July 6, 2007

Interdisciplinarity's Growing Appeal to Students and Scholars

To the Editor:

Lennard J. Davis's provocative "A Grand Unified Theory of Interdisciplinarity" (The Chronicle Review, June 8) cynically disparages the economic/political use of the concept of interdisciplinarity by some academic administrators. ... Ignored are the many administrators who avidly support interdisciplinary inquiry for its value in offering insight into a range of complex social issues. Omitted too is the mention of other administrators, genuine in their support but not

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