms associated with religious institutions, the main part of this paper is divided into two sections. The first part surveys the relevant constitutional and anti-discrimination laws in Australia and the US along with exemplary litigation on how these statutes are applied. The second section offers six suggestions for school administrators who are wrestling with the challenge of preserving the faith-based ethos in their schools in the face …

Senior Wellness: Gracefully Aging Across Generations, Sarah Abuali, Angela Bourassa, Patricia Erickson, Nikki Kupferman, Jay Lloyd-Montgomery, Srividya Murthy, Aditi Reddy, Samira Tella, Kevin Trac, Taylor Walter

ISCOPES Posters and Presentations

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Urban Pooling, Christian Iaione, Elena De Nictolis

Fordham Urban Law Journal

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The Apps For Justice Project: Employing Design Thinking To Narrow The Access To Justice Gap, Lois R. Lupica, Tobias A. Franklin, Sage M. Friedman

Fordham Urban Law Journal

No abstract provided.

City Power In A New Era Of Localism, Wendell E. Pritchett

Fordham Urban Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Divide "Public Airwaves Through Prison Walls" Proof Document, Sally Brown

Promotion

Proof document for promotional ad for the Nov. 15, 2017 presentation of "Public Airwaves Through Prison Walls" in conjunction with the exhibit "The Divide" in the WVU Downtown Campus Library.

Bad Ideas About Writing, Cheryl E. Ball, Drew M. Loewe

Open Access Textbooks

Bad Ideas About Writing counters major myths about writing instruction. Inspired by the provocative science- and social-science-focused book This Idea Must Die and written for a general audience, the collection offers opinionated, research-based statements intended to spark debate and to offer a better way of teaching writing. Contributors, as scholars of rhetoric and composition, provide a snapshot of and antidotes to major myths in writing instruction. This collection is published in whole by the Digital Publishing Institute at WVU Libraries and in part by Inside Higher Ed.

Supplemental files feature archived episodes of the Bad Ideas About Writing Podcast …

Nasis 2017: Nebraska Annual Social Indicators Survey Questionnaire, Bureau Of Sociological Research

Nebraska Annual Social Indicators Survey (NASIS)

We need your help to learn about how Nebraskans think, feel, and live. Researchers from the University of Nebraska and across the state are counting on your help to learn about a variety of issues. Your responses will help shape program and policy development in Nebraska now and into the future.

125 questions; 16 pages

2016-2017 - Undergraduate Curriculum Council Annual Report, Undergraduate Curriculum Council, East Tennessee State University

Undergraduate Curriculum Council Minutes

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Intersectionality And Feminist Pedagogy: Lessons From Teaching About Racism And Economic Inequity, Lisa Cunningham, Pao Lee Vue, Virginia B. Maier

English Faculty/Staff Publications

This paper utilizes Rochester, NY, as a case study to argue that approaching race intersectionally and across disciplines creates a stronger model of feminist pedagogy. It is based on our work in the classroom and on the Fisher Race Initiatives—a series of three interactive workshops we created on our campus to create change in the aftermath of the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, MO, and in the subsequent rise of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Our goals were to promote dialogue on race, to expose participants to factual information on race, and to emphasize the intersectional causes of poverty in the Rochester …

Networking Alumni Panels For Humanities Social Sciences Natural Sciences, Feb 2, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

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Consecration Brings Forth Zion, Not Just Disaster Relief: An Examination Of Scholarly And Prophetic Statements On The Law Of Consecration, Richard D. Gardner

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

Active members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints covenant to obey the law of consecration, and although I have long felt we discuss it too little, more Saints seem to be taking notice. Various historical and doctrinal opinions have been expressed on the law and on the “united order,” including some insightful and some unusual opinions by Kent W. Huff in his book Joseph Smith’s United Order.1 Using this book along with the contributions of several other scholars and Church leaders as a basis for discussion, I explore the history, meaning, and future of the “united order” …

The Stromata Vol. 58, No. 2, Calvin Theological Seminary

Stromata (1956-2020)

Inside This Issue

3- Green, Joel B., and Lee M. McDonald, The World of the New Testament: Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts by Yun Suk Kang

