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Catalogue Of The State Normal School, Florence, Ala (1873-1886), State Normal School

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The physical item is a bound volume consisting of the first thirteen annual catalogues of State Normal School in Florence, Alabama from 1873-1886, and is the oldest bound university catalogue in the archives' collection. The document contains information on faculty and staff, course requirements and offerings, as well as students enrolled in the institution.

Review Of The Book Blinders: Annals Of Vandalism At The British Library: A Necrology, By John Clute, Janet Brennan Croft

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

Review of The Book Blinders: Annals of Vandalism at the British Library: A Necrology, by John Clute. The book discusses the British Library's policy of discarding dust-jackets, with examples of the sort of information lost when these important paratexts are destroyed.

"From An Activist Spirit And History": An Examination Of Midwest Professors Who Teach Gender Studies In The Current Political Climate, Mena Faber

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Gender studies is an interdisciplinary field spanning higher education institutions globally. Yet the experiences of scholars within specific regional contexts remain understudied. This study examines the lived personal and pedagogical experiences of gender studies and gender communication scholars in the Midwest. Using a qualitative approach, semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore participants’ experiences, perceived pressures, and responses to the current political and academic climate. Interview questions focused on the challenges scholars face as well as the communicative practices they adopt in response to shifting attitudes toward gender studies. This research seeks to contribute to a deeper understanding of how scholars …

The Life Of A Showgirl As A Cultural Artifact: What's Hidden By The Lipstick And Lace?, Crystal F. Haryanto

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

This paper develops a collage-based framework to holistically assess Taylor Swift’s highly anticipated first release after the Eras Tour concluded. The Life of a Showgirl, with sparkling promotional materials leading up to its October 2025 drop and polarizing critical reception following it, represents an entertainer’s lifestyle while still concealing what was alluded to behind the Eras Tour curtain. Rather than engage in a direct response to Showgirl, I critically evaluate positive and negative commentary from listeners regarding the album, and I thematically analyze lyrical concepts throughout Swift’s discography to contextualize Showgirl within the arc of her work. I …

Lessons From Media Narratives About Displaced Students In Higher Education, Lisa Ruth Brunner

Critical Internationalization Studies Review

No abstract provided.

Book Review: Vigil: A Novel, Stephen Woodgeard

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

George Saunders’s Vigil is presented as a sharp, unsettling novel about climate ethics, corporate power, and the stories people use to excuse harm. The review argues that the book’s magical-real realist structure turns a dying oil executive’s final night into a moral reckoning, while also showing how family myth, corporate language, and public discourse shape denial. It also notes that the novel’s allegorical design can feel heavy-handed at times, but its central strength is its forceful critique of complicity and the difficulty of moral awakening.

Urasawa’S Monster And The Aesthetics Of Uncertainty, Simon Lindblom

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

This essay examines the anime Monster (Urasawa, 2001) through the lens of Aesthetic action (Klinger, 2024) and ethical praxis. Set in a nostalgically rendered pre-accelerationist Europe, the anime cultivates an atmosphere of uncertainty that prompts viewers to engage in complex moral issues. By exploring the anime's aesthetic strategies, this analysis reveals how Monster functions as a political device, exposing the dark undercurrents of historical trauma and the systemic exclusion of marginalised groups. The essay argues that Monster's deliberate cultivation of indeterminacy, particularly through its morally ambiguous characters and unresolved dilemmas, embodies a Determinate Performance of Indeterminacy (Klinger, 2024). This …

Correspondence On '''Daddies At Graduation'' And "A Nurse In Uniform" To Dean Of Nursing Frenesi Wilson, 4.25.1979, William Lindsey Mcdonald

Correspondence

Correspondence from William Lindsey McDonald to Dr. Frenesi Wilson, Dean of the School of Nursing at the University of North Alabama. Within the correspondence, McDonald addresses two compositions, "Daddies at Graduation" and "A Nurse in Uniform," that he wrote regarding his daughter, Nancy Buttram's graduation from UNA's nursing program. The articles can be accessed in the digital collection of the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions here.

Occupational Therapy Student Perceptions Of Sexuality And Intimacy Education: A Cross-Sectional Study, Jennifer H. Barnett, Amanda K. Giles

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

Sexuality and intimacy are meaningful activities within the scope of occupational therapy (OT), encompassing valued roles and occupations that contribute significantly to a person’s health, well-being, and identity. Despite acknowledgement of their importance, many occupational therapists overlook these areas during routine assessment and intervention because of feelings of insufficient knowledge, comfort, and confidence. This study used a cross-sectional design to electronically survey 149 occupational therapy doctoral (OTD) students across their first, second, or third year of education to determine their perceptions of sexuality and intimacy education. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and qualitative data were analyzed via codebook …

Mashin’ Up Stratified Blackness: Unpacking The Communal Responsibility Of Black International/Immigrant Academics To Black American Academics, Candice Peters, Abigail Smith

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

Our duoethnographic inquiry, grounded in Intersectionality, addresses the following questions: How do intersectionality and internationalization complicate Black diasporic dynamics within the United States? What communal responsibilities do Black international/immigrant people hold toward Black American people within the U.S. academy? Through critical engagement with three previously published poems, we foreground the communal responsibility that arises at the hands of internationalization and unpack the intertwined realities of anti-Blackness, racialized hierarchies, and diasporic dynamics. Our findings unmask three themes: (1) evolving understandings of race across transnational contexts, (2) Black intraracial stratification, and (3) taking up responsibility. We conclude by urging a (re)commitment to …

