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Leading Gen Z: The Connected Authentic Leadership Model, James Mitchell

The Scholarship Without Borders Journal

Generation Z is rapidly reshaping the global workforce, bringing with them new expectations for leadership grounded in authenticity, purpose, flexibility, technological fluency, and cultural intelligence. However, many traditional leadership models—such as transactional, servant, and even transformational leadership—only partially align with Generation Z’s needs. This study conducted a thematic analysis of 45 scholarly articles published between 2018 and 2024, identifying six leadership dimensions most valued by Generation Z: authentic transparency, servant-transformational focus, adaptive flexibility and inclusion, digital fluency, purpose-driven vision, and cultural intelligence. Based on these findings, the Connected Authentic Leadership Model (CALM) was developed to provide a holistic leadership framework …

Transactional And Autocratic Leadership In Practice: The Case Of Trump’S Attempt To Redefine Birthright Citizenship, Ruolan Huang, Liwei Fang, Jingzhe Zhang, Anna Zaldivar

The Scholarship Without Borders Journal

This case study investigates how President Donald Trump's autocratic and transactional leadership style influenced the conception, implementation, and social impact of the 2025 executive order seeking to revoke birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants. This study employs the case study approach and applies thematic analysis of public documents, legal texts, and media reports. The study identifies five major themes, including autocratic leadership and executive overreach, racialized policy implementation, media manipulation, legal resistance, and a broader crisis of democratic legitimacy. The findings suggest that while the executive order aims at framing a legal structure, it disproportionately affects marginalized immigrant communities, …

Black Americans’ Strategic Disengagement In Digital Protest: A Thematic Analysis Of Youtube Responses To Latino Deportation Appeals (2025), Professor Meya E. Hargett

The Scholarship Without Borders Journal

This qualitative study, grounded in digital discourse theory, investigates Black Americans’ responses to the Latino community’s calls for protest support against federal deportation policies under the current U.S. administration. Twelve publicly available YouTube videos from Spring 2025 were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis to identify key patterns in Black discourse, including themes of strategic withdrawal, political disillusionment, solidarity fatigue, and historical tension.

This study defines 'stand down' as a deliberate, non-antagonistic decision to refrain from participating in another group’s protest movement. Findings indicate that disengagement is not rooted in apathy but is shaped by long-standing racialized experiences, ideological misalignment, and …

How Cultural Intelligence Shapes Communication And Decision-Making In Multicultural Teams, Jonathan Freking

The Scholarship Without Borders Journal

This study explores how cultural intelligence influences patterns of communication and decision-making in multicultural teams, with particular attention to behaviors such as turn-taking, conflict resolution, and feedback. Drawing on a thematic analysis of 45 peer-reviewed articles spanning foundational theories, empirical studies, and methodological approaches, this paper identifies six key themes: the evolution of the CQ construct; CQ as an adaptive communication mechanism; its role in conflict resolution; its influence on collaborative decision-making; the emergence of collective cultural intelligence; and methodological approaches for understanding CQ in context. Findings suggest that high-CQ individuals and teams demonstrate more equitable voice distribution, engage in …

Textbook Cost And Interactivity: Comparing Equity Outcomes And Student Perceptions, Brandilynn J. Villarreal, Kimberly N. White, Kimberly Vincent-Layton, Alice Zhang, Francesca Messina, Christopher W. Harmon

Journal of Educational Research and Practice

Significant equity gaps in introductory STEM courses create barriers in the STEM pathway. The current study investigated the impact of equitable access to course resources in the form of different e-textbooks in an introductory chemistry course. The purpose of the study was to determine if the use of a free textbook and/or the use of an interactive textbook enhances students’ academic performance, especially among students from marginalized backgrounds. We analyzed equity data for 199 general chemistry students. Overall, the pattern of course equity gaps suggests there was a positive impact of implementing a free textbook on students’ grades, with the …

