April 2011
April 6th, 2011
Written by Wendy Innes in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
The Middle Eastern country of Iran is one of those places that few westerners know much about beyond the talking points of network news pundits. Iran is a beautiful country with a rich history that dates back millennia. Renowned for its art, literature, and architecture, it is a culture often misunderstood by outsiders.The formal name of the country is Jomhuri-ye Islami-ye Iran, the Islamic...
April 5th, 2011
Written by Rachel Garlinghouse in All About Family with 0 Comments
I once had a plan for my life. It started with marrying my boyfriend (now husband). We’d have a townhouse full of monogrammed towels, china, and framed wedding photos. I would go to graduate school, get a job teaching, and my husband and I would take numerous beach vacations along the way. After a few years, we would buy a house and then have children. Our life would be perfect.Some of my dreams...
April 4th, 2011
Written by Samuel Coleman Ph.D. in National Collegiate Dialogue with 8 Comments
Although racial discrimination poses a devastating instrument of oppression, social work texts lack a clear and consistent definition of race. The solution lies in according race the status of an “actor version” concept, while exploring the origins and variations of race ideas using “scientific observer version” explanations. This distinction provides the means for determining the sources of...
April 4th, 2011
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in National Collegiate Dialogue with 31 Comments
The 2010 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom represent the great racial, ethnic, and cultural mix that make up America. Several weeks ago, President Barack Obama presented the awards and provided a snapshot of each recipient’s extraordinary achievement, despite their own personal challenges and circumstance, in improving the lives of others. It was a seminal moment of what this great...
April 1st, 2011
Written by Laura Monroe in Eyes On The Enterprise with 1 Comment
Even before the current recession, poverty presented a huge problem in America. Families living in poverty are forced to carve out a hand-to-mouth existence for themselves and their children, often making choices between necessities like clothing and school supplies, and their basic needs such as food and heat. Although many government and nonprofit programs lend a helping hand in terms of food,...