The Grizzly, October 8, 2026, Sidney Belleroche, Adam Denn, Saniya Jeter, Laela Stackhouse, Cora Johnson, Samantha Zwergel, Caitlin Cunnane, Erik Groff

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Ursinus Launches "Go Global" Program • Myrin Renovations Finally Complete • Myrin Wasps Exterminated, Identified • The Lantern is Inevitable • Ursinus Graduate Program • Opinion: The Printing Situation • What's Behind Ursinus Football's Hot Start? • Ursinus Opens New Outdoor Gym

Rotc Correspondence Between Dr. J.A. Keller And Congressman Robert E. Jones, Jr., 1947, President J.A. Keller

Correspondence

Thank you note from Dr. J.A. Keller to Congressman Robert E. Jones, Jr. about his help securing a ROTC unit for FSTC, 1947.

Enrollment Of Normal School By Years Since 1915 (Regular Session), 1929, Dr. Henry J. Willingham/State Normal School

Documents on Education and Progress of the University

Correspondence between Dr. Henry J. Willingham, President of State Normal College and Dr. R. E. Tidwell, Alabama State Department of Education-Enrollment of college students from 1915-1929.

Annual Report Of State Teachers College, 1947-1948, F.E. Lund, Acting President

Correspondence

Correspondence between F.E. Lund, Acting President of Florence State Teachers College and The Alabama State Board of Education, 1948.

Correspondence Between Lt. Col. J. J. Hamlin And President J.A. Keller, 1948, Lt. Col. J. J. Hamlin/J.A. Keller

Correspondence

Correspondence from Lt. Col. J.J. Hamlin to President J.A. Keller-the application for establishment of a Corps of Military Police, ROTC unit, has been approved, 1948.

News Release-Rotc Unit To Be Activated At Florence, Alabama, 1948, Florence State Teachers College

Correspondence

A news release about the activation of an ROTC unit at Florence State Teachers College in July, 1948.

Western Union Telegram, 1948, E.B. Norton

Correspondence

A Western Union telegram from E.B. Dorton to Dean F.E. Lund, Acting President of FSTC, 1948.

Distribution Of The Students By Counties For The Regular Session 1926-1927, State Normal School, Florence, Alabama, State Normal School

Documents on Education and Progress of the University

Statistics of students from each county in Alabama, as well as Total numbers from other states) that attended State Normal School during the regular session of school, 1926-1927.

Graduates, 1914-1929, State Normal School

Documents on Education and Progress of the University

Number of Graduates from 1914-1929-State Normal School and Florence State Teachers College

Graduates Who Finished In The Junior High Curriculum, 1929, State Normal School

Documents on Education and Progress of the University

Graduates who finished in the Junior High Curriculum at State Normal School between 1927-1929.

Length Of Time First One Hundred Graduates Of 1928 Spent In The Florence State Normal School Between Matriculation And Graduation, State Normal School

Documents on Education and Progress of the University

Statistics on how long students who graduated from State Normal School spent between matriculation and graduation, 1928-1929.

Summer School Attendance, 1921, State Normal School

Documents on Education and Progress of the University

A breakdown of summer school attendance at State Normal School in 1921.

Engl 426: Editing And Production Workshop (Syllabus), Lytton Smith Ph.D.

School of Arts & Sciences

This syllabus was developed by SUNY Geneseo Professor Lytton Smith for the fall 2026 semester.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Students will demonstrate knowledge of editing practices, including manuscript review and selection, and correspondence with contributors.
2. Students will show proficiency at a variety of practical aspects of publishing such as copyediting, proofreading, layout, creating advertising, and soliciting work from SUNY writers and artists.
3. Students will demonstrate knowledge of contemporary literary journals.
4. Students will show ability to work collaboratively.

A Word From The Writing Team (October 2026), Pam Walter, Mfa, Laura Deloretta, Phd

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

No abstract provided.

2026-10-01 Caudill Connection, Morehead State University. Caudill College Of Arts, Humanities And Social Sciences.

Caudill Connection

Caudill Connection newsletter for October of 2026.

Memorandum From The Registrar To Dr. Norton, 1949, Registrar Of Florence State Teachers College

Correspondence

Memorandum on total enrollment numbers for the Fall quarter, 1949.

Correspondence Between E.B. Norton And Dr. F. E. Lund, 1948, E.B. Norton

Correspondence

A letter written to Dr. F.E. Lund, acting President of Florence State Teachers College from E.B. Norton as he assumed the duties and responsibilities of President of State Teachers College, 1948.

Memorandum Between Dr. Norton And All Members Of The Staff, 1949, E.B. Norton

Correspondence

Memorandum from President Norton to all members of the staff of Florence State Teachers College in regards to the Work of the Building and Grounds Crew, 1949.

Correspondence Between President E.B. Norton And Faculty Of Florence State Teachers College, 1949, E. B. Norton

Correspondence

A letter of gratitude from President E.B. Norton to the faculty of Florence State Teachers College, 1949.

Correspondence Between The Alabama Education Association, President E.B. Norton, And President Harry S. Truman, 1949, Frank L. Grove And E.B. Norton

Correspondence

Correspondence between the Secretary of the Alabama Education Association and President E.B. Norton on federal aid bills for public schools and the need for his voice from Alabama, 1949.

Additional correspondence from President Norton to President Truman, with his urging of support for federal aid for public schools, 1949.