The domino theory has never worked particularly well when applied to real world politics, and it is unlikely to work any better in an academic environment. Johnson reported that there is a College of Social Science at Syracuse addressing both graduate and undergraduate education. Adams asked whether an undergraduate degree in political science was available at Syracuse in arts and sciences. The precise structure of these programs have not yet been determined. Dunn stated that the precise form and nature of the new degrees have not yet been determined.
Many details remain to settled.
Indiana has a strong program in ecology. Policy areas for the new school have not yet been decided. Economists are not the only people to be added to the new school. Indiana's School of Public and Environmental Affairs is very strong and they have benefitted from a culture of interaction. It helps to have an infrastructure that supports that sort of interaction.