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What’S The Difference: Evaluating The Validity Claims Of A General Education Program, Josiah Hunsberger

Masters Theses, 2020-current

General education is a foundational aspect of higher education. Experiences and exposure to different perspectives allow students to interact with problems in a variety of ways. Institutions market expected outcomes, skills, knowledge, and abilities students will have upon completing general education coursework. Higher educational institutions often allow students to select from various specified courses that fulfill the same outcomes. Accrediting bodies require the assessment of outcomes, including those stated for general education. Measuring the specified outcomes through direct measures to demonstrate student learning is critical for accreditation and marketing. This study investigated the claims that various courses similarly meet the …

The Intercultural Communicative Meaning Of The Life Of Igbo Diaspora, Judith I. Udechukwu

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In his novel, Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad describes the African continent as “the heart of darkness” and frames African cultural heritage as barbaric, uncivilized, outlandish and backwards.[1] Unfortunately, this view represents the position of many European scholars who consider these cultures as inimical to civilization. However, in the contemporary era, intercultural communication, postcolonial studies, globalization, and decolonization of methodology have proved the negative western portrayal of Africa and its traditions as wrong and can no longer adequately address the complexities of African culture. Thus, the postcolonial African studies from the perspective of Chinua Achebe challenges the colonial narrative …

"Perché Il Mondo È Cambiato": Second Generation Italian Hip Hop And The Authorization Of Postcolonial Italian Identities, Anthony Sargenti

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Second generation Italian hip hop artists negotiate, contest, and decolonize italianità through their lyrics, music, and activism. Italian Postcolonialism, Cultural Theory, and Musicology inform my approach to understanding the struggle over contemporary Italian politics of identity and belonging. I utilize Discourse Analysis to contextualize lyrics, music, and music videos that resist hegemonic notions of italianità and champion inclusive citizenship. Artists analyzed include Amir Issaa, Karima DueG, Ghali, Tommy Kuti, Cécile, Chadia Rodriguez, and Alessandro Mahmoud. Centralizing hip hop as a collective site of resistance demonstrates the movement towards recognition as well as equal representation. Second generation artistry and lyricism starts …

Final Master's Portfolio, Oluwatobi Idowu

Master of Arts in English Plan II Graduate Projects

In this portfolio, Oluwatobi Idowu engages with texts and cultural artifacts that explore the concept of power, identity, oppression, and imperialism as they relate to Africa, African American and Indigenous cultures in North America. He also explores late capitalism in relation to Mark Fisher's central ideas about capitalist realism, and its effect on young people in the 21st century.

April 27, 2023, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2020-

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Social Media's Impact On The Puerto Rican Diaspora After Hurricane Maria, Heidi Lynn Steidel Ii Camacho

Theses and Dissertations

Puerto Rico has belonged to the United States for more than a century. In 1898, more than two decades after the Spanish American War, Spain formally ceded the island to the United States. Just over 20 years later, islanders officially became American citizens. Since then, the 100-mile-long by 35-mile-wide island has experienced economic and political crises, the COVID-19 pandemic, and life-threatening natural disasters. These events provoked a vast fluctuation in its population. After Hurricane Maria unfolded in September 2017, more than 200,000 Puerto Ricans moved to the continental United States to start new lives (Schwartz, 2018). This qualitative study sheds …

Reflection: Dna Forensics And Genealogy, Lori Pierce

Faculty Professional Development Fellowship

No abstract provided.

Understanding The Participation Gap At Predominantly White Institutions: Examining Institutional Practices That Prevent Black Students From Studying Abroad, Jamil Funnah

Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Study abroad is an opportunity students in higher education increasingly participate in (Institute of International Education, 2022). However college Students of Color, particularly Black students, participate in study abroad at disproportionately lower rates when compared to their white peers. This case study seeks to understand the multiple influences that inform lower levels of Black student participation in study abroad. Using Gusa’s (2010) white institutional presence framework, I examine multiple data points within a singular site including institutional messaging, procedures, and students interviews. Findings showed that multiple reasons impact Black students' decisions to study abroad. Understanding the findings can lead to …

Belonging On Stage: Theatre As A Practice Of Belonging For The Syrian Diaspora In Turkey, Asma Hedi Nairi

Regards

This article is a preliminary research focusing on the role of theatre as a belonging practice for the Syrian diaspora in Turkey. Based on a qualitative and narrative research methodology, the work analyzes the experience of the Theatre Scene group and their performance of the play Outside the Flock. Building on the belonging conceptual framework presented by Yuval-Davis (2006), the work offers an overview of how theatre served as both a space and a practice of belonging for the Syrian diaspora. It contributes to the growing scholarship on diasporic arts, highlighting the specificity of the Syrian theatrical experience.

Résumé …

The Chanticleer, 2023-03-02, Coastal Carolina University

The Chanticleer Student Newspaper

The editorially independent student produced weekly newspaper of Coastal Carolina University.

Timothy Yu, Diasporic Poetics: Asian Writing In The United States, Canada, And Australia, Rei Magosaki

English Faculty Articles and Research

A review of Timothy Yu'sDiasporic Poetics: Asian Writing in the United States, Canada, and Australia.

The Chanticleer, 2023-02-16, Coastal Carolina University

The Chanticleer Student Newspaper

The editorially independent student produced weekly newspaper of Coastal Carolina University.

