On March 8, women around the world celebrated International Women’s Day to recognize women’s contributions to global communities and economies. International Women’s Day challenges us to combat gender inequality and asks us “to champion women of all backgrounds who dare
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Dr. Dwonna Goldstone To Give the 2020 Alpha Chi Distinguished Lecture on Feb. 25: Black History Month in the Liberal Arts
From the University Calendar and Newsroom: “The 2020 Alpha Chi Distinguished Lecture will host Dr. Dwonna Goldstone, director of the African American Studies Minor and associate professor of history. Through discussion and conversation, she will address the challenge of speaking
The Work of Cyrus Cassells: Black History Month in the Liberal Arts
Cyrus Cassells is an award-award winning writer. He has won the National Poetry Series competition, the William Carlos William Award, two Pushcart Prizes, the Peter I.B. Lavan Younger Poet Award, a Lambda Literary Award, and the Lannan Literary Award. In
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Revising the History of Pierre Toussaint: Black History Month in the Liberal Arts
Pierre Toussaint was an enslaved ma from Haiti who, in 1787, was brought to New York City, where he eventually gained his freedom and became a successful businessman and philanthropist. Pope John Paul II declared him “venerable” in 1996, which
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Research on How Literacy Tests Suppressed the Black Vote Wins Technical Communication Award: Black History Month in the Liberal Arts
Voting interference and voter suppression is nothing new. Learning the history of tactics used to suppress the vote can help motivate us to exercise and protect our right to vote now. Dr. Miriam Williams, professor in the Department of English,
Texas State Psychology Alum Publishes Research on Living with HIV in Texas
Southern states account for a large percentage of individuals that live with HIV–44% in the country and 37% in the U.S., to be exact. Surprisingly, southern states tend to have lower HIV survival rates, but Texas has a higher survival
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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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Ethnography and the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: An Interview with Joseph Kotarba
Dr. Joseph Kotarba, professor in the Department of Sociology, was interviewed by the oH Project: Oral Histories of HIV/AIDS in Houston, Harris County, and Southeast Texas. This formal interview elicited his personal and professional history conducting research on and advocating
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Kendria Shields-Rhodes Named 2018 Regents’ Student Scholar
Few students can say they’ve gotten a call from their university president. Very little can claim they’ve received the highest honor in their university system. For Kendria Shields-Rhodes, both happened one late afternoon. Last fall, Shields-Rhodes received a voicemail from President Denise Trauth who
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Meet the Richard Castro Scholars
For Uriel De La Rosa and Brittany Sanchez Gomez, receiving the Richard Castro scholarship was a decisive moment that paved the way for them to attend Texas State University. Meeting Distinguished Alumnus Richard Castro was icing on the cake. For both students, meeting