Elitism is a major problem in nonprofits today. Volunteers make up the majority of NPOs and retaining regular volunteers means improving community outreach, maximizing funding, and increasing longevity. Volunteerism is at an all time low. It is time for nonprofits to analyze factors within their organizations that inhibit volunteers returning.
Humanism, as well as reformist ideas about the church, spread widely across Europe during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries among learned women. Research into Anne Boleyn’s correspondence and library suggests she directly participated in women’s intellectual circles, playing a forgotten role in histories of the English court.
Project VENONA was a top-secret counterintelligence program initiated by the United States Army Signals Intelligence Service during World War II. VENONA was established to decipher intercepted Soviet communications and break the “unbreakable” Soviet code system. Examining Project VENONA and its discoveries is vital to understanding the history of the early Cold War.
The art world is constantly on the search for the new while the allure of nostalgia stays ever present. The juxtaposition and tension between the two demonstrates where the current art scene lies.
Though slaves were considered private property, slavery in Savannah was a publicly-funded institution. Slaveholders relied on the city's jail to house slaves who had broken the city's curfew, keep runaway slaves captive, and administer punishment to 'unruly' slaves at their owner's discretion.
This research analyzes two 2018 films, Green Book and BlacKKKlansman, to uncover the connections between diverse racial representation off-screen, and the presentation of non-white perspectives on-screen. This study uses Critical Race Theory to frame the effects of diverse source materials and production teams on the films' narratives.
After the Second World War, a concentrated effort was made to rehabilitate the image of the German military so that it could be rebuilt and used for the Cold War.
By examining how emotional abuse is affecting teens today and discussing the importance of depicting emotional abuse in literature, I will explain how my Young Adult novel will offer a fresh take on educating others on emotional abuse.
This short story collection uses first person biographical fiction pieces to highlight the lives of seven women across time and place who have been overlooked by history despite their impacts and accomplishments. Regardless of their lack of historical recognition, these women deserve to have their voices heard and stories told.
By tracing the motifs of classical music, ballroom dancing, and domestic space within Rita Dove’s Thomas and Beulah, Grace Notes, Sonata Mulattica, and American Smooth, this thesis presents how she both challenges and expands Black poetic culture by exploring topics previously considered outside of the purview of Black poets.