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I took a virtual tour of the Gettysburg National Military Park. Choosing to virtually tour the battlefield was very personal to me. A direct descendant on my mothers side of the family owned General Meade’s Headquarters prior to the battle. When the battle began she was told to leave her home and it was thenContinue reading “Gettysburg Battlefield”

This outside event discussed the targeting of blacks and other minority groups when it comes to political propaganda. The speaker discussed how outside groups try to suppress black voters by using fake information. Historically, black voters vote democratic and can have a tremendous influence on the election when they vote. However, there are many conservativeContinue reading “Access to Information”

The past project that i chose to evaluate was the myths and legends project. The title of this project caught my eye and brought me in. The project had many strengths to it that made viewing, navigating, and learning easy. The side section that contains the heading made for easy navigation. It also lets aContinue reading “Evaluation of”MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF URSINUS COLLEGE””

The most interesting item that I was able to look at in the archive was the yearbook from the class of 1989. To most people this is not an item that would sound particularly interesting, but to me and my family it holds a lot of value. My father was a graduate of Ursinus inContinue reading “Class of 1989”

The digital humanities are a great resource for people who have access to them. This however is a major problem when it comes to the digital humanities. Not very many schools have access to the digital humanities. These schools either do not have monetary resources to support these programs or they do not have trainedContinue reading “Inclusivity Issues in the Digital Humanities”

We spent all week in classes discussing historical silences, specifically as they relate to higher education. As a biology major and a future graduate student in health policy I was able to connect my studies in this area to the readings for class about education. Many of the silences seen in healthcare are the sameContinue reading “Historical Silences in Healthcare”

I found the reading by Norman Jones to be interesting because we attend a liberal arts institution in Ursinus College. I believe that a liberal arts education is more valuable than the education given by a “careerist” institution. The overall focus on educating as a whole rather than educating towards a specific end goal. TheContinue reading “The Death and Resurrection of Liberal Arts”

I found the reading of Thelin’s chapter 2 to be a very interesting reading. Higher education is something that all of us in class are taking advantage of and it is intriguing to learn about its beginnings. The development of state universities in the country and the controversy that surrounds the the question of whoContinue reading “The History of Higher Education in the U.S.”

The reading that I found most interesting this week was the Shaw piece on David and Washington McDonogh. This piece described what life was like in higher education for people of color in the late 1830’s and early 1840’s. Is piece was the first instance that I had ever heard of African Americans going toContinue reading “Higher Education in a Slavery Legal Society”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.