Host countries are not always accepting or welcoming of immigrants who relocate to escape dire circumstances. A recent study by Dr. Roque Mendez (professor in the Psychology Department at Texas State University) and Elia Hilda Bueno (Texas State alum and
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The Pandemic’s Impact on First-Generation Students at an HSI
First-generation students face many challenges in the transition to college; a pandemic only complicates them. A recent study–“Assessing the Needs and Experiences of First-Generation Students’ Transition to Remote Learning Due to COVID-19 Pandemic at a Hispanic Serving Institution” published in
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Rethinking Indigenous Land Ownership in the 16th Century Americas
Who owned the pasture and farmland in the Americas during the 16th century? How did native and indigenous people understand the idea of land ownership? How was it different from the colonizing Europeans? In a new article, “Of Widows, Furrows,
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Treatment for Childhood Trauma: Research in Sociology
On the edge of a large city, in a small, working-class suburban neighborhood, a mother of four struggles to support her children on her own. She receives no child support; the father of her children isn’t involved after their divorce.
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Geography Graduate Makes Good with Study of Water Attitudes in Texas
Texans know drought. Every year, summer brings intense heat and rain becomes increasingly rare. We struggle to keep our lawns green, watch as our rivers and lakes recede, and wait for a storm to break the cycle. In many Texas
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Link Between Occupational Stress and Gastrointestinal Illness
Stress at work is particularly taxing considering people spend a majority of their day at the workplace. Workplace stressors have been linked to a variety of diseases, ranging from heart disease to anxiety and depression. A new study by Associate Professor of
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Why Teachers Quit
They say that teaching can be a thankless job. A new study published in the Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research, “Why do teachers leave? A comprehensive occupational health study evaluating intent-to-quit in public school teachers,” shows that other factors besides
Abandoning Cold War Nostalgia
Video games have long been an escape from the harsh realities of life, and as technologies advance and persist as an ever-present part of reality, some wonder about the cultural and philosophical implications of escaping into these mini-worlds. Games like the Fallout
Rethinking Queer Love in Carol
People in the queer community often have to find alternative ways of self-expression. These new, “other” ways don’t always fit cultural expectations, and they can be isolating. The movie, Carol, explores this concept, as does a new article by Victoria Smith,
Advice for the Trump Administration on Conservative Internationalism
Are nationalism and globalism at polar opposite political stances? Political discourse in the news lately might lead you to believe that you can’t put your country first and simultaneously have international benefit in mind. Ionut Popescu, Assistant Professor of Political
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