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3/10/03

SLU ADDS NEW PROGRAM IN U.S. CULTURAL & ETHNIC STUDIES

CANTON - St. Lawrence University has approved a new interdisciplinary 
minor, in United States cultural and ethnic studies, beginning 
in the fall semester of this year.
	To successfully complete the minor, students must take 
six courses spread across at least four different disciplines. 
Required courses include Introduction to Intercultural Studies 
and one course from five offered in history, government, 
sociology and gender studies. Mary Jane Smith, assistant professor 
of history, will coordinate the program.
	Students will also concentrate in a particular area of 
United States cultural and ethnic studies. These "tracks" will 
allow students to explore an aspect of U.S. cultural and ethnic 
identity more fully and develop a deeper understanding of 
cultural diversity within the United States. Concentrations 
may be taken in African-American studies; Latino and Chicano 
studies; sexualities; or comparative ethnicity. Students may 
also elect to configure their own thematic concentration, in 
consultation with advisors. Possible themes might include, as 
examples, religious diversity; immigrant communities; regional 
diversity; social movements; or class structure.

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