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Anna Julia Cooper: A Quintessential Leader, Janice Y. Ferguson

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

This study is a leadership biography which provides, through the lens of Black feminist thought, an alternative view and understanding of the leadership of Black women. Specifically, this analysis highlights ways in which Black women, frequently not identified by the dominant society as leaders, have and can become leaders. Lessons are drawn from the life of Anna Julia Cooper that provides new insights in leadership that heretofore were not evident. Additionally, this research offers provocative recommendations that provide a different perspective of what leadership is among Black women and how that kind of leadership can inform the canon of leadership. …

Review: New York City Public Schools From Brownsville To Bloomberg, Stephen Brier

Publications and Research

Review of Heather Lewis's 2015 book, New York City Public Schools from Brownsville to Bloomberg, which explores the historical and educational policy context of the struggle for community control of the New York City public schools from the 1960s to 2000, the year Mayor Michael Bloomberg assumed control over the city's public school system.

Wabanaki Youth Science (Ways) Newsletter, Jan. 2015, Wabanaki Center, University Of Maine

General University of Maine Publications

WaYS is a long-term program to engage Wabanaki students (grades 6-12) through their cultural heritage and environmental legacy to encourage and promote persistence in sciences through college and into a career. Innovative and unique, WaYS engages students in a year-long multi pronged program through a one-week summer Earth Camp, year-long internships/mentorships for high school students; and year-long Traditional Ecological Knowledge programs through Teen Centers or tribal Boys/Girls Clubs. Critical for success, it provides each student with mentoring from both cultural knowledge-keepers and natural resource professionals.

Art Inside Walking Tour, Division Of Marketing And Communications

General University of Maine Publications

Webpages featuring the locations, names, images, and descriptions of 26 pieces of public art at the University of Maine. A majority of the works included in the walking tour were acquired through Maine's 1979 Percent for Art law. This law requires that one-percent of the construction budget for public buildings receiving state funds be set aside for the purchase and display of original works of art.

Works by the following Maine artists are included in the tour: Deborah de Moulpied, Vincent Hargen, Joseph Haroutunian, Alan Magee, Andreas von Huene, Louise T. Bourne, James Linehan, Elizabeth A. Busch, Joe Kievitt, William …

The University Of Maine Pulp And Paper Foundation Annual Report 2015, The University Of Maine Pulp And Paper Foundation

General University of Maine Publications

The University of Maine's Pulp and paper Foundation's annual report.

State Of It Report 2015, University Of Maine System

General University of Maine Publications

This report was made to inform the University of Maine System community with an overview of the US:IT Organization, updates on major projects and service enhancements completed or undertaken over the past year, partnerships facilitated and a vision of the future for the US:IT team.

Cooperative Forestry Research Unit Annual Report 2015, University Of Maine

General University of Maine Publications

Cooperative forestry research unit annual report

University Of Maine System Annual Financial Report For The Year Ending June 30, 2015, University Of Maine System

General University of Maine Publications

The University of Maine System (“the System”) consists of seven Universities and a central administrative office. All activities of the System are included in the accompanying financial statements.

Maine Economic Improvement Fund Annual Report Fy15, University Of Maine System

General University of Maine Publications

university research personnel used MEIF resources to support the staff, equipment and facilities they need to successfully pursue and develop research projects. MEIF funds often provided the required match to acquire federal or private-sector grants. MEIF money also supported equipment purchases or facilities renovations to make the universities competitive for federal grants.