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discuss her work on American society and d) to discuss the impact of her on me a preservice teacher e) conclusion f) references The History of Leta Hollingworth Leta Hollingsworth was an American psychologist, educator, feminist who made a huge impact in the world, we live in today. On May 25, 1886, Leta Ann Stetter was born near a farm in Chardon, Nebraska. She was the oldest of three sisters. She went to the University of Nebraska at the age of sixteen. While in the University of Nebraska,…

requires an awareness and understanding of trends achieved by remaining current on topics relevant to higher education. Professional resources and associations helps leaders build “a creative learning culture” (Buller, 2015, p.101). Professional resources highlight relevant research findings affecting specific sectors as with community colleges. Associations offer personal benefits to leaders as well as offering additional access to resources such as an affiliated professional journal. The…

INTRODUCTION The University of Oklahoma (OU) prides itself in being a diverse campus with endless opportunities. These opportunities are beneficial to all students, but not so easily achieved by a handful of students. The Native American community at The University of Oklahoma is a growing community to all involved, but is also one of the smallest communities within the campus in Norman, Oklahoma. Due to the lack of communication within this group of the Native American community here at OU,…

Robert David Putnam, American political scientist and professor at Harvard University at JFK School of Government, came to the conclusion that in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, a crucial tide turned in the United States. For most of the twentieth century, Americans had been increasingly involved in community and political life, but that trend reversed in disturbing ways. As Americans pulled apart, community vitality weakened causing political participation to drop as well. Putnam analyzes the…

Different professions have their own code of ethics; and the objective of this paper is to compare and contrast codes of the American Counseling Association (ACA) and the American Association Christian Counselors (AACC) code of…

According to a study done by the Brain and Creativity Institute at the University of Southern California, children exposed to music as a part of their daily lives have a faster rate of maturation (Gersema). Interestingly, people begin to hear music from the beginnings of their lives, and most likely until the end of it. Music has been around for approximately 55,000 years, and was used by ancient humans to socialize and express their emotions. It does not come to a shock that music varies…

While touring many different colleges, Brown had a memorable experience at University of Richmond. Brown requested a meeting with a woman athletic director but was not allowed to do such thing. Cynthia Brown had actually met up with the athletic director the only way they could, the women's bathroom. In the bathroom the athletic…

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study of history. Professor Goldin graduated from Cornell University in 1967 with a BA in Economics (Magna Cum Laude) before completing her Masters in 1969 and PhD in 1972 degrees in Economics at the University of Chicago. Before moving to Harvard University (1990), where she is currently the Henry Lee Professor of Economics, Claudia Goldin was an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Wisconsin (1971–73) and Princeton University (1973–79); and an Associate Professor (1979–85),…

The author of the article is Hunter Rawling, the president of the Association of American Universities and a former president of Cornell University and the University of lowa. The issue that Hunter is discussing is that people are treating college like a commodity. He explains how getting a college education is more than just buying a degree or spending money. According to Hunter, college is a great experience where as a student you don’t only get to learn about what you want to be in life but…