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Vicksburg: The Crowning Point of the American Ulysses
Full text linkThesis Paper and Presentation on a military analysis of the Vicksburg Campaign from the US Civil War, focusing on the generalship and leadership of General Ulysses S. Grant
The Effects of Climate Change on the Spread of Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Full text linkThis paper examines the impact of climate change on the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, focusing on how rising temperatures, altered precipitation patterns, and extreme weather events influence mosquito habitats and disease transmission. It explores the ecological and public health implications of these shifts and highlights the importance of understanding climate-disease dynamics to inform effective prevention and intervention strategies
Bahamian Mural Dedication
No full textThe Archipelago Caribbean Association and the McCarthy Center hosted an event to commemorate the installation of a Bahamian mural in Sexton Commons. Destiny Sweeting (CSB ’25), Canaan Cooper (SJU ’25), Dr. Brittany Merritt Nash, Da’sha Gray (CSB ’26), President Brian Bruess, and Prince Wallace (SJU ’68) gave remarks about the relationship between CSB SJU and The Bahamas,and memorialized the lives and legacies of Telzena Coakley (CSB ’62) and Philip Galanis (SJU ’75)
Gender and Race Stigma Consciousness Denialism and Reactions to Race and Gender Measures
Full text linkThe study examined whether denialism, defined as holding problematic stigma consciousness scores in, predicts emotional reactions to race- and gender-related survey measures. Specifically, we asked whether race stigma consciousness scores correlate with feeling upset when completing race scales, and whether gender stigma consciousness scores correlate with either positive or negative reactions to gender scales. Undergraduate students in introductory psychology courses participated (N = 38; 61 % women/gender minority, 39 % men; 21% POC, 79% White). Measures of students’ awareness of racial and gender discrimination (Pietri et al., 2018) were scored such that high scores meant that students of color (POC), White students, women, gender minorities, and men were all denying that oppressed groups (i.e., POCs, women, gender minorities) face discrimination, even if students themselves were members of an oppressed group. Coders then flagged participants’ mention of emotional responses (e.g., “[...Again why does this matter, I was born as a female so I’m a female.”). Independent samples t-tests compared denial across groups; chi-square tests compared upset frequencies. Race denial scores did not differ significantly between POC (M = 2.65, SD = .734) and Whites (M = 2.23, SD = .750), t (36) = 1.406, p = .168, Cohen’s d = 0.56. Likewise, upset rates on the Monk Skin Tone items were similar across race, χ² (1, 38) = 0.004, p = .951. There was a large medium size reported with race stigma, such that POCs had more race denialism. On gender bias, men had a slight difference on gender denial (M = 2.63, SD = 1.10) than women/GM peers (M = 3.50, SD = .86), t (36) = -2.731, p = .010, d = -0.91. Effect sizes indicated a large gender denial gap, such that women/gender minorities had more denialism than men. The statistical results displayed were also significant, with t(df = 36) = -2.731, p =0 .010.Two women reported feeling upset by the gender bias section (8.7% vs 0 % of men), χ² (1, 38) = 2.518, p =.284. Debrief notes clarified which measure sparked the emotion and how participants showed it. These results highlight the need to tailor interventions that reduce denial’s emotional fallout
Enhancing Peacebuilding for Integral Human Development: Caritas Good Practices and Lessons Learnt
Full text linkToday’s geopolitical context, with big powers choosing bilateralism over multilateralism, is fostering a proliferation of conflicts and violence throughout the globe. The Caritas Confederation has been working actively for peacebuilding for decades, especially since the Rwanda genocide in 1994. Indeed, there is a growing consensus within the Confederation supporting the urgent need to enhance peacebuilding efforts globally. This document explores best practices and lessons learnt, with a strategic focus on the importance of involving women in peacebuilding. Each best practice is illustrated by one or two projects implemented by Caritas Member Organisations