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Cultural Homecomings: HBCUs’ Cultural Environments and the Journey for Black Students Who Consider Transferring from PWIs
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Objective/Research Question: While substantial research exists on cultural identity, limited scholarship examines how HBCUs\u27 cultural environments influence Black transfer students\u27 cultural identity development. This study addresses this gap by exploring: In what ways do HBCUs communicate themed messages to Black transfer students about how their educational environment provides opportunities for developing their cultural identities and confidence toward achievement? Methods: This study examined Black transfer students\u27 experiences with HBCU webpages using document analysis embedded with critical race theory (CRT) as the analytical framework. Design: The study employed document analysis combined with CRT as an analytic framework through two distinct approaches: six rounds of data collection followed by simultaneous and post-collection analysis to recognize, identify, and categorize message patterns and emerging themes. Sites: HBCU webpages served as data collection and analysis sites, with the researcher functioning as the primary instrument. Results: Analysis revealed that HBCUs\u27 webpage communications emphasized welcoming, embracing, and safe environments. Results demonstrate that HBCUs communicate through themes of belonging, shared heritage, family atmosphere, and cultural validation to foster students\u27 identity development and confidence. Conclusion: The emerging themes in HBCU messaging reveal sophisticated, culturally informed communication strategies that explicitly address Black students\u27 needs. These institutions position themselves as cultural environment hubs offering alternatives to challenges Black students may encounter at PWIs, creating spaces for meaningful cultural identity development and academic confidence building
Rhizomnium punctatum (Dotted Thyme Moss)
No full textRhizomnium punctatum (Dotted Thyme Moss)
4/23/2020
Group: Bryophytes
Type: Mosses
Family: Mniaceae Notes
Common Names: Dotted Thyme Moss; Red Penny Moss; Dotted Leafy Moss
Years Noted: 2019; 2020
Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritterhttps://digitalcommons.wcupa.edu/gna_bps_bry/1107/thumbnail.jp
Identities for Whitehead products and infinite sums
Full text linkWhitehead products and natural infinite sums are prominent in the higher homotopy groups of the n-dimensional infinite earring space En role= presentation \u3e and other locally complicated Peano continua. In this paper, we derive general identities for how these operations interact with each other. As an application, we consider a shrinking wedge of finite (n−1) role= presentation \u3e-connected CW-complexes and compute the infinite-sum closure W2n−1(X) role= presentation \u3e of the set of Whitehead products [α,β] role= presentation \u3e in π2n−1(X) role= presentation \u3e where α,β∈πn(X) role= presentation \u3e are represented in respective sub-wedges that meet only at the basepoint. In particular, we show that W2n−1(X) role= presentation \u3e is canonically isomorphic to ∏j=1∞(πn(Xj)⊗∏k\u3ejπn(Xk)) role= presentation \u3e. The insight provided by this computation motivates a conjecture about the isomorphism type of the elusive groups π2n−1(En) role= presentation \u3e, n≥2 role= presentation \u3e
Using Walk Audits to Understand Neighborhood Environmental Problems
No full textDr. Megan Heckert, Geography and Planning, Dr. Randall Cream, English, and Dr. Tina Rosan, Temple University Geography, Environment, and Urban Studies, present Using Walk Audits and Storytelling to Understand Neighborhood Environmental Problems
Environmental conditions explain variability in concentrations of nutrients but not emerging contaminants
