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Interview With Jeremiah Wright, Arlen Parsa

Chicago Anti-Apartheid Movement

Length: 175 minutes

Oral history interview of Jeremiah Wright by Arlen Parsa

Rev. Wright begins by describing his family, his “atypical” childhood, and his early aspirations to become a seminary professor. He explains the impact that the civil rights sit-ins had on his perspective and direction of his career path, attending college, joining the military, and entering the seminary. He explains how he became involved in the anti-Apartheid movement through his acquaintance with South African students in Chicago, his participation in TransAfrica and Commission for Racial Justice, and his involvement in divestment efforts within the churches. He reviews the history …

Volume 44 - Issue 20 - Friday, March 27, 2009, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

Ethnic Identity And Sense Of School Belongingness: Behaviors And Beliefs Of Immigrant Hispanic Students And Parents, Francisco B. Ortiz

Master's Theses

For many decades, the number of minority students, particularly Hispanics, dropping out from school has been noticeable to say the least (Rumberger, 1995). These students have in the past and continue in the present to struggle with the educational system, and it is certain, but not clear, that various factors contribute to Hispanics’ poor academic performance and not being able to graduate from High School (Rumbaut & Cornelius, 1995). Some of these factors are organized in three groups: School-Related; Parental-Related; and Student-Related. Thus, this study is an attempt to understand how immigrant students and parents are currently responding to the …

Volume 44 - Issue 17 - Friday, February 13, 2009, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

Volume 44 - Issue 15 - Friday, January 30, 2009, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

The Redwood, V.105 2008-2009, Santa Clara University

The Redwood

No abstract provided.

Parnassus 2009

Parnassus

The 2009 edition of the student literary journal, Parnassus, published by Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

2009 Ruby Yearbook, Catherine Babbitt-Cook, Elizabeth Burns, Katie Callahan, Matt Caruso, Kristen Stapler, Alaina Zimmerman, Ursinus College Senior Class

The Ruby Yearbooks, 1897-2020

A digitized copy of the 2009 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.

Fact Book, 2009-10, John Carroll University

Fact Book

2009-10 Fact Book

Exploring Best Practices For Identification, Assessment, Course Placement, Support Services, And Academic Monitoring Of First Year Students Whose Act Writing Scores Indicate Needs For Skill Building, Kellian Clink, Amy Mukamuri

Library Services Publications

The authors share some of the research about Generation 1.5 students as well as other students whose academic writing skills may need development. We relate some data from MSU, from state of Minnesota reports, and from federal studies and discuss some of the reading and writing issues for these students. We describe the possible roles of Adult Basic Education (ABE), community colleges, and MSU in developmental writing coursework and explore assessment tools utilized. We describe some models of writing development around the state and the nation, and finally describe some consequences of doing nothing, piloting project(s), and implementing a program …

School-Based Screening To Identify At-Risk Students Not Already Known To School Professionals: The Columbia Suicide Screen, Michelle A. Scott, Holly C. Wilcox, Irvin Sam Schonfeld, Mark Davies, Roger C. Hicks, J. Blake Turner, David Shaffer

Publications and Research

Objectives.Wesought todeterminethedegreeofoverlapbetweenstudents identified through school-based suicide screening and those thought to be at risk by school administrative and clinical professionals. Methods. Students from7 high schools in theNewYorkmetropolitan area completed the Columbia Suicide Screen; 489 of the 1729 students screened had positive results. The clinical status of 641 students (73% of those who had screened positive and 23%of thosewho had screened negative) was assessedwithmodules from the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children. School professionals nominated by their principal and unaware of students’ screening and diagnostic status were asked to indicate whether they were concerned about the emotional well-being of each participating student. …

Ilium 2009, Taylor University

Yearbooks (1898-Present)

The 2009 yearbook of Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

Theme: Magnify

The Problems Faced By International Students In The Use Of English For Academic Purposes / Maryam Haraji Esfahani., Maryam Haraji Esfahani

Student Works (2000-2009)

No abstract provided.