Investigating Burnout Among Higher Education Students In Kenya: Factorial Structure, Validity, And Reliability Of The Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey, Kennedy Wasonga Awuonda, Kwanghee Jung, Jaehoon Lee, Woonyoung Song, Sharon Atieno

Journal of Educational Research and Practice

Burnout is characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced work-related personal accomplishment. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) is a widely used tool for measuring burnout syndrome. Several studies have been conducted to evaluate the reliability and validity of various versions of the MBI, including the MBI-Student Survey. However, cultural, social, and economic factors may affect burnout differently in African countries, highlighting the need for more research. The study examined burnout among college students in Kenya, specifically by investigating the factorial structure, validity, and reliability of the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey (MBI-SS). The study involved a total of 422 participants. The …

Culturally Competent Mental Health Promotion Program For Adolescent Migrants In Colombia And Panama, Saidy Eliana Arias Murcia, Jose Luis Alvarez, Johanna Carolina Sánchez Castro, Ana María Cano Polanco, María Irene Carrillo Mayanquer, Angela María Orozco Gómez

Sigma Foundation for Nursing Research Grant Reports

The purpose of this project was to develop a culturally competent mental health promotion for adolescent migrants in Bogotá, Colombia, and Panama City, Panama.

Rev. Modestus Wirtner: Biographical Sketch And Additions And Corrections To The Miridae In His 1904 List Of Western Pennsylvania Hemiptera, A. G. Wheeler Jr., Thomas J. Henry

The Great Lakes Entomologist

[Excerpt]

The Rev. Modestus Wirtner's (1904) list of western Pennsylvania Hemiptera remains as the only useful general account of this group for the state. Earlier, Rathvon (1869) had published a short list of species from Lancaster County, but because the identity of species referred to cannot be established, his list has limited value.

Survey For Parasites Of The Introduced Pine Sawfly, Dlprlon Slmllls (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae), In Minnesota, L. C. Thompson, H. M. Kulman, W. D. Valovage

The Great Lakes Entomologist

Diprion similis (Hartig) cocoons were collected at 24 sites in 14 counties in north and central Minnesota in 1975 to determine the current status of the parasite complex. The ichneumon Exenterus amictorius (Panzer) was by far the most abundant of the 16 parasites, with parasitization in excess of 44% in both sawfly generations. Parasitization by E. amictorius did not decrease substantially in the second generation, as was anticipated from previous studies. Monodontomerus dentipes (Dalman) (Torymidae) and Delomerista japonica diprionis Cushman (Ichneumonidae) were common only in the second generation. One specimen of Perilampus hyalinus Say (Perilampidae) was reared for the fust …

Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthritis And Systemic Inflammation: A Cadaveric Study For Dental Insights, Nathan Kent Bs, David Patterson Bs, Alyssa Luu Bs, Samantha Pipkin Bs, Jason Ciccotelli Dpt, Phd, Jeremy James Dmd, Ms, Jessica Immonen Phd, Ms

The Journal of Integrative Physiology

The objective of this study was to determine if gross signs of cadaveric osteoarthritis (OA) have

a tendency to present systemically and if this presentation includes pathology found at the

temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Signs of OA were then correlated to gross alterations of the aorta and common carotid arteries seen with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Ipsilateral synovial joints including the TMJ, knee joint, radiocarpal joint and trapeziometacarpal (TMC) joint were all assessed for signs of OA in 4 cadaveric donors (3 males; 72, 82 and 92 years-old / 1 female; 89 years-old) using a validated scale of disease severity. A Grade …

On Petrochemical Fantasies: The Art And Energy Of American Comics, Mike Classon Frangos

Criticism

Petrochecmical Fantasies: The Art and Energy of American Comics by Daniel Worden. The Ohio State University Press: Columbus, 2024. Pp. 171. $34.95 cloth.

On The Sisterhood: How A Network Of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture, Danica Savonick

Criticism

The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture by Courtney Thorsson. Columbia University Press, 2023. Pp. 296. $28.95 hardback, $19.00 paperback.

