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Uncovering whiteness as discourse: A critical discourse analysis of the in-state resident tuition debate for undocumented students in Texas (open access)

Uncovering whiteness as discourse: A critical discourse analysis of the in-state resident tuition debate for undocumented students in Texas

This article addresses the in-state resident tuition (ISRT) debate for undocumented college students in Texas and analyzes the implicit and explicit messages communicated in the policy and surrounding policy discourse. It uses a conceptual framework grounded in three constructs of critical whiteness studies including ontological expansiveness, color evasiveness, and individualization.
Date: April 19, 2021
Creator: Tapia-Fuselier, Nick; Jones, Veronica A. & Harbour, Clifford P.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Endangered But Not Too Late: The State of Digital News Preservation (open access)

Endangered But Not Too Late: The State of Digital News Preservation

Right now, a clock is ticking on the longevity of your news content. … For born-digital content, it’s a clock that could strike midnight at any moment when a disk drive or database fails, a power supply dies or a server is corrupted or compromised, wiping out content in the blink of an eye. This report includes a User’s Guide to finding and understanding what’s in each section, followed by a concise Background on how the switch to digital publishing, and the collapse of old business models helped fuel the upheavals that developed into today’s preservation problems. A summary of the Methodology used in this research comes next, followed by the report’s Findings, Recommendations, Conclusion and Appendices.
Date: April 19, 2021
Creator: McCain, Edward; Mara, Neil; Van Malssen, Kara; Carner, Dorothy; Reilly, Bernard; Willette, Kerri et al.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Artificial Intelligence: Background, Selected Issues, and Policy Considerations (open access)

Artificial Intelligence: Background, Selected Issues, and Policy Considerations

Report containing an overview of artificial intelligence (AI), recent growth in the field of AI, federal activity in AI (i.e., Executive Branch and Congress), and selected issues for congressional consideration to assist Congress in its work on AI.
Date: May 19, 2021
Creator: Harris, Laurie A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Prospector (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 5, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 19, 2021 (open access)

The Prospector (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 5, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Biweekly student newspaper from the University of Texas at El Paso that includes campus news and information along with advertising.
Date: October 19, 2021
Creator: University of Texas at El Paso
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 131, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 19, 2021 (open access)

Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 131, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Weekly newspaper from Elgin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 19, 2021
Creator: Hodges, Julianne
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 47, Pages 7841-7924, November 19, 2021 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 47, Pages 7841-7924, November 19, 2021

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: November 19, 2021
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History