| By Gale Staff | Environmentalism is important to today’s university students. For some, campus sustainability initiatives factor into their overall enrollment decisions, and there’s been a significant increase in the number of environmental studies degrees awarded in the past few years. However, the sustainability field often highlights the same key figures, such as Rachel … Read more
| By Alyssa Anderson, Gale Ambassador at Florida International University | International Relations involves critical analysis for most of its topics, from global conflict to climate change. With the Gale Digital Scholar Lab, this research gets easier to navigate (and much less time-consuming)! The Gale Digital Scholar Lab is a cutting-edge, data-mining tool that accesses … Read more
| By Gale Staff | When the first separatist Puritans stumbled off the Mayflower gangplank onto the sandbars of Cape Cod on November 11, 1620, they brought with them a profound sense of religious duty and reverence for worship. Still, they weren’t big supporters of celebrations during the holy days. The sentiment was so strong … Read more
| By Gale Staff | In 1978, a group of education stakeholders in Sonoma County, California, planned the first “Women’s History Week.” Local teacher Molly Murphy McGregor spearheaded the initiative, integrating stories of empowering female accomplishments throughout her curriculum. Dozens of schools participated in the weeklong celebration, which included themed presentations, a student essay contest, … Read more
| By Joel Meredith, Course Lecturer, Purdue University | When you think back, who was that one teacher or professor whose impact remains with you today? Someone who recognized your talent when you couldn’t see it or whose encouragement helped you foster a sense of self-belief. For many educators, paying it forward to a new … Read more
| By Joel Meredith, Course Lecturer, Purdue University | Looking back on my undergrad years, there’s plenty of nostalgia. Eighties nights at a downtown dive bar, midnight Tim Hortons runs—and somehow managing to wake up for class after three or four hours of sleep. But even then, I wouldn’t describe my college experience as typical. The Princeton … Read more
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Women’s suffrage is a relatively recent accomplishment in U.S. history. On August 26, U.S. Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby officially certified the 19th Amendment, which legally protected a woman’s right to vote. The original U.S. Constitution did not guarantee women that right, and the ultimate success of the women’s suffrage movement demanded years of turmoil … Read more
| By Eric Galis, Chief Information Security Officer, Cengage Group | As Cengage’s chief information security officer (CISO), I have worked my way through the ranks of cybersecurity and witnessed countless examples of tech industries remaining a “boys club.” As a consultant in cybersecurity, I silently heard too many misogynistic jokes; a fact that I … Read more
| By Gale Staff | When you offer multiple pathways into your library’s resources, you expand opportunities for students, researchers, and faculty to discover the content they need—and drive usage of your digital solutions. Gale is working closely with Ex Libris Alma to help enhance pathways to discovery. With the signing of a MARC record … Read more