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Microfinance as an Emerging Asset Class
(2009-12-03)
This case demonstrates the internal paradox of conflicting interests and motives central
to the collaboration between microfinance as it enters into the realm of mainstream
investment and commercial funding and simultaneously ...
Fundamental Fairness in Sexual Misconduct Adjudications: Evaluating Private Universities for Due Process Rights in their Policies and Procedures
(2016-06-08)
There is a national debate on how universities should respond to sexual assault, specifically
the advantages and shortcomings of the campus adjudication Process. One major critique
of university adjudication is that it does ...
To Seek or Not to Seek: Examining Health-Seeking Behaviors among Ethiopian Immigrants in the United States
(2018-01-25)
Existing literature suggests that immigrants underutilize U.S. health care. Care utilization
is associated with poor health for both patients and those around them. Current health
care research lacks data specific to Ethiopian ...
Physician-Patient Cost Conversations in Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Patient Experience at the Intersection of High Cost and Health Policy
(2016-01-26)
The out-of-pocket cost burden associated with healthcare in the United States imposes
broad hardship on patients. One quarter of Americans struggle to pay their healthcare
bills, and over half of personal bankruptcy filings ...
#Activism: Tracking Twitter's Impact on Campaigns for Political Change
(2016-02-01)
Since the turn of the century, the global community has experienced a constant wave
of popular uprisings and public protests. The “Arab Spring” triggered a chain reaction
that spread not just to the Eastern world, but also ...
Surviving On Their Own: How Leaders In Appalachia’s Remote Rural Communities Make Economic Development Policy
(2009-12-04)
There is growing support for metropolitan-focused economic development policy in the
United States. Defenders of this metropolitan agenda push aside concerns regarding
whether rural communities are left out of this framework ...
Bipartisanship in the 21st Century Cures Act
(2017-12)
In the 114th Congress, only 2.7% of introduced bills became laws. During this Congress,
the 21st Century Cures Act passed with an overwhelming majority of 392 to 26 in the
House and 94 to 5 in the Senate. The purpose of ...
The Balancing Act: Freedom of Speech and Inclusivity on U.S. College Campuses
(2017-12-07)
College campuses are faced with reconciling two opposing values—promoting freedom
of speech and ideological diversity, versus censoring speech that marginalizes minority
students
and threatens the learning environment. ...
For One Tooth, the Entire Jaw: Cross-Border Extremism, Coercive Diplomacy, and the India-Pakistan Security Dyad
(2018-01-01)
This thesis analyzes the factors that affect the stability of the current security
dilemma between India and Pakistan. In particular, it develops a strong link between
the advent of cross-border militant attacks and the ...
Lettuce Improve School Nutrition: Best Practices and Key Impacts of the USDA Farm to School Grant Program
(2017-04-11)
As national and global food systems have industrialized over the last several decades,
many children no longer know where food comes from, how to prepare and cook it, or
why some foods are healthier than others. American ...