How effective is that charity? What percent of my donation goes to the program?

Instead of gifts, you may want to donate money in honor of a dear friend or relative.  There are so many organizations out there it is important to make a wise choice. Looking for effective use of the funds they receive, their administrative expenses, and their capacity for continuing their work are all part of [...]

2008 Socially Conscious Gift Giving

Updated for 2008!
If you’d like to be a more socially conscious consumer, here are some organizations, some local, some online, where you can purchase gifts while making a difference in the lives of real people. These suggestions come from two of our UConn professors who teach and embody the ideals of these organizations. [...]

MIT Electronic Journal of Middle East Studies

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Kathy
The Spring, 2005 issue of MIT’s Electonic Journal of Middle East Studies focuses on “Gender Nation and Belonging: Arab and Arab American Feminist Perspectives.” This is a freely available scholarly online journal. Guest Editors for this issue include [...]

From Salon Life: Rebecca Traister writes on Palin’s effect

Have you found yourself conflicted about Sarah Palin? She is a woman, after all, but her nomination to the Vice Presidency just did not feel right to a lot of people. There will be lots of discussion on this as we sort it all out. I’ll post the best of what I find. Here are [...]