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Volume 6, Number 1, March, 1984
The Weekend College: An Interdisciplinary Degree Program for Working Adults , by Julie Klein A review of Wayne State University's interdisciplinary program designed to allow working adults to obtain a degree in four years.
Report on the February AIS Conference The fifth annual AIS conference was held on Feb. 3-5 in Oxford, OH. The conference emphasized discussion by distributing papers before hand and limiting presentations to 5-10 minutes. The keynote speaker was Martin Trow who presented "Interdisciplinary Studies as Counter-Culture."
Networks Formed at February Conference.. At the Oxford conference the AIS launched a new, experimental service for its members. In order to facilitate communication among those with similar interests, the AIS has devised a set of three on-going informal networks: The Philosophy Network, The Pedagogy Network, and the Politics Network.
News in Brief
- The Society for the Study of Social Problems will hold its 34th annual meeting Aug. 24-26 in San Antonio, TX.
- The University Without Walls International Council has issued a call for papers for its 3rd international conference on New Concepts in Higher Education to be held June 14-16 in Cincinnati.
- A Symposium on Collaborate Learning and the Reinterpretation of Knowledge will be held May 5 at Yale University.
- Several interdisciplinary programs were highlighted at last October's 31st annual meeting of the National Association for Core Curriculum in Danvers, MA: Harvard's core program, BU's Capstone Project, and St. Anselm's ID humanities program.
Journals Receptive to Articles in Interdisciplinary Studies A list of journals receptive to IDS articles. It should be viewed as exemplary, rather than exhaustive.
Volume 6, Number 2, May, 1984
Review of Carol Gilligan's, In A Different Voice , by Nelson Bingham. This book centers on the moral development of women. It focuses on the theoretical models of Lawrence Kohlberg. Gilligan criticizes these models on several grounds and develops her own model. Bingham feels that this book will stimulate greater awareness of one's own world view, as well as foster a deeper appreciation of interdisciplinary theory and research.
News in Brief
- The Board of Directors of AIS announces that Raymond Miller was unanimously voted President-Elect in the last election.
- The Program Committee for the AIS/AGLS conference in October reports that they have received over 100 proposals to present papers.
- The Evergreen summer Institute for College Teachers will hold a workshop on "Designing Conceptual Activities" June 25-29, 1984 on the campus of Evergreen State College.
The Cybernetics Systems Programs At San Jose , by William Reckmeyer. A description of the Cybernetic Systems Programs as San Jose. It offers two programs: one leading to a non-degree undergraduate minor, and the other to a Master of Science degree.
Volume 6, Number 3, October, 1984
Interdisciplinary General Education At Stockton State College -This article highlights the host of the AIS conference to be held October 11-13, 1985. Article by Ingrun Lefleur, Dean of General Studies.
News In Brief -*Literature and Science Society Proposed -The Modern Language Association's Literature and Science Division has formed a subcommittee to investigate interest in establishing a society to facilitate research and information exchange in Literature and Science Studies.
*Call for papers for Creativity and Science conference in March in Honolulu. This conference, subtitled "An interdisciplinary inquiry into constructive interactions between the sciences and the humanities," will feature keynote speakers Leon Edel, Lenn Goodman, Harold Morowitz and George Wald on the nature of psychological evidence.
Report on the Interstudy Conference, by Ray Miller -The third interstudy conference of the international Association for Interdisciplinary Research was held in August at the University of Washington. Coincidentally, the association was founded in Germany in 1979, the same year as AIS.
Job Openings in Interdisciplinary Studies -Evergreen State College will be filling some 20 faculty positions for next year.
Network Kiosk , A breakfast meeting of the AIS Pedagogy, Politics, and Philosophy networks at the joint AGLS/AIS conference in San Francisco. Article by Julie Klein, Network Coordinator-
Volume 6, Number 4, December, 1984
Inquiry Program At the University of Massachusetts -The program provides students at UMASS-Amherst with an alternative means of satisfying the general education requirement at the university and, with the exception of foreign languages, of the College of Arts and Sciences. Article by Charles Adams, Director.
News In Brief -
- Active membership in AIS has more than doubled since April 1983, reaching around 130 members.
- The Nominating Committee has proposed the candidates for the 1985 election.
- The University Without Walls International Council has issued a call for papers for their fourth international conference "On New Concepts in Higher Education," in London, England.
(Organization for Economic Cooperational and Development in Paris) co-sponsored a new international conference on interdisciplinarity in Linkoping, Sweden. Entitled "Interdisciplinarity Revisited: Re-Assessing the Concept in Light of Institutional experience". Report by Julie Klein
Representation and Humanities and Society, Interdisciplinary Journals reviewed --Review by Beth Casey
Evergreen State College Seeks Academic Dean -Evergreen is committed to interdisciplinary studies and collaborative, team-teaching.