7- Hulst, Mary S., A Little Handbook for Preachers: Ten Practical Ways to a Better Sermon by Sunday by Chadd M. Huizenga

10- Kim, Koowo, Incubation as a Type-Scene in the ʾAqhatu, Kirta, and Hannah Stories: A Form-Critical and Narratological Study of KTU 1.14 I–1.15 III, 1.17 I–II, and 1 Samuel 1:1 2:11 by Caris Kim

13- The Gospel of Luke and the Calling of the Intellectual by David Tassell

19- Christian Unity from …

Policymakers' Perceptions Of Oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Introduction In Tanzania: Findings From Implementation Science Research, Population Council

HIV and AIDS

There is limited evidence from Tanzania to inform decisionmaking on whether and how to introduce oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to adolescent girls and young women (AGYW). To help fill this evidence gap, the Population Council in collaboration with the National AIDS Control Program and CSK Research Solutions Limited conducted implementation science research in one urban district (Dar es Salaam) and one rural district (Mbeya) in Tanzania to explore policymakers’ and key stakeholders’ perceptions and attitudes toward the introduction of PrEP to different groups, including AGYW, as well as to identify key issues that must be considered prior to its introduction. …

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Membership Roster 2017-2018, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

List of past membership for Faculty Senate including members, substitutes, and presidentially appointed members; names, emails, the year for end of term, college, UMC, and phone number are recorded.

2017 Acts Of Synod, Crcna

Agendas and Acts of Synod

Palos Heights, IL: Rev. Cornelius Pool, president; Rev. Thea N. Leunk, vice president; Mr. Rudy Gonzalez, first clerk; Rev. Ed W. Visser, second clerk

Conflicted Curricula: An Analysis Of The Relationship Between Afro-Jamaican Communities And Education In Postemancipation Jamaica, Zachary Roper

Theses & ETDs

This thesis examines several institutions involved with the education of Afro-Jamaicans following the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire in 1838, as well as the response of Afro-Jamaicans to the curricula that was offered. This thesis fits under the genre of colonial history and submits itself as a study of the relationship between colonizers, or colonizing agents, and the colonized. The former category applies specifically to imperial governmental bodies which actively funded and articulated policy pertaining to education during this period, the local legislatures of the island, and the Orthodox Baptist establishment on the island. The “colonized” in this …

Negotiating The Arts: Development And Displacement In The Case Of 411 New York Ave, Christina Harn

Theses & ETDs

In my research I identify competing frames of discourse surrounding art and urban displacement in a contested development project in the DC Office of Zoning (DCOZ). This thesis follows “411 Artist’s Union”, a group of artists and cultural workers protesting to preserve their grassroots art studio, performance and commercial space and prevent a boutique hotel project planned by the new owners of the building. I use a frame analysis to examine case documents and the transcripts of DCOZ hearings and meetings of the months the case was heard (October 2015- June 2016). I examine the tension between cultural development strategies …

Both Home & Not: An Exploration Of Belonging A Play, And Analysis Of Theater As Research, Jacob Alexander "Quake" Cooley

Theses & ETDs

In June of 2016, I traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina in order to conduct research about what it means to be at Home, to Belong, and to be an Outsider. In total, I interviewed 18 people on the subject, all of whom were born and raised outside of Buenos Aires, and nearly all of whom were immigrants to Argentina. At large, their responses to my research questions provided compelling stories and unique opinions, unforgettable personalities and wholesome insights. I then represented these people and their stories on stage, in what became the soaringly ambitious Both Home & Not, New College's …

Sexual Minority Women’S Gender Expression, Connection To The Lgbtq+ Community, And Self-Esteem, Shelby Statham

Theses & ETDs

“Sexual minority women” (SMW) is an umbrella term that refers to those whose sexual identity does not align with dominant heteronormative sexual practices of the majority culture, such as lesbian, bisexual, queer, and others. This study aims to understand the competing gender expectations SMW face in dominant culture, which emphasize femininity, with gender expectations in LGBTQ+ spaces that emphasize masculinity. Additionally, this study will examine how these competing accountability structures impact SMW’s relationship to the LGBTQ+ community and their self-esteem. A quantitative survey and supplementary qualitative data found that masculine gender expression has little association with SMW’s psychological sense of …

