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Item The Blueprint for Campus Police: Responding to Sexual Assault(2016-02) Busch-Armendariz, Noël; Sulley, Caitlin; Hill, KathleenItem A Conversation with Colton and Mehraz(2018-02-27) Dabir, ShoumikItem DAC Blog 2016-11(2016-11) Diversity Action Committee (DAC)Item DAC Blog 2017-11(2017-11) Diversity Action Committee (DAC)Item Defending Title IX's Burden of Proof(2018-04-03) Maksoud, RylanItem An Exercise in Activism: A Counter Protester Speaks Out(2018-11-27) Sparkman, BrendonItem Exploring Black-Jewish Alliances In America And On College Campuses(2018-05) Epstein, Jason W.Black and Jewish communities collaborated substantially from the late 1800s through the mid-1900s. These efforts helped progress educational, political and social equality for Blacks and Jews in America. However, political, racial and economic factors have strained community ties in recent decades. College students at campuses nationwide have begun reviving Black-Jewish relations through joint programming and dialogue. Yale University, The University of Texas at Austin and Brandeis University each house unique models of Black-Jewish collaboration. One-on-one dialogue, coupled with an intentional shift in perspective, can help combat implicit and explicit racial biases in society. The practical and psychological benefits of forming Black-Jewish student alliances on campus far outweigh the time commitment and obstacles that may arise.Item Holy Land, Common Ground: Introduction(2018-04-02) Romanow, NickItem A Look Into the Stand with Survivors Protest(2018-11-05) Koeller, DavidItem A New Texas Has Heart Like This(2018-02-27) Ross, SaraItem A Rally in Good Faith: YCT and Judge Kavanaugh(2018-10-31) Baker, CandaceItem Safety In Numbers: Improving the University of Texas’ Security Climate Through the Control and Transmission of Information(2018-05) Black III, MichaelCampus safety and security is a concern that challenges colleges across the country. This is true also for The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin). With two recent homicides, a growing awareness of rampant sexual assault, and the political polarization of the student body, the dialogue surrounding UT Austin and its safety environment has become especially urgent and energetic. Interview with campus administrators suggested that one of the most effective ways to create a secure student body is to educate its constituents so that they can make informed decisions about their safety. The purpose of this study was to investigate ways that UT Austin can enhance its ability to create that informed community. The topic was divided into three categories, information, communication, and transparency that were analyzed individually. The first section investigates what information UT Austin is disseminating, how the data are formatted, how the information is contextualized, and what data are often inaccessible to the public. Delaying or withholding information degrades administrative transparency, which can erode student feelings of safety. The final section investigates ways that the University improve that relationship through performance analysis and feedback solicitation. To conduct this analysis, research on campus safety and security from 2000 to 2017 and interviews with campus administrators were synthesized along with a dataset comparing twenty peer institutions across a series of performance metrics. The results indicate that UT Austin currently has substantial growth potential in regards to its safety environment, and the study concludes by suggesting recommendations for the University that include publishing crime data in more open formats, increasing student involvement in campus security, streamlining and formatting online resources, and ensuring the recency of security information.Item The Status of Free Speech on College Campuses(2018-11-08) Eastwood, NickItem The Texas Orator Town Hall(2018-11-12) Isaak, AudreyItem UT Austin 2018 Student Government Executive Alliance Overview(2018-02-27) Ross, SaraItem What Our Tutors Know: The Advantages of Small Campus Tutoring Centers(Praxis, 2023) Wetzl, Ana; Lieske, Pam; Mechenbier, MahliTutoring centers from small, open-admission campuses provide a much-needed service to students, but they also have to compete with other tutoring options such as eTutoring and private tutoring companies. As university budgets shrink and administration begins to look at cutting costs, outsourcing tutoring may sound like a good idea. Yet, there are certain aspects of tutoring that cannot be easily created when tutoring is cut off from the campus environment, such as the knowledge that tutors accumulate from being part of the campus—attending courses, tutoring, and just being part of the same communities of practice as their tutees. The article draws from the theoretical framework about communities of practice developed by Etienne Wenger and looks into how tutors build this knowledge. Additionally, the article explores ways in which this knowledge can be incorporated more in initial and ongoing tutor training. Qualitative and quantitative data collected from our regional campus current and former tutors show that belonging to some of the same communities as the tutees, both on and off campus, allows our tutors to provide an individualized campus-centered tutoring experience that relies on tutors’ previous knowledge of what professors look for. This knowledge can be obtained in organic ways, such as from having had courses with the professor, working with multiple students asking for help with the same assignment, or collaborating with other tutors who may be familiar with the professor. This knowledge cannot be duplicated by other tutoring services that are not affiliated with a specific campus.