UNL has taken another step toward full alignment with the Big Ten universities, having received an invitation to join the Committee on Institutional Cooperation.

Chancellor Harvey Perlman announced the June 16 invitation in an e-mail to UNL faculty and staff.

"I am told the vote was unanimous, that all 12 CIC provosts affirmed the invitation," Perlman wrote. "This affiliation will bring many academic benefits to UNL.