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Women In Engineering at Duke University
(2006-12-12)
In order to examine the disparity between the number of women in engineering at Duke
in comparison to the long-term presence and dominance of men, I will examine three
separate time periods and show the change that occurs ...
The Changing Face of Women’s Sports at Duke: From Throwing Like a Girl to Competing with the Men
(2006-12)
This paper sets out to examine what sports looked like for Duke women at different
stages in the University’s history: How have administrative attitudes evolved, and
what has been the ensuing effect on student involvement? ...
Do Clothes Make the Woman? : The Duke Dress Code
(2007-05-04)
At Duke University, a dress code did exist at one point and by looking directly at
the dress code it is possible to analyze the overall goals and control the university
has exerted, the ways the dress code has changed, and ...
Gender at Duke
(2007-05-04)
This research paper will analyze both the growth and decline of women’s roles here
on campus. Consequently, I will investigate how national events parallel the waxing
and waning of female leadership in The Woman’s College ...
The Perception and Depiction of Females: Sarcasm Replacing Humor from 1960-1975
(2007-05-04)
As female activism demanded equality in the social, economic and political contexts
in the twentieth century in America, their effects could be seen in higher education
at Duke University in the 1960’s with the ending of ...
How Attitudes and Perceptions Can Influence Policy Changes
(2007-05-04)
Town-gown relations have a very large impact on the student experience at Duke University.
The overall college experience is not based solely on academics, but also on the social
and cultural outlets that a university can ...
History of Duke University’s Housing Policies as Seen Through Town and Gown Relations
(2007-05-04)
Town-gown relations define political and social taglines in today’s communities.
The multifaceted dynamics of such a relationship involving two entities with (oftentimes)
differing priorities and loyalties cannot be understood ...
"Why Did I Get In?"
(2007-05-04)
Admissions policies have adapted a fluid construct, allowing for changes that suit
the upcoming academic year. This paper will describe the changing admissions policies
that characterized the 1930s and the 1970s, looking ...