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During my fifth year of teaching, my principal asked me to move from the 8th grade to the 6th grade. I suddenly became more aware of the range of students within a middle school: Some students still ...

“Interdisciplinarity” has become something of a buzzword among Harvard professors. At Harvard, there is widespread enthusiasm for interdisciplinary work, which implies innovative research and broad ...

A new Schiller Institute study shows researchers who have been awarded funding for interdisciplinary projects identify stronger with core values of collaboration, curiosity, and intellectual humility ...

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been ranked as the top university for interdisciplinary science in a few ranking compiled by Times Higher Education. The 2025 Interdisciplinary Science ...

In an ever-changing, more complex and interconnected world, education must adapt to prepare students to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Interdisciplinary projects, which involve collaboration ...

Today’s employers are looking for engineers who bring more than technical expertise—they want professionals who can work across disciplines, lead teams, and solve complex problems. Purdue’s online ...

Interdisciplinary work is considered crucial by scientists, policymakers and funders — but how widespread is it really, and what impact does it have? Scholars say that the concept is complex to define ...

Many of the most challenging problems we face require an interdisciplinary approach, and the University of Delaware has a long tradition of interdisciplinary research and education. It’s not only the ...