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from the issue of September 7, 2006
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Fall semester opens with LGBTQ minor
To fill a growing need of students, UNL began offering a minor in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Sexuality Studies at the start of the fall 2006 semester. The program is one of the first of its kind in the Midwest.
While similar programs aren't yet commonplace at UNL's peer institutions, the field is growing rapidly, and a number of schools offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in the field.
UNL has a distinguished history of scholarship in the field of sexuality studies. In 1970, UNL professor Lou Crompton offered the second course in the country in what was then called "homophile studies." Crompton published a number of landmark articles during his tenure at UNL, and went on to write the definitive text on the subject, "Homosexuality and Civilization." In the 1980s, English added a course in lesbian novels, and course offerings in several departments have expanded since.
Two years ago, the women's studies department received an Initiative for Teaching and Learning Excellence grant to assess the need for a minor at UNL.
With an outside consultant, professors found what they expected - demand for a program in LGBTQ studies was high, and many courses already offered would fit naturally into the structure of a minor.
The minor requires 18 hours and selections from history, psychology, sociology, anthropology, women's studies and English.
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NEWS HEADLINES FOR SEPTEMBER 7
Year in Review
15 proposals for teaching, learning excellence funded
Air Force ROTC sweeps national honors
Awards and Honors
Beef scholars program begins
Big Event draws more than 1,000 campus volunteers
BIT Mobile rolls across Nebraska
Buffett, Gates visit campus
Cassman directs energy center
Chemist creates synthetic bone
Circle of Nations hosted by UNL
Civil Rights marcher gives keynote address in MLK observance
Combined campaign raises $331,994
Committees lay foundation for general education reform
Core Values: Achievement
Core Values: Diversity
Core Values: Engagement
Core Values: Excellence
Core Values: Learning
Core Values: Research and Creative Activity
Core Values: Stewardship
Eight students chalk awards
Energy research partners UNL scientists, public power
Engineering opens 2006 with new lab
Excellence in Brief
Faculty earn top teaching, research honors
Fall semester opens with LGBTQ minor
Five faculty members earn Fulbright honors
Four record CAREER grants
Franco takes student affairs helm
Ginsburg tenders two UNL lectures
Hurricane Briefs
Journalism issues two depth reports
Learning community builds on Thompson Forum speakers
Libraries expand Cather collections
NaBRO lands 5-year Korean bridge project
Natural Resources moves to Hardin Hall
NU Directions hailed as model program
Partnership aims at commercialized cholesterol fighter
Program aimed at next generation of researchers
Program cards a first
Psych symposium examines lesbian, gay, bisexual identities
Research funding tops $100 million milestone
Research on campus
Retention drive launched
Robots participate in 18-day mission
Sheldon revives tradition
Theatre Arts honors Carson
Three new majors offered to students
Transportation Center earns grant
University takes new tack in accreditation
UNL aids $5M wheat effort
UNL among top 50 colleges
UNL, Grand Island students celebrate college opportunity
UNL students approve new culture center
UNL updates online image
Weisz helps shape court's handling of abused and neglected children
Year in Review issue can be downloaded in pdf format
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