Founded in 1980, the Spelman College Honors Program, named for scholar-teacher Ethel Waddell Githii, is interdisciplinary in design recognizing the diversity of our faculty expertise and student creative scholarship. The Githii Honors Program creates original programming and targeted supports for our member students, and collaborates with academic departments and programs to provide a rich array of scholarly and creative venues. These include our annual reading and lecture series, special programs and workshops for the broader campus and the Atlanta community, and cultural engagements on and beyond the campus. The Program spotlights intellectual leadership as a habit of mind and a quality of the ethical citizen.

At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections.  We welcome additional information for any of the works in this collection.  To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.

Posted here are theses produced by students in the Ethel Waddell Githii Honors Program.
Jul 18, 2019

Ethel Waddell Githii Honors Program Theses

Founded in 1980, the Spelman College Honors Program, named for scholar-teacher Ethel Waddell Githii, is interdisciplinary in design recognizing the diversity of our faculty expertise and student creative scholarship. The Githii Honors Program creates original programming and targeted supports for our member students, and collaborates with academic departments and programs to provide a rich array of scholarly and creative venues. These include our annual reading and lecture series, special programs and workshops for the broader campus and the Atlanta community, and cultural engagements on and beyond the campus. The Program spotlights intellectual leadership as a habit of mind and a quality of the ethical citizen.

At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information for any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.

Posted here are theses produced by students in the Ethel Waddell Githii Honors Program.

The implications of language choice in African literature: Impact of globalization, education, and publication accessibility
Soft weapon: Cold War-Era American Propaganda in the Middle East (1947-1979)
Valuing the Gray
Ethel Waddell Githii Honors Program Theses
The politics of contemporary Cuban rap
Ethel Waddell Githii Honors Program Theses
Historically underrepresented communities and natural disasters: How does the racial makeup of a natural disaster area influence the President's response to send federal aid?
Body image and sexual decision-making
Ethel Waddell Githii Honors Program Theses
Color blindness and minority representation in French media
Ethel Waddell Githii Honors Program Theses
Investigation of mating types in parasexual amoeba, Cochliopodium (Amoebozoa)
Social media: The association between sexual risky behaviors and social relationships among African American women ages 18-22
Encouraged and out of line: How African-American Millennial voters are changing the political landscape
From roses to red raincoats: Documenting Syrian women's resistance narratives
A Black helping hand: Collecting the narratives of Black American voluntourists in Trou Baguette, Haiti
Black women in the virtual world: Spelman College students and the development of online identity
Rape culture, language, and sexual terrorism
Ethel Waddell Githii Honors Program Theses
How do consumer sentiment and other selected variables affect consumption from 1952 to 2013? An investigation of the United States
Perceiving prosperity: How does the prospect of attaining funding for a college education affect one's future?