Formation Kinetics Of Copper Nanoparticles In Phosphate Glasses, Robert Forrest Smith

Theses & ETDs

The kinetics of copper nanoparticle precipitation in barium-phosphate glass matrices was studied. Barium-phosphate glasses containing 10 mol% of the nanoparticle precursors Cu2O and SnO were prepared using a melt-quench technique. The samples were heat treated at 530, 540, 550, 560, and 570 °C to precipitate metallic copper, while simultaneously collecting UV-visible absorption spectra. The peak optical density of the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) is assumed to be proportional to the volume fraction of precipitated plasmonic copper. The development of the SPR is analyzed within the framework of classical particle nucleation and growth (Kolmogorov-Johnson-Mehl-Avrami) theory. The activation energy for diffusion based …

“What We Are Doing Here Is Small But I Think This Is The Future”: Two Case Studies For Establishing Agricultural Intentional Communities As A New Social Movement, Mariana Bonilla

Theses & ETDs

This undergraduate thesis poses the question: in the face of global issues regarding food security, environmental degradation, and social inequality, are there any grassroots communitarian solutions to making sustainable and equitable food production systems that challenge the progressivist industrial growth model, and if so how do they manifest? My field research examines two case studies of agricultural intentional communities and I posit that these non-cohesive and sporadic communities cropping up worldwide, although not actively engaged in any legal or political struggles, are enacting real social change at the level of the lifeworld and thus, constitute a New Social Movement. I …

10 Square Miles Of Food Justice: How Ithaca, New York Is Breaking Bread To Bridge Communities, Julia De Aragon

Theses & ETDs

Through personal interviews and analysis, this thesis examines the impact of community involvement and anti-oppression collaboration on the food justice movement in Ithaca, New York. It analyses published work on race and power dynamics, and the role communities play in environmental justice. This thesis concludes that while a certain degree of social inequality and disparity exists within the Ithaca food movement, it can be resisted through intentional engagement of disenfranchised communities by locally organized grassroots initiatives and programs, and increased collaboration between these initiatives and programs.

The Antidepressant Effect Of Serotonin Uptake Inhibition, Michael P. Bailey

Theses & ETDs

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants are among the most prescribed, and most researched pharmaceuticals. In spite of this, the details of how they attain their antidepressant effect remain incompletely understood. Early research into depression focused on the modulatory effects of monoamine neurotransmitters, while more recent approaches have sought to characterize depression in a complex systems framework. Much progress has been made in identifying the processes involved in mediating the antidepressant effect, including alteration of functional connectivity in large scale networks of the brain, glucocorticoid signaling, and activation of neural plasticity and neurogenesis in the hippocampus. Taken together, these suggest …

The Importance Of Considering All Children: A Content Analysis Examining Academic Articles Pertaining To Children With Disabilities On Playgrounds, Cristina Harty

Theses & ETDs

In this thesis I study how scholars in the United States have been discussing, since 1990, best practices for the use and development of playgrounds to enhance the formative education of children with disabilities. My content analysis is informed by three conceptual frameworks: Symbolic interactionism, labeling theory, and the role of constructed environments and interactions. I offer a contextual introduction, addressing the history of treatment of people with disabilities in the United States, the rise and accomplishments of the Disability Rights Movement and the role of playgrounds in American society. As part of the content analysis, I analyzed the terminology …

Aporetic Justice And Its Impossible Possibility In Derrida, Levinas, And Critical Legal Theory, Kasia Burzynski

Theses & ETDs

This thesis explores the possibility of justice in the law and does so through a critical and contemporary understanding of American law. Chapter one begins with an examination of critical legal studies (CLS) which, it argues, makes considerable moves toward an understanding of justice but stops short of developing a robust theory. A version of CLS from Marianne Constable is offered as an exemplar and most of the chapter is devoted to a treatment of her book Our word is our bond: how legal speech acts where she asserts the linguistic and rhetorical nature of the law and of justice. …