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March 5, 2024
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Speaker Professor Jim Bruehler on Alternate Grading Mechanic
Interest Groups effect on State Healthcare Policy
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Featured Authors Monographs
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Angela Vietto, Chair of English
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Teaching the New Deal: 1932-1941 – Review and Analysis
Get PDFTeaching the New Deal: 1932-1941 is a text of crucial and timely importance for students and teachers of middle and high school social studies. Through the lenses of four major themes, authors demonstrate inquiry-based pedagogy to intentionally provoke students to consider non-binary conclusions that closely examine the purported heroes, villains, and martyrs of traditional historical narratives. Rather than presenting a factual or ideological approach to teaching disciplinary standards, this text depicts the New Deal Era as a period in history that can be used to critically and creatively discuss the politics of personal identity and to explore the legacies of slavery, racism, heteronormativity, and white supremacy still present in U.S. culture today. Ideas and teaching methods engage students in social, economic, and political discussions that rethink capitalism and the New Deal Era, and precise lesson plans guide teachers in developing the dispositions and resources necessary for culturally responsive instructional practices
Did the Change in SNAP EBT Benefits in Response to COVID-19 Affect Poverty, SNAP Participation, and Food Insecurity Rates?
Get PDFThe Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is one of the most important welfare programs the United States government offers. In fiscal year 2015, one in every seven Americans received SNAP assistance. Previously called food stamps as they were first introduced with the passing of the Food and Agriculture Act in 1977, this program has been helping individuals struggling with food insecurity for decades (Ziliak 2016). Benefits are no longer dispersed with physical stamps, restricting what households can and cannot buy. Now benefits are distributed via a debit card-type system. This is where the EBT gets added to the program in Electronic Benefit Cards. There are individuals in every state and U.S. territory who participate in the SNAP program in some capacity (DeSilver 2023). To receive assistance, “a household qualifies for the program if it has a gross monthly income at or below 130% of the federal poverty level as well as a net monthly income at or below 100% of the federal poverty level. For a family of four in 2023, this works out to 2,313 in net monthly income” (DeSilver 2023). The amount of assistance that each household receives is dependent on their income. The maximum benefit is determined by the Thrifty Food Plan, which is the lowest cost possible plan for a household to be able to purchase enough food and for it to still be nutritious. This amount is determined by the number of people within a household but is consistent throughout the contiguous United States (Ziliak 2016). This program is very beneficial to Americans as it allows them to put more of their paychecks towards bills and other expenses besides food. In addition, it allows participants to experience economic mobility. In 2016, SNAP raised 7.3 million people above the poverty line (Keith-Jennings et al. 2019). Millions of Americans take advantage of the SNAP program today. As of April 2023, 41.9 million Americans or 12.5% of the population receive monthly SNAP benefits (DeSilver 2023)
Community Group Influence on Political Involvement
Get PDFHumans are creatures who seek connection. However, it can be difficult to get large groups of people engaged. In order for community and political centered groups to function properly, it is essential that people get involved. And, by extension, it is essential that the public is engaged in order for the USA government to work as it should. I wish to study the possible connection between community and political groups and involvement. To explore these ideas, people can apply knowledge and theories pertaining to topics such as political socialization, sociotropic interests, social capital, and political involvement. These theories explore how peoples’ behaviors are shaped and influenced. The majority of it comes down to their interactions and beliefs of others. One form of this that is worth examining is how people are influenced by larger social groups that they participate in
(L-R) Lynne Cameron (BCAC Chair), Audrey Hopper, Brian Keith (Dean of Library Services)
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