February 9, 2023, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2020-

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

February 2, 2023, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2020-

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Cwu Faculty Senate Minutes 2/01/23, Janet Shields

Faculty Senate Minutes

These are the official Central Washington University Faculty Senate minutes for the February 1, 2023, regular meeting.

Award-Winning Poet Jonah Mixon-Webster To Visit Campus, Maria Harmon

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Complete Issue, Volume 39, Issue 1

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This is the complete issue for Volume 39, Issue 1 of the Journal of the Association for Communication Administration.

Full Issue: Fall 2015

DePaul Magazine

In this issue of DePaul Magazine we celebrate alumni making a significant mark in the world, meet alumni geographers working in various industry sectors, and profile DePaul's new provost, Marten L. denBoer.

Full Issue: Winter 2014

DePaul Magazine

DePaul professors produce a documentary TV series highlighting impoverished communities globally and those who have come to their aid. Also, learn how DePaul's Steans Center implements service learning that broadens academics and supports the university's Vincentian mission, discover out-of-the-box teaching methods employed by innovative faculty, and meet an alumnus who's one of the music industry's most prominent sound engineers.

Full Issue: Fall 2018

DePaul Magazine

DePaul's new president, A. Gabriel Esteban, PhD, and his wife, Jo, talk about their lives and their first year at DePaul in this issue of DePaul Magazine. Discover their favorite places in Chicago in "The Road to DePaul."

Full Issue: Winter 2018

DePaul Magazine

In this issue of DePaul Magazine meet outstanding alumni and faculty who are changing the face of their industries, including playwright Bonnie Greer (LAS ’74), financial service innovators Carolyn Leonard (BUS ’64) and Monika Black (CSH PhD ’12), feminist website co-founder and co-editor Sarah Pappalardo (CMN ’07, LAS MA ’08) and women faculty filmmakers at DePaul’s School of Cinematic Arts.

Full Issue: Fall 2020

DePaul Magazine

Academic excellence is a hallmark of DePaul University. This issue looks at some of the faculty all-stars who are making their mark in their areas of expertise. We also take a look at McNair Scholars who have found careers and scholarly pursuits as alumni who are serving the greater good. We talk with new Associate Provost for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Cynthia Pickett, and highlight programs and people who are elevating the Latinx experience at DePaul and in their communities.

Full Issue: Spring 2022

DePaul Magazine

In this issue of DePaul Magazine we celebrate the legacy and contributions of A. Gabriel Esteban, PhD, 12th president of DePaul University, as he steps down from his position at the end of the academic year. Also: Casting director and alumna Brittani Ward brings her Hollywood career home to Chicago, two faculty members mine pop culture to discover keys to our changing social landscape, and an alumna and her family think big picture with a gift supporting the community-engagement efforts of DePaul's Visual Art Education program.

Full Issue: Summer 2022

DePaul Magazine

In the latest issue of DePaul Magazine, we look at how Eugene P. Jarvis, a trailblazer in the video game industry, and his wife, DePaul Trustee Sasha L. Gerritson (MUS '99), are taking DePaul's College of Computing and Digital Media to the next level with a landmark gift to spur innovation. Also: Robert L. Manuel becomes DePaul's 13th president, DePaul alumnus Jon Irabagon (MUS '00) charts his own course in the jazz world as a performer, composer and producer, initiatives across campus amplify DePaul's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), and DePaul Originals Game Studio Creative Director Allen Turner …

Full Issue: Spring 2021

DePaul Magazine

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the entire DePaul community in unprecedented ways. At the same time, social justice issues heated up across the country. This issue looks at some of the ways students, faculty and staff have responded to both challenges through justice-oriented student groups, unique internship and mentorship opportunties, and student services provided in online formats. It also profiles DePaul's new Athletics Director DeWayne Peevy and brilliant business student Natalia Semaniuk.

Full Issue: Fall 2020

DePaul Magazine

Academic excellence is a hallmark of DePaul University. This issue looks at some of the faculty all-stars who are making their mark in their areas of expertise. We also take a look at McNair Scholars who have found careers and scholarly pursuits as alumni who are serving the greater good. We talk with new Associate Provost for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Cynthia Pickett, and highlight programs and people who are elevating the Latinx experience at DePaul and in their communities.

Umsl Bulletin 2022-2023, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Bulletins

The 2022-2023 Bulletin and Course Catalog for the University of Missouri St. Louis.

Renewing A Nation: The Impact Of The African Diaspora On The African American Family, Culture And The Black Church, Lolita R. Gilmore-Randall

Doctor of Ministry

Despite the notion the past can never be removed, disassembled or altered, variant versions of African American history continue to serve as a fluid document in time without accountability, acknowledgement, or consciousness of the liabilities associated with the African diaspora. Studies show an estimated 12.5 million African men, women, and children were forcibly transported as part of the transatlantic slave trade, an egregious act that remains impactful to this day. African Americans represent 12% of the American population, but constitute 2.3 million, or 34%, of the total 6.8 million in correctional facilities. Though African American children make up 14% of …

2023-2024 Nsu Undergraduate Student Catalog, Nova Southeastern University

Undergraduate Programs Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

2023 Program, Belmont University

Humanities Symposium Programs

No abstract provided.