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Students called for more course offerings and new academic departments devoted to the study of specific ethnic groups. Their protest was timed to coincide with a meeting yesterday of the University’s Committee on Ethnic Studies (CES), which oversees course offerings in ethnic studies...
...CES has been embroiled in controversy over a plan to offer a certificate program in ethnic studies. Usually, the group’s meetings are open to students but yesterday CES convened behind closed doors to meet with Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles, said CES Chair Werner Sollors, professor of Afro-American studies...
Participants called their protest a “silent rally,” saying their voices have gone unheard. Marching from University Hall to the Faculty Club, where CES was meeting, students said they had been fighting for years for more formal recognition of ethnic studies...
...CES webpage lists dozens of courses related to ethnic studies, including six freshman seminars and offerings in anthropology, Romance languages, government and philosophy...
...CES will also hold a conference Feb. 28 for students interested in ethnic studies. Graduate students will discuss their work in that field for the benefit of undergraduates interested in similar pursuits...