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feminist theory out of which most Women's Studies scholarship comes. In addition, each student will examine feminist scholarship in either the social sciences or humanities, depending on the major discipline, in order to understand the feminist critique of that discipline and work in related disciplines. Elimination of the Bachelor of Arts in Education Degree Program, College of Education, Chicago The College of Education has recommended and the Chicago Senate has approved a proposal that the Bachelor of Arts in Education be eliminated due to the program's history of low enrollments and because the employment training offered by this program is also available through other College of Education programs. Illinois Board of Higher Education concurs with the decision to eliminate this program. Revision of the Education Track, Ph.D. in Public Policy Analysis (PPA), Chicago Certain changes to the core curriculum of the Ph.D. in Public Policy Analysis, approved by the Chicago Senate and the Board of Trustees last spring, have brought about the need for curricular alterations in the PPA areas of specialization. The Chicago Senate has approved several changes to the education track of the Ph.D. in Public Policy Analysis: including an increase in the specialization requirement from 28 to 30 hours for those students who hold a master's degree, and from 44 to 46 hours for those without a master's degree; a reduction in the professional career training requirement from 12 to 6 hours and a reduction in the distribution course requirements from 12 to 8 hours for those who have a master's degree, and from 24 to 16 hours for those without a master's degree. The Public Policy Analysis core was recently revised in order to strengthen its interdisciplinary substance. New courses from urban planning and policy and education, a dissertation seminar, and the revision of the economics and political science offerings constituted the changes made by the PPA Coordinating Committee. The result of these changes necessitated revisions in the education track, described above.

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Termination of Statutory Exemptions (Completion of Consolidation of Chicago Campuses) (12) When the University of Illinois at Chicago became a single campus in 1982, the Board of Trustees extended the effective dates of the consolidation for certain specific functions covered by the University Statutes during the transition to complete consolidation. These included the temporary retention of two senates in Chicago, two faculty advisory committees, two graduate colleges and research boards, and two library directors and archivists. I am pleased to report for the record that consolidation of these functions has now been completed and that the organization of the Chicago campus is now consistent with the statutory requirements. Accordingly, I recommend the board terminate its previous specific extensions of the application dates of the University Statutes lot the consolidation of the Chicago campuses. O n motion of Mr. Forsyth, this recommendation was approved. Policy and Guidelines, Operation of President's House (13) The comptroller and the secretary of the board have completed a review of the policies and procedures currently utilized by the University with respect to the