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Lipka, Sara – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2011
Students in the University of Rhode Island's GLBT community are fed up with what they describe as their marginalization. They are seeking, among other resources, respectable headquarters, where they can invite professors, hold events, and develop a sense of belonging on the campus. Since a week-long protest this past fall, they are gaining ground.…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Higher Education, Campuses, Institutional Research
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Thornton, Clarence H. – College Student Journal, 2004
The present investigation describes the manner in which a group of southern black college students structure their value preferences. Based upon prior research, especially among white college students, it was expected that our sampled respondents would embrace values associated with economic and materialistic success. However, results obtained…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Family Life, Religion, Gender Differences
Orum, Anthony M. – 1970
The present study is a sociological rather than an historical treatment of the role of black college students in the civil rights movement. We will determine the characteristic motivation of the typical black student protestor as well as the social and economic conditions that provoked him to protest. The data for our analysis will consist…
Descriptors: Activism, Black Colleges, Black Leadership, Black Organizations