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Article: Native American studies at COD continue to grow.(Neighbor)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- May 21, 2001
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Byline: Elisabeth Mistretta Daily Herald Staff Writer
Jim Frank always has been fascinated with Native American culture, but the College of DuPage professor never thought his passion would be contagious.
After Frank invited a Native American guest speaker to COD in 1991, students at the Glen Ellyn school kept asking for more.
This sparked the beginning of the Native American Studies program. Today, it is one of the most popular interdisciplinary programs at COD, with almost 1,000 students attending its courses in the past five years.
"We didn't really sit down and say, 'Let's plan this Native American program.' It just sort of evolved," Frank said.
"After ...