Adapting To Change: Adn Faculty Perspectives About The Future Of Adn Education: A Qualitative Case Study, Linda D. John

Dissertations

The purpose of this qualitative single case study was to offer more insight into how the adoption of the BSN as the entry-level for nursing practice affects the future ADN education and what the change means for ADN faculty at multiple programs throughout regions of the United States. Eleven ADN faculty were sampled to acquire their perspective about this phenomenon.

The Leo Baeck Memorial Lecture 8: Walter Benjamin, Gershom Scholem

Hannah Arendt Marginalia - All

New York ; Leo Baeck Institute, 1965

Call #: DS135.G3 A263 no. 8

Contains underlining, marginalia, and marginal lining

PDF Information: 13 pages – 5 MB

Sammtliche Werke, Bd. 1 Pt. 2, Friedrich Wihelm Joseph Schelling

Hannah Arendt Marginalia - All

Stuttgart, Ausburg, J.G. Cotta, 1856-61

Call #:B 2853 .A2 1856

Contains marginalia, marginal notes, marginal lining, and underlining

PDF Information: 347 pages – 41 MB

Estate Planning: Taxation Of Trust Distributions Revisited After The ’76 Act, Bernard Barnett

Tax Adviser

No abstract provided.

Adr Depreciation-An Automated System Approach, Lee F. Hinderscheid

Tax Adviser

No abstract provided.

Guide To Jewish History Under Nazi Impact, Jacob Robinson, Philip Friedman

Hannah Arendt Marginalia - All

New York [Yivo Institute for Jewish Research] 1960

Call #: Z6207.W8 R56

Contains endpaper notes

PDF Information: 15 pages – 1.4 MB

Examining The Associations Between Racial Identity And Suicidal Ideation Among Black Youth, Aashna Shah, Kennedy Balzen, Ryan M. Hill Phd, Danielle Busby, Jennifer Brown, Estefania Fernandez, Ntsoaki F. Tadi, Carla Sharp

Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk

Against the background of increasing rates of suicide among Black youth, researchers have identified the relation Black youth have to their identity as an important factor that may provide insight into the risk of suicide in this population. Preliminary work suggests that racial identity might serve as protective factor for psychological distress, though the literature is somewhat mixed, especially when suicidality is an outcome. Moreover, this research has predominantly concentrated on adults and/or community samples of youth. As yet, the extent to which Black youth’s attitudes and beliefs regarding their Black identity associate with current or past suicide ideation (SI) …

Orbital Evolution Of The Datura Asteroid Family, Skylar G. Butler

Beyond: Undergraduate Research Journal

To research the Datura Family of asteroids, we used an orbital evolution code to track the orbital decay of asteroid fragments released in an asteroid disruption. Different particle sizes of 10, 100, 500, 750, and 100 micrometers were tracked including the semi-major axis, eccentricity, and inclination in order to observe how certain particle sizes’ orbital elements evolve. Using a young asteroid family like the Datura family gives more insight into the parent asteroid structure and formation because the time is closer to before the asteroid’s breakup. We use these models to constrain the parameters of the dust by comparing the …

The Shorthorn: November 21, 1969

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1960s

No abstract provided.

The Shorthorn: November 7, 1969

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1960s

No abstract provided.

The Shorthorn: October 17, 1969

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1960s

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The Shorthorn: October 3, 1969

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1960s

No abstract provided.

The Shorthorn: October 10, 1969

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1960s

No abstract provided.

The Shorthorn: September 26, 1969

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1960s

No abstract provided.

The Shorthorn: May 2, 1969

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1960s

No abstract provided.

The Shorthorn: May 9, 1969

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1960s

No abstract provided.

The Shorthorn: April 11, 1969

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1960s

No abstract provided.

The Shorthorn: March 28, 1969

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1960s

No abstract provided.