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Academic Achievement: Examining the Impact of Community Type at a Small Liberal Arts College in Texas (open access)

Academic Achievement: Examining the Impact of Community Type at a Small Liberal Arts College in Texas

Hierarchical regression was used to determine if high school community type is an effective predictor of academic success when controlling for demographics, prior academic achievement, socioeconomic status, and current commitment or work habits for students entering Austin College in 1992,1993, and 1994 . Findings revealed that there is a relationship between attending high school in community types of rural and independent town controlling for the effects of SAT scores, high school rank, sex, and late application deposit on first semester grade point average.
Date: August 1995
Creator: Rutherford, Janis Pruitt
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
"They Have Gone From Sherman": The Courthouse Riot of 1930 and Its Impact on the Black Professional Class (open access)

"They Have Gone From Sherman": The Courthouse Riot of 1930 and Its Impact on the Black Professional Class

This study describes the development of the black business and professional community with emphasis on the period from 1920 to 1930, the riot itself, and the impact of the episode on the local black community. It utilizes traditional historical research methods, county records, contemporary newspapers, and oral history.
Date: December 1995
Creator: Kumler, Donna J.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
[The Anderson Family Collection, No. 2 - Tacoumentury!] captions transcript

[The Anderson Family Collection, No. 2 - Tacoumentury!]

This short video created for Austin College documents an evening at a Taco Bell restaurant in Sherman, Texas, including an interview with a restaurant manager.
Date: 1995
Creator: Anderson, Molly
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Whitewright Sun (Whitewright, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 6, 1995 (open access)

The Whitewright Sun (Whitewright, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 6, 1995

Weekly newspaper from Whitewright, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 6, 1995
Creator: Combs, Clara
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History