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Faculty And Male Student Athletes In Higher Education: Racial Differences In The Environmental Predictors Of Academic Achievement, Keith Harrison Jun 2007

Faculty And Male Student Athletes In Higher Education: Racial Differences In The Environmental Predictors Of Academic Achievement, Keith Harrison

Dr. C. Keith Harrison

Studies have examined the impact of environmental variables on academic achievement among student athletes in the revenue-generating sports of men’s basketball and football. However, while evidence concerning the positive impact of male student athlete and faculty interaction is virtually unequivocal, we are not certain whether the benefits accruing from particular types of interaction vary across different racial/ethnic groups. This study explores the relationship between male Black and White student athletes and faculty as well as the impact of specific forms of student athlete– faculty interaction on academic achievement. Data are drawn from the Cooperative Institutional Research Program’s 2000 Freshman Survey …


The Santa Barbara Public Library: History And Thematic Identifications, Michele Gibney May 2007

The Santa Barbara Public Library: History And Thematic Identifications, Michele Gibney

Michele Gibney

The paper describes the history of the public library in Santa Barbara from 1870 to 1926 while taking into account two of the thematic underpinnings of the American library tradition: women in the profession and the importance of books and libraries in the community. It is divided into three sections including, the importance of books and libraries, women librarianship, and the history of the Santa Barbara Public Library. The library’s ideology and history espouses the themes inherent in American library history. At the same time, some of the qualities of Santa Barbara’s library contradict prevalent ideas of the times—especially in …


Women In Railroading, Linda Niemann, Shirley Burman Feb 2007

Women In Railroading, Linda Niemann, Shirley Burman

Linda G. Niemann

No abstract provided.


Mary Todd Lincoln Exhibition, Virginia Heaven Dec 2006

Mary Todd Lincoln Exhibition, Virginia Heaven

Virginia Heaven

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Hanoi Journal, 1967, Carol Mceldowney, Elizabeth Mock, Suzanne Mccormack Dec 2006

Hanoi Journal, 1967, Carol Mceldowney, Elizabeth Mock, Suzanne Mccormack

Elizabeth Mock

Carol McEldowney was an activist for human rights issues and in the antiwar movement of the 1960s and early 1970s. As part of a group of ten activists, she traveled to North Vietnam in 1967 for a month long journey to learn about the Vietnamese people and their society to counter the censored images the activists believed were being presented by the U.S. government. Her journal of this trip details her observations and discussions on issues of the military, health and political issues, and women's roles in North Vietnam


The Mean Old Nontraditional Blues, Linda Niemann Dec 2006

The Mean Old Nontraditional Blues, Linda Niemann

Linda G. Niemann

No abstract provided.


The New Woman And The Politics Of The 1920s, Lynn Dumenil Dec 2006

The New Woman And The Politics Of The 1920s, Lynn Dumenil

Lynn Dumenil

No abstract provided.


"Pigs And Raunch: 21st-Century Feminism?", Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D. Dec 2006

"Pigs And Raunch: 21st-Century Feminism?", Amanda J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.

Mandy (Amanda) Swygart-Hobaugh

No abstract provided.