The Biblical story of a great flood around the world is told in Genesis. But it is also told in other world texts, as well. A version of the story is recounted by Alfonso X of Castile in the historiographic
Category: Hispanic Heritage Month
Understanding Attitudes About Immigrants
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
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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