Walden, the Humanities, and the Classroom as Public Space

Kristen Case describes the kinds of practices that take place in humanities classrooms and shows how these practices are connected to the possibilities of our broader social life. She argues for the humanities classroom as a compromised, belea­guered, fragile, and ephemeral, but nonetheless vital space of actual freedom and suggests that the question of who gets to access this space is one that should be of concern to all of us

“Whimsies and Crochets”: Pragmatism, Poetry, and Literary Criticism’s Founding Gesture

Using as its key texts George Oppen’s 21 Poems and I.A. Richards' introduction to The Principles of Literary Criticism, this essay argues, first, that in the early decades of the twentieth century pragmatist epistemology and ethos of participation had a transformative effect on U.S. poetry, and second, that in these same decades, the then-emergent profession of literary criticism refused to absorb the participatory ethos, even as other disciplines, perhaps most notably education and anthropology, were being transformed by it. It concludes with some thoughts about what the adoption of a participatory approach might look like in literary critical studies, with special attention to the transactional model of reading theorized by Louise Rosenblatt beginning in the late 1930s

HIV infection and sexual risk behaviour among youth who have experienced orphanhood: systematic review and meta-analysis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Previous research has suggested that orphaned children and adolescents might have elevated risk for HIV infection. We examined the state of evidence regarding the association between orphan status and HIV risk in studies of youth aged 24 years and younger.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Using systematic review methodology, we identified 10 studies reporting data from 12 countries comparing orphaned and non-orphaned youth on HIV-related risk indicators, including HIV serostatus, other sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy and sexual behaviours. We meta-analyzed data from six studies reporting prevalence data on the association between orphan status and HIV serostatus, and we qualitatively summarized data from all studies on behavioural risk factors for HIV among orphaned youth.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Meta-analysis of HIV testing data from 19,140 participants indicated significantly greater HIV seroprevalence among orphaned (10.8%) compared with non-orphaned youth (5.9%) (odds ratio = 1.97; 95% confidence interval = 1.41-2.75). Trends across studies showed evidence for greater sexual risk behaviour in orphaned youth.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Studies on HIV risk in orphaned populations, which mostly include samples from sub-Saharan Africa, show nearly two-fold greater odds of HIV infection among orphaned youth and higher levels of sexual risk behaviour than among their non-orphaned peers. Interventions to reduce risk for HIV transmission in orphaned youth are needed to address the sequelae of parental illness and death that might contribute to sexual risk and HIV infection.</p

The Grizzly, November 6, 1990

Olin Hall Dedicated: First New Building In 20 Years • Founder\u27s Day Celebrated • Quad Intruder Sighted • Graff Speaks on Humanities Issues • Woodall Recognized • Olin: Past and Present • Sportscaster Dabbles in Theatre • Capitol Trip a Success • A WVOU Profile: Quickdraw Throws Rap at Ursinus • Warrant: A Bunch of Sissies • Ursinus Theatre: The Changeling • Hey Bar Hoppers! • Meier Named Ursinus\u27 New Lacrosse Coach • Soccer Ends Season with 9-11 Record • Field Hockey Finishes Season • Women Swim to Win, Men Sink • Cross-Country Team Reflects on MAC\u27s • Volleyball Wraps-Up • Wrestlers Look to Impress • Letters: Zeta Chi Sexist?; Students Waste Money • Olin Has Great Benefits • Voting Guide • Moon Mystifieshttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1263/thumbnail.jp

Teaching Matters: Essays by UMF Faculty

Essays by faculty at the University of Maine at Farmington.https://scholarworks.umf.maine.edu/publications/1086/thumbnail.jp