Special Projects, 1987-2001

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The Special Projects subseries of the Administrative Materials series contains files related to large-scale projects created or coordinated by the Women's Studies Program. These projects typically spanned over longer peiods of time than events or conferences (as described in the Programs and Events Series) and may have involved multiple meetings, produced reports, involved undergraduate or graduate students in various roles, or otherwise extended beyond the regular work of the Program. Included are correspondence, reports, drafts, memorandums, writings, articles, newsclippings, and other materials. Special projects include Curriculum Transformation, a series of meetings to review and consider the development of the curriculum of the Program; the Women in Science and Engineering project (WISE), a series of discussions among faculty, administrators, and others about the presence of women in science and engineering; the Anne Firor Scott House, a women's studies living group; and several others.

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For a period of twenty-five years from the origin of the material, permission in writing from the office of origin and the University Archivist is required for use of administrative records. After twenty-five years, records that have been processed may be consulted with the permission of the University Archivist. Contact Research Services for more information.

Records of the University's Board of Trustees which have been in existence for at least fifty years are available for scholarly research with the permission of the University Archivist. Access to records which have been in existence for less than fifty years shall be granted only by special permission, in writing, from the Board of Trustees. Contact Research Services for more information.

In accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 as amended, Duke University permits students to inspect their education records and limits the disclosure of personally identifiable information from education records.

Records, such as search committee files or others pertaining to employment where individuals are identified, are closed for 70 years.

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