University Provost Alan M. Garber ’76 argued for the value and necessity of academic disciplines, while also encouraging interdisciplinary efforts, at the Mahindra Humanities Center’s second ...

Amedeo Hines is pursuing a master’s degree in African and African diaspora studies at Florida International University, a program that has been imperiled because of low enrollment. Without such ...

For the next little while on College Admissions Insider, we're doing a deep dive into academic disciplines one episode at a time. So far, we've covered sciences and mathematics. We encourage you to ...

For the next little while on College Admissions Insider, we're doing a deep dive into academic disciplines one episode at a time. So far, we've covered sciences, mathematics, the arts, and humanities.

I wasn’t a frat guy in college. I was pretty much the opposite of a frat guy. But as I’ve slowly come to understand more about my own discipline, and the workings of academic life in general, I’ve ...

Changing disciplines can appear impossible at times, but it’s not, especially if academics embrace the mindset that disciplinary boundaries are often somewhat artificial At various points in our ...

Nanotechnology is multidisciplinary and encompasses knowledge from many different fields of study, including physics, engineering and materials science. Although nanotechnology's impact in various ...

This article originally appeared in Inside Higher Ed. I wasn’t a frat guy in college. I was pretty much the opposite of a frat guy. But as I’ve slowly come to understand more about my own discipline, ...

The role of an academic advisor is to assist, not make decisions for students. Professional academic advisors (ie college advisors, or academic advisors) provides student academic advising for all or ...

When we talk about diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education, the discussion typically centers on the familiar red state–versus–blue state divide, suggesting that the ideological battles of ...

Fashions in academe may be a bit more durable than those of Paris couturiers, but, like hemlines, the popularity of disciplines rises and falls. Much in vogue at the moment, right up there with ...