Reparations for Slavery: A Productive Strategy?

Published as Chapter 1 in Time for Reparations: A Global Perspective, Jacqueline Bhabha, Margareta Matache & Caroline Elkins, eds.https://digitalcommons.law.buffalo.edu/book_sections/1455/thumbnail.jp

Composition Operators on Hardy Spaces of a Half-Plane

We consider composition operators on Hardy spaces of a half-plane. We mainly study boundedness and compactness. We prove that on these spaces there are no compact composition operators

Experience of a Noyce-Student Learning Assistant in an Inquiry-Based Learning Class

This presentation refers to an undergraduate course called introduction to abstract mathematics at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. During the academic year 2017-2018, undergraduate, mathematics student Melissa Riley was a Noyce-student learning assistant for the Inquiry Based Learning (IBL) section of the course. She assisted the faculty-in-charge with all aspects of the course. These included: materials preparation, class organization, teamwork, class leading, presentations, and tutoring. This presentation shall address some examples of how the IBL approach can be used in this type of class including: the structure of the course, the activities and tasks performed by the students, learning assistant, and faculty, the assessment of the student work, and the student feedback from a tailored questionnaire. Special focus is placed on Melissa’s own experience

Palindrome-Polynomials with Roots on the Unit Circle

Given a polynomial f(x) of degree n, let fr(x) denote its reciprocal, i.e., fr(x) = xnf(1=x). If a polynomial is equal to its reciprocal, we call it a palindrome since the coefficients are the same when read backwards or forwards. In this mathematical note we show that palindromes whose coefficients satisfy a certain magnitude-condition must have a root on the unit circle..

Mikey Walsh. 2010. Gypsy Boy. My Life in the Secret World of the Romany Gypsies. New York: Thomas Dunne Books St. Martin’s Press.

Gypsy Boy is the autobiographical story of Mikey Walsh, a Romani boy belonging to the Gypsy community[1] in the UK, who had to abandon his family because of his LGBTIQ identity. Throughout the book, the author describes his childhood in a Romani family, residing in caravans, moving to different campsites, earning a living via various formal and informal activities, segregated from the rest of society. Mikey’s childhood is marked from the beginning by a violent relationship with his father who, unsuccessfully, tries to make him a bare-knuckle fighter, and the difficulties of blending into the patriarchal environment in which he finds himself. Here, sex is taboo, preventing him from speaking openly about his sexuality. Gender roles are sharply defined: men are expected to fight other men, experience sex at an early age with gadjo (non-Roma) and marry a Gypsy woman a few years later, spend nights drinking in pubs talking about fights and money, and prove their virility both inside and outside their community. As a result, all forms of sexuality which fall outside this model must be hidden and rejected, with no opportunity to face them. Mikey pays the tragic price for this when he falls victim to sexual violence committed by his uncle, which his father, even when told of it, refuses to acknowledge. Only at the end of the novel does the author have the strength to escape this circle of violence and find someone willing to accept and support him

Ethics in Academia. The Impact of Ethics on the Quality of Higher Education Services

The paper examines one of the categories of problems facing the academic world – violations of ethical facts. We have thus discussed a few elements that together lead to better academic activities, and thus to a higher degree of quality in universities: The professional relationship between students and teachers, the resolution of harassment cases, or the avoidance of favoritism. I have therefore looked at the consequences of deviations from ethical principles in universities, and so I have come to the conclusion that such cases lead to the creation of a hostile academic environment where students cannot perform, they cannot express themselves freely and thus affect the overall quality of academic services

CLIHHR’s Panel of Experts Explores the Role of Public and Mental Health Policies and Practices to Prevent Mass Atrocities

Public Health, Mental Health and Mass Atrocity Prevention, the new book co-edited by Professor Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum, examines the role of both public health and mental health policies and practices in the prevention of mass atrocity, including war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and the crime of aggression.https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozo-news-2021/1073/thumbnail.jp

The Vulnerability of European Roma to the Socioeconomic Crisis Triggered by the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The Roma are the most significant ethnic minority in the EU, subject to severe discrimination, social exclusion, and poverty. Due to their deplorable living conditions, isolation, and widespread antigypsyism, Roma are among the most affected by the socioeconomic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. This article aims to assess the impact of this crisis on the Roma population from a multidimensional perspective. A thematic review of recent studies and reports on the pandemic’s effects on the Roma ethnic minority in Europe was carried out. In this work, the COVID-19 pandemic has been identified as a new global factor that influences the pre-existing exclusion dynamics and Roma mobility within Europe. Results show that these precarious living conditions have deteriorated to alarming levels in most European countries, leading to increased food insecurity and new forms of discrimination and stigmatization. The Roma ethnic minority has been disproportionately affected by mobility restrictions imposed by COVID-19. In all European nations, racist and xenophobic attitudes toward the Roma ethnic minority have increased during the socioeconomic and health crisis. The pandemic has intensified a process of ethnicization, fostering anti-Roma sentiment among the general population.Partial funding for open access charge: Universidad de Málag