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Understanding White Privilege--An Introduction

Part two of the Unlikely Allies in the Academy Series, hosted by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion for continued dialogue based upon the book "Unlikely Allies in the Academy: Women of Color and White Women in Conversation." This presentation by Dr. Frances E. Kendall, author of the chapter “A White Woman Talks to Other White Women," unpacks the concept of privilege, and dissects the institutional nature of white privilege.
Date: April 20, 2017
Creator: Kendall, Frances E.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Unlikely Allies: Creating a Space for Difficult Conversations Across Race and Culture

Part three of the Unlikely Allies in the Academy Series, hosted by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion for continued dialogue based upon the book "Unlikely Allies in the Academy: Women of Color and White Women in Conversation." This presentation by Dr. Theresa Torres, author of the chapter “A Latina Testimonio: Challenges as an Academic, Issues of Difference, and a Call for Solidarity with White Female Academics” and her colleague, diversity expert and independent scholar Lisa McCarty, examines how privilege can be leveraged to build relationships with allies.
Date: November 14, 2017
Creator: Torres, Theresa & McCarty, Lisa
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effects of Popular Diets without Specific Calorie Targets on Weight Loss Outcomes: Systematic Review of Findings from Clinical Trials (open access)

Effects of Popular Diets without Specific Calorie Targets on Weight Loss Outcomes: Systematic Review of Findings from Clinical Trials

Study examines the outcomes of popular diets which do not have specific calorie targets, meal replacements, supplementation with commercial products, and/or are not categorized as “low-calorie” diets.
Date: July 31, 2017
Creator: Anton, Stephen D.; Hida, Azumi; Heekin, Kacey; Sowalsky, Kristen; Karabetian, Christy; Mutchie, Heather et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sanctuary Cities: A Discussion About Senate Bill 4 captions transcript

Sanctuary Cities: A Discussion About Senate Bill 4

Video of the 2017 Constitution Day: Sanctuary Cities event. This is a forum style discussion featuring Texas House Representative Ramon Romero, who argued vigorously against SB4, and Texas House Representative Lynn Stucky, who is a strong supporter of the new law. Students will also ask the speakers questions via Twitter using hashtags #UNT #Constitution Day.
Date: September 14, 2017
Creator: Evans-Cowley, Jennifer; Major, Rafael; Romero, Ramon & Stucky, Lynn
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Body shape differences in a pair of closely related Malawi cichlids and their hybrids: Effects of genetic variation, phenotypic plasticity, and transgressive segregation (open access)

Body shape differences in a pair of closely related Malawi cichlids and their hybrids: Effects of genetic variation, phenotypic plasticity, and transgressive segregation

Article describes study which investigated the contributions of both genetic and plastic components for differences in body shape in two species of Lake Malawi cichlids using wild‐caught specimens and a common garden experiment.
Date: May 10, 2017
Creator: Husemann, Martin; Tobler, Michael; McCauley, Cagney; Ding, Baoqing & Danley, Patrick D.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Does flooding effect the apparent survival and body condition of a ground foraging migrant passerine? (open access)

Does flooding effect the apparent survival and body condition of a ground foraging migrant passerine?

This study demonstrates the vulnerability of species to extreme hydrological events, an increasing threat due to climate change.
Date: April 10, 2017
Creator: Reiley, Bryan M.; Benson, Thomas J.; Everitts, Jeremy & Bednarz, James C.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Crucial events, randomness, and multifractality in heartbeats (open access)

Crucial events, randomness, and multifractality in heartbeats

Article examines the connection between multifractality and crucial events.
Date: December 29, 2017
Creator: Bohara, Gyanendra; Lambert, David; West, Bruce J. & Grigolini, Paolo
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Continued Conversations: Women of Color and White Women in the Academy: Understanding White Privilege captions transcript

Continued Conversations: Women of Color and White Women in the Academy: Understanding White Privilege

Video recording of Part Two of the Unlikely Allies in the Academy Series, hosted by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion for continued dialogue based upon the book "Unlikely Allies in the Academy: Women of Color and White Women in Conversation." Featuring Dr. Frances Kendall, this presentation paints a picture of white privilege by detailing what it is, who it involves, what it looks like, and other important aspects.
Date: April 20, 2017
Creator: Kendall, Frances E. & Barrax Moore, Shani
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
2017 UNT Equity and Diversity Conference – Melissa Harris Perry (Keynote, Senate Room Panel) captions transcript

2017 UNT Equity and Diversity Conference – Melissa Harris Perry (Keynote, Senate Room Panel)

This video contains an invitation-only panel discussion, wherein Melissa Harris Perry fields questions from the audience on a variety of topics pertaining to the conference theme of social action, collective power, coalition building, identity, intersectionality, journalism, media, academia, and activism.
Date: February 23, 2017
Creator: Harris-Perry, Melissa
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Spoken-Word Poetry Contest – Winner tied for First Place: Analise captions transcript

Spoken-Word Poetry Contest – Winner tied for First Place: Analise

Spoken-word artist, award-winning teacher and UNT alumnus Joaquin Zihuatanejo hosts the 2017 UNT Equity and Diversity Conference’s Spoken-Word Contest, featuring poems written and performed by UNT students. Analise, the featured poet who tied for first place, performs a passionate poem describing the societal expectations imposed on women regarding their weight and the resultant emotional and psychological effects on the individual.
Date: February 23, 2017
Creator: Zihuatanejo, Joaquin
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Spoken-Word Poetry Contest – Winner tied for First Place: Daniel captions transcript

Spoken-Word Poetry Contest – Winner tied for First Place: Daniel

Spoken-word artist, award-winning teacher and UNT alumnus Joaquin Zihuatanejo hosts the 2017 UNT Equity and Diversity Conference’s Spoken-Word Contest, featuring poems written and performed by UNT students. Daniel’s poem sheds light on the battle of overcoming an eating disorder in a society that disregards the struggle of male people of color.
Date: February 23, 2017
Creator: Zihuatanejo, Joaquin
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Spoken-Word Poetry Contest captions transcript

Spoken-Word Poetry Contest

Spoken-word artist, award-winning teacher and UNT alumnus Joaquin Zihuatanejo hosts the 2017 UNT Equity and Diversity Conference’s Spoken-Word Contest, featuring poems written and performed by UNT students.
Date: February 23, 2017
Creator: Zihuatanejo, Joaquin
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Creating Space for Difficult Conversations & Opportunities for Cross-Cultural and Cross-Racial Conversations captions transcript

Creating Space for Difficult Conversations & Opportunities for Cross-Cultural and Cross-Racial Conversations

Part three of the Unlikely Allies in the Academy Series, hosted by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion for continued dialogue based upon the book "Unlikely Allies in the Academy: Women of Color and White Women in Conversation." This video features Dr. Theresa Torres, author of the chapter “A Latina Testimonio: Challenges as an Academic, Issues of Difference, and a Call for Solidarity with White Female Academics” and her colleague, diversity expert and independent scholar Lisa McCarty.
Date: February 23, 2017
Creator: Torres, Theresa & McCarty, Lisa
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
MARTIAL Eagles Class Performance Fall 2017 captions transcript

MARTIAL Eagles Class Performance Fall 2017

Video of the Fall 2017 Male Alliance for a Rigorous, Transformative and Interdisciplinary Approach to Learning (MARTIAL) class performance. This video contains creative works by student members that describe experiences from their freshmen year at the University of North Texas.
Date: December 13, 2017
Creator: University of North Texas. Male Alliance for a Rigorous, Transformative and Interdisciplinary Approach to Learning (MARTIAL)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library