LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – As six academic programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln face the possibility of getting cut, the Community and Regional Planning program held a conference on Wednesday to plead their case for its survival.
“Many of them have said plainly, that they chose UNL so that they can remain in Nebraska and give back to the communities that raised them,” said Assistant Prof. Abigail Cochran, “To ensure that small towns and big cities alike have the tools they need to survive.”
Among those on the panel included Melissa Harrell, a 1992 graduate of the program who became the first sitting city administrator for the town of Wahoo, a role she has served for thirty years…