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OECD’s Better Life Initiative
In 2011, the Organisation for Economic Co-operative Development (OECD) launched its Better Life Initiative to “gauge progress across several factors, including health, civic engagement, the...Topics- Books
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50 Years of Prevention – The Health Consequences of Smoking
Fifty years ago, the Surgeon General of the United States, Luther L. Terry, M.D., released the first report on the health consequences of smoking. The...Topics- Books
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War on Poverty’s 50th Anniversary
January marks the 50th Anniversary of the War on Poverty, legislation initiated by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The War on Poverty was launched to combat...Topics- Books
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New Faculty Publication – Johnny Mercer: Southern Songwriter for the World
Glenn T. Eskew of the Department of History has recently published Johnny Mercer: Southern Songwriter for the World, a new biography on the Georgia native...Topics- Books
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Five From Five: Historic and Contemporary Connections to Brazil, China, Korea, South Africa, and Turkey
Georgia State University will host five authors this semester in a series called Five From Five. Writers from Brazil, China, Korea, South Africa, and Turkey,...Topics- Books
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New Resources: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 20, 2014
January 20 is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a federal holiday falling on the third Monday of January, near King’s birthday on January 15, 1929....Topics- African American Studies
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Academic Freedom in Higher Education
Inside Higher Ed reports on a tenured University of Colorado professor receiving an ultimatum regarding her approach to teaching about prostitution in her Sociology of...Topics- Books
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Did you know December 15th (this Sunday) is Bill of Rights Day?
Authorized and requested to do so by Congress, President Franklin D. Roosevelt on November 27, 1941, issued Proclamation 2524, establishing December 15 as “Bill of...Topics- Books
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New Faculty Publication: Beatles vs. Stones
John McMillian of the Department of History has recently published Beatles vs. Stones, a lively discussion of the complex relationship between two legendary bands which...Topics- Books
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Season’s Reading/Season’s Viewing
Do you want something entertaining after you finish with exams? The library has books and DVDs to help you relax after you finish your finals....Topics- Books
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