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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

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One approach is for higher administration, deans, and faculty to commit to an interdisciplinary agenda and review course syllabi for evidence of interdisciplinary focus. This enhances students’ critical thinking, knowledge integration, and problem-solving abilities. Caspersen, J., C., & Olaf Aamodt, P. Measuring learning outcomes.

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

Faculty Focus

One approach is for higher administration, deans, and faculty to commit to an interdisciplinary agenda and review course syllabi for evidence of interdisciplinary focus. This enhances students’ critical thinking, knowledge integration, and problem-solving abilities. Caspersen, J., C., & Olaf Aamodt, P. Measuring learning outcomes.

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Unveiling An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Sol Gittleman has penned a must-read book for anyone with a vested interest in the past, present, and future of American academia. We entered the profession in the 1950s when deans were desperate to find anyone with a Ph.D. My generation of academics was the luckiest in history.

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Plan B Propels Engineer to Higher Ed Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In a career that has included both academia and the private sector, Dr. Teik C. Lim is now leading the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) into the future. Growing up in Malaysia, Lim wanted to skip college, join the military and pursue the dream of becoming a pilot. Unfortunately, he could not meet the 20-20 eyesight requirement.