IGERT Fellow: Elizabeth Pitts, University of Pittsburgh
Channel: GES Center
Date: 2018-07-24

GES Symposium: Forging Integrated Expertise in Graduate Education | June 4-5, 2018, Raleigh, NC  

Integrating the Humanities and the Sciences: What it Looks Like in Practice
Dr. Elizabeth Pitts, Assistant Professor of English, University of Pittsburgh
2013 Cohort: Invasive Rodents and Biodiversity Conservation

ABSTRACT: As support for interdisciplinary education grows, conversations in academia and beyond are beginning to shift from the question of whether to integrate multiple fields of study, to the question of how to facilitate successful integration. As a recent report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine noted, incorporating the humanities and arts into graduate training in the sciences, engineering, and mathematics can foster improved communication, teamwork, critical thinking, and the ability to translate knowledge to real-life applications, among other skills. However, successful commingling of the humanities and the sciences remains rare. This presentation draws on NC State University’s IGERT program to offer examples of what this type of collaboration can look like, how successful integration can be achieved, and what benefits it can produce for students, researchers, employers, and broader publics. 

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