Toward a Global Understanding of Black Colleges: Defining Diaspora, Describing Stratification, and Disrupting Hegemony

Writing from a wide range of historical perspectives, contributors to the anthology shed new light on historical, theoretical and empirical issues pertaining to the documentary film, in order to better comprehend the significant transformations of the form in colonial, late colonial and immediate post-colonial and postcolonial times in South and South-East Asia. In doing so, this anthology addresses an important gap in the global understanding of documentary discourses, practices, uses and styles. Based upon in-depth essays written by international authorities in the field and cutting-edge doctoral projects, this anthology is the first to encompass different periods, national contexts, subject matter and style in order to address important and also relatively little-known issues in colonial documentary film in the South and South-East Asian regions. This anthology is divided into three main thematic sections, each of which crosses national or geographical boundaries. The first section addresses issues of colonialism, late colonialism and independence. The second section looks at the use of the documentary film by missionaries and Christian evangelists, whilst the third explores the relation between documentary film, nationalism and representation.

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Race Consciousness in Higher Education: Does 'Sound Educational Policy' Support the Continued Existence of Historically Black Colleges?

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.1626887 ◽

1994 ◽

Author(s):

Wendy B. Scott

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Educational Policy ◽

Historically Black ◽

Black Colleges ◽

Policy Support ◽

Historically Black Colleges

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Set up and management of a Data Science faculty at Shiga University

Impact ◽

10.21820/23987073.2019.10.18 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2019 (10) ◽

pp. 18-20

Author(s):

Akimichi Takemura

Keyword(s):

Data Science ◽

Science Faculty ◽

Knowledge And Skills ◽

International Trends ◽

Leading Position ◽

Global Understanding ◽

Set Up ◽

The University ◽

Do So ◽

Undergraduate Class

Shiga University opened the first data science faculty in Japan in April 2017. Beginning with an undergraduate class of 100 students, the Department has since established a Master's degree programme with 20 students in each annual intake. This is the first data science faculty in Japan and the University intends to retain this leading position, the Department is well-placed to do so. The faculty closely monitors international trends concerning data science and Artificial Intelligence (AI) and adapt its education and research accordingly. The genesis of this department marks a change in Japan's attitudes towards dealing with information and reflects a wider, global understanding of the need for further research in this area. Shiga University's Data Science department seeks to produce well-trained data scientists who demonstrate a good balance of knowledge and skills in each of the three key areas of data science.

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Depression in the Developing World

10.1093/oso/9780198801900.003.0017 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Harry Minas

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

International Development ◽

Social Services ◽

Development Programs ◽

Middle Income ◽

Health And Social Services ◽

Middle Income Countries ◽

Culturally Informed ◽

Global Understanding

This chapter provides an overview of what is known about prevalence, social determinants, treatment, and course and impact of depression in developing, or low- and middle-income, countries. The importance of culture in depression and in the construction and application of diagnostic classifications and in health and social services is highlighted, with a particular focus on the applicability of ‘Western’ diagnostic constructs and service systems in developing country settings. The role of international organizations, such as WHO, and international development programs, such as the SDGs, in improving our understanding of depression and in developing effective and culturally appropriate responses is briefly examined. There is both a need and increasing opportunities in developing countries for greater commitment to mental health of populations, increased investment in mental health and social services, and culturally informed research that will contribute to improved global understanding of mental disorders in general and depression in particular.

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Examining Disparities in Food Access Between Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Non-Historically Black Colleges and Universities

American Journal of Health Promotion ◽

10.1177/08901171211024412 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 089011712110244

Author(s):

Mariah Kornbluh ◽

Shirelle Hallum ◽

Marilyn Wende ◽

Joseph Ray ◽

Zachary Herrnstadt ◽

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Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Historically Black ◽

Food Access ◽

The United States ◽

Black Colleges ◽

Colleges And Universities ◽

Historically Black Colleges ◽

Census Tracts ◽

Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status ◽

Black Colleges And Universities

Purpose: Examine if Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are more likely to be located in low food access area (LFA) census tracts compared to public non-HBCUs. Design: ArcGIS Pro was utilized to capture food environments and census tract sociodemographic data. Setting: The sample included 98 HBCUs and 777 public non-HBCUs within the United States. 28.9% of study census tracts were classified as LFA tracts. Measures: University data were gathered from the National Center for Education Statistics. Census tract-level LFA classification was informed by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Access Research Atlas. Covariates included population density and neighborhood socioeconomic status of census tracts containing subject universities. Analysis: Multilevel logistic regression was employed to examine the relationship between university type and LFA classification. Results: A higher percentage of HBCUs (46.9%) than public non-HBCUs (26.6%) were located in LFAs. After adjusting for population density and neighborhood socioeconomic status, university type was significantly associated with food access classification (B=0.71;p=.0036). The odds of an HBCU being located in LFA tracts were 104% greater than for a public non-HBCU (OR=2.04;95% CI=1.26,3.29). Conclusion: Findings underscore the need for policy interventions tailored to HBCU students to promote food security, environmental justice, and public health.

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