Curriculum-Based Measures Of Reading And Student Performance On State-Wide Achievement Tests, Brian L. Dorshimer

PCOM Psychology Dissertations

With increasing pressure and accountability for schools to produce higher scores on statewide achievement tests, the use ofCurriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) methods for monitoring student progress, identifYing at-risk students for failing state tests, and providing appropriate interventions to increase student performance could prove to be very beneficial (McGlinchey & Hixson, 2004). Research has indicated that CBM can be an effective tool in predicting success on state-wide reading achievement tests (Shapiro, Keller, Lutz, Santoro, & Hintze, 2006; Wood, 2006; Hintze & Silberglitt, 2005; McGlinchey & Hixson, 2004; Barger, 2003; Shaw & Shaw, 2002; Stage & Jacobsen, 2001). Determining whether or not a …

Comparing Viewpoints On International Relations From Chinese And American Vocational Students, Yuping Wang

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Young Dream Enterprises: Motivating Youth Through The Arts And Entrepreneurship, Julene Fleurmond, Christy Vutam

Big iDeas 2009 Fall Updates

No abstract provided.

Big Ideas: Birthday Bash, Peter Goldschmidt, Elizabeth Bandera, Eric Park

Big iDeas 2009 Fall Updates

No abstract provided.

Real Fuel On Campus, Benjamin James Alingh, James Keith Marshall, Jr., Tyler Wayne

Big iDeas 2009 Fall Updates

No abstract provided.

Profiting From Nonprofits, Amy Koshy, Allison Griffin

Big iDeas 2009 Fall Updates

No abstract provided.

Smu Geothermal Project, Andres Ruzo, Elizabeth Corey

Big iDeas 2009 Fall Updates

No abstract provided.

Health Literacy Dallas, Matt Gayer, Austin Prentice

Big iDeas 2009 Fall Updates

No abstract provided.

Dci Teacher's Conference, Nicholas Elledge, Elizabeth Tsai

Big iDeas 2009 Fall Updates

No abstract provided.

Omega Delta Phi's Young Knights Program, Pablo De Santiago, John Trujillo, Vernon Washington, Kee Lee, Winfred Ko, Cleve Moten, Danny Fernandez, Jake Fields, Ricardo Tovar, Ben Perez, Julio Lopez, Daniel Briones

Big iDeas 2009 Fall Updates

No abstract provided.

Profiting From Nonprofits: A Study Of Nonprofits And The Role They Play In Society, Amy Koshy, Kristen Arndt, Jamie Cohen

Big iDeas 2009 Other

No abstract provided.

Young Dream Enterprises: Motivating Youth Through The Arts And Entrepreneurship, Julene Fleurmond, Christy Vutam

Big iDeas 2009 Proposals

Young Dreamer Enterprises addresses the issues of low-income youth financial development, educational performance and enterprise sustainability in Dallas, by showing young people how to create rather than merely consume. The goal of this project is to provide young low-income students with an artistic outlet where they can focus on creative initiatives and learn about aspects of entrepreneurship. In this way, the young people are able to learn about financial growth, as well as exercise their skills in a variety of hands-on activities.

Big Ideas Spring Symposium, Big Ideas

Big iDeas 2009 Other

No abstract provided.

Big Ideas At Smu: Real Fuel On Campus, Benjamin James Alingh, James Keith Marshall, Jr., William Jonathan Daugherty, Jr.

Big iDeas 2009 Proposals

The main focus of our big iDea is to address one of the causes global warming in the Dallas area. As stated in the Dallas Sustainable Skyline project, one of the seven ways to help clear the skies in Dallas and improve the quality of life is to replace small diesel-powered engines with more efficient, sustainable technologies.

Big Ideas At Smu: A Review Of Smu's Current Smoking Policy, Grayson Walker, Ryan Pitts, Ehmke Alex

Big iDeas 2009 Proposals

On June 27, 2006, the Surgeon General issued a report indicating that there is no safe level of exposure to tobacco smoke. SMU’s current Smoking Policy was last revised May 4, 1998. Because of new medical, legal, and social indicators, our team believes that a review of that Smoking Policy is needed.

Birthday Bash: An Initiative Of Encouragement For Dallas Orphans, Peter Goldschmidt, Elizabeth Bandera, Eric Park

Big iDeas 2009 Proposals

Three students have been tenaciously working on a project called Birthday Bash with which they hope to institute a program that works in collaboration with Dallas community orphanages to acknowledge and celebrate orphaned children’s birthdays.

Speak Out Dallas: Empowering Youth Through Rhetoric, Nicholas Elledge, Elizabeth Tsai

Big iDeas 2009 Proposals

Our team strongly believes that effective communication and critical thinking are the most important skills youth can possess. Our goal is to better equip teachers with the resources they need to make speech and communication an engaging and fun learning activity. Our plan is to develop supplementary curriculum, host a regional teachers' conference, sponsor a local debate seminar, and create a website to aid teachers as they empower youth to effectively express themselves.