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Brigham Young University. Multicultural Education Department

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1981 - 1985

Administrative History

The Multicultural Education Department (1981-1985) was an administrative unit at Brigham Young University.

The Multicultural Education Department was established in 1981, in a merger of the earlier Indian Education Department and Minority Education, and operated as part of Nonmajor Programs in Student Life. The unit provided tutoring, counseling, financial assistance counseling, career and curriculum advisement, housing assistance, minority clubs, and personalized education to minority students. In September 1985, the unit was renamed and restructured as Multicultural Programs.

Citation:
The eagle's eye, Sept. 1982: p. 2 (Multicultural Education Department, Brigham Young University)

BYU Organizational History website, via WWW, May 29, 2014 (Multicultural Education Department; Department of Multicultural Education; Multicultural Education; est. in 1981 in a merger of earlier Indian Education Department and Minority Education; associated with the Multicultural Education Center; provided tutoring, counseling, financial assistance counseling, career and curriculum advisement, housing assistance, minority clubs, and personalized education to minority students; Gail S. Halvorsen was the Acting Director (1982-1983), Virgus Con Osborne chairman (1983-1985); September 1985, renamed and restructured as Multicultural Programs)

Indian education at Brigham Young University, 1993: p. 144 (Multicultural Programs begun in Sept. 1985; director, Max Swenson, reported to Assistant Dean Ryan Thomas in Student Life; advisement and support, no curricular offerings)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Multicultural Education Department reports, 1958-1983

 Series
Identifier: UA 1225 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains Multicultural Education Department reports, class schedules, surveys, and statistics and raw data lists. Topics center on Native American enrollment rates, types of classes taken, and their success rates compared to other student populations. Materials dated 1958 to 1983.

Dates: 1958-1983
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 1225, Multicultural Education Department records

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