Full text linkAquatic ecosystems are subjected to many chemical stressors, including nutrients and emerging contaminants like pharmaceuticals. While pharmaceutical concentrations in streams and rivers are often below the thresholds for acute toxicity, they nonetheless disrupt ecology through changes to organisms’ physiology, metabolism, and behavior. However, analyzing samples for the wide range of manufactured pharmaceuticals is often prohibitively expensive for many monitoring efforts. As such, the ability to predict pharmaceutical concentrations over space and time using easier-to-monitor water quality parameters would expand our understanding of the scope and consequences of pharmaceutical contamination in aquatic ecosystems. We applied random forest models to data from the Baltimore Ecosystem Study to investigate how well routinely monitored water quality parameters could be used to predict concentrations of nutrients and pharmaceuticals. We found that concentrations of nutrients were accurately predicted by these models, but models for predicting concentrations of pharmaceuticals had high error rates and low predictive ability. Differences in our ability to predict concentrations of nutrients as opposed to pharmaceuticals could be due to differences in their sources, chemistries, or behavior in the environment. More concerted efforts to monitor pharmaceutical concentrations over time in aquatic ecosystems may help to resolve environmental drivers of their concentration and improve our ability to predict them
Transforming Societies through Peace Education: Lessons from Rwanda for Post-Conflict Reconstruction
Full text linkEnding conflict through political settlement or military victory, supplemented by external aid, marks only a fragile beginning. While often necessary, such measures prove fundamentally insufficient to rebuild nations shattered by war, frequently failing to heal the deep invisible wounds, social fragmentation, generational trauma, and eroded trust that impedes presumable peace, potentially risking further societal fracture or conflict relapse. I argue that strategically implemented peace education is not a plus but a foundation for authentic, sustainable transformation. Standing on the shoulders of giants Galtung, Freire, and Danesh, grounded in rigorous qualitative and quantitative analysis of Rwanda’s post-genocide recovery (1994–2024), this study reveals that well-designed peace education, when integrated with community engagement, transitional justice, and traditional reconciliation practices, acts as a catalyst for holistic reconstruction. The research confirms statistically significant correlations between peace education implementation and improved indicators of social cohesion, intergroup trust, and reduced violence. Further associations link these gains to economic growth, voluntary refugee return, border security, and regional stability. These findings demonstrate that peace education bridges a critical gap in conventional post-conflict reconstruction models, offering a human-centered approach that addresses structural and cultural violence. Findings underscore the centrality of collaborative governance, robust teacher preparation, trauma-informed pedagogy, and inclusive practices that elevate the voices of marginalized communities. These dimensions generate learning, shared identity, resilience, and dignity. This dissertation offers an evidence-based, adaptable framework essential for navigating the profound challenges of reconstruction in contexts like post-Assad Syria, urging a move beyond “reinventing the wheel” toward proven strategies for resilient peace
Nobody Told Me There\u27d Be Otters!
No full textDr. Nur Ritter, Steward of the Gordon Natural Area, presents Nobody Told Me There\u27d Be Otters! Species, Patterns, and Insights from 2+ Years of Wildlife Camera Monitoring in the Gordon Natural Area
Entodon seductrix (Seductive Entodon Moss)
No full textEntodon seductrix (Seductive Entodon Moss)
3/29/2020
Group: Bryophytes
Type: Mosses
Family: Entodontaceae Notes
Common Names: Seductive Entodon Moss; Round-stem Entodon Moss; Cord Glaze Moss
Year Noted: 2020
Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritterhttps://digitalcommons.wcupa.edu/gna_bps_bry/1058/thumbnail.jp
Entodon seductrix (Seductive Entodon Moss)
No full textEntodon seductrix (Seductive Entodon Moss)
3/29/2020
Group: Bryophytes
Type: Mosses
Family: Entodontaceae Notes
Common Names: Seductive Entodon Moss; Round-stem Entodon Moss; Cord Glaze Moss
Year Noted: 2020
Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritterhttps://digitalcommons.wcupa.edu/gna_bps_bry/1055/thumbnail.jp
Entodon seductrix (Seductive Entodon Moss)
No full textEntodon seductrix (Seductive Entodon Moss)
3/29/2020
Group: Bryophytes
Type: Mosses
Family: Entodontaceae Notes
Common Names: Seductive Entodon Moss; Round-stem Entodon Moss; Cord Glaze Moss
Year Noted: 2020
Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritterhttps://digitalcommons.wcupa.edu/gna_bps_bry/1052/thumbnail.jp