Senior Honors Thesis 2022
In this project we explore how the treatment of U.S. veterans’ access to mental healthcare
varies depending on race. I argue that the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
has changed over the course of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars to provide more access
to mental health care for racial/ ethnical minority veterans of all wars.
Read Maya's Thesis (part 1)
Read Maya's Thesis (part 2)
Read Maya's Thesis (part 3)
Maya's on-line exhibit
My thesis examines the ever-changing American Housing System which has not sufficiently
served the entirety of the United States population. With the introduction of new
legislation that can affect housing prices, access to affordable housing, the process
of eviction, and more, renters’ and landlords’ responsibilities are constantly changing;
however, renters are victimized by the American Housing system most—specifically renters
of a low-income class status
Read Sam's Thesis
Play-based pedagogy and practices used to dominate in the kindergarten classroom,
empowering
students to actively participate in the learning process. Within this child-centered
model, teachers
took a backseat while children were given the freedom to play and explore. However,
since the
1983 publication of the “A Nation at Risk” report and the legislative policies that
have been
enacted since then, a broad system of standards was introduced into American education.
It was
only a matter of time before academic work started creeping into early childhood education,
crowding out playtime and stifling the once nourishing nature of kindergarten.
Read Samantha's Thesis
The myth of the self-made man is foundational to the United States. Over time, this
previously gendered myth has morphed to accommodate certain groups (females especially)
and to exclude others (the less socio-economically fortunate). This paper tracks this
mythology and examines how Lincoln Logs and American Girl Dolls both altered and reaffirmed
the myth, encouraging adaptations to its basic formula while simultaneously teaching
its most impressionable consumers, children, what it means to be self-made in America.
Read Brynnae's Thesis