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Vassar Scholarship

Vassar Scholarship, the institutional repository formerly known as Digital Window, reflects the research and scholarly output of the Vassar College community.  It provides access to a variety of collections, including senior theses and projects across a wide range of disciplines.

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Delight in the World: Reimagining Earth Science Education in New York State

Publication Date
2024-April-30
Authors
McHarg, Claire
Department or Program
Earth Science and Geography Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Open
Abstract

Earth Science is not a diverse field. Women are awarded less than half of undergraduate Earth Science degrees and underrepresented minority groups are awarded less than 10%. This thesis project investigates the way Earth Science is taught at the middle/high...

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In search of belonging: first generation, low-income students navigating financial, bureaucratic, and academic experiences at Vassar

Publication Date
2017-September-01
Document Type
report
Authors
Rueda, Eréndira
Ballard, Tamar
Magdaleno, Lisset
Majarali, Victoria
Gonzalez, Kayla
Gutierrez, Alan
Juanita Herrera
Jasmine Martinez
Molina, Henry
Walker, Akili
Department or Program
Sociology Department
Document Type
Report
Abstract

A qualitative report on the experiences of first-generation, low income students at Vassar College. This report is the culmination of the Transitions Research Project.

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Message from the Black Woman: Gendered Roles of Women in the Nation of Islam from 1995 to 2005

Publication Date
2014-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Needham-Giles, Angel
Department or Program
Sociology Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

In this thesis I argue that despite the traditional gender roles assigned to women members of the Nation of Islam, these women are able to assert and employ their power both within and outside of the domestic sphere. Essential to...

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Power (in) play the articulation of the othered body and decolonization of historical memory through playwriting and performance

Publication Date
2016-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Juliany Taveras
Department or Program
Media Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Archive Only
Abstract

Even within an increasingly digital age, the body on stage continues to operate as an impactful and historically charged mode of communication, on both an individual and societal level. Theatre, I argue, is inherently a <em>medium of memory, </em>and as...

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