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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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Above the Color Line: W. E. B. Du Bois’s Otherworldly Perspective and a New Racial Order

Publication Date
2024-March-15
Authors
White, Christopher
Hughey, Matthew W.
Department or Program
Religion Department
Document Type
Article
Access Level
Open
Abstract

Though W. E. B. Du Bois was critical of traditional religion, he understood the power of religious orientations to the world, including religious attitudes of faith and hope. Although many scholars have commented on Du Bois’s secular faith, few have...

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Critiquing Institutional Diversity: Ethnic Minorities' Racial Identity Formations in Ideological and Physical Counter-Spaces

Publication Date
2014-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Margarita López
Department or Program
Sociology Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Vassar Only
Abstract

The term diversity within institutions has been used as a selling point for colleges and universities. Verbally, institutions pride themselves in committing to increasing 'diversity'. But what happens after more students of color enter historically White- serving institutions? Through a...

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