Oakland University Archives and Special Collections
OU.ACADEMICUNIT.AIS
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Summary Information
- Repository
- Oakland University Archives and Special Collections
- Title
- Association for Interdisciplinary Studies records
- ID
- OU.ACADEMICUNIT.AIS
- Date
- 1979-?
- Extent
- 10.0 Linear feet
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Item, folder title, box no., Association for Interdisciplinary Studiees records, Oakland University Archives and Special Collections.
History
From the Association for Interdisciplinary Studies website (https://interdisciplinarystudies.org/organization-history/):
The Association was born at the final session of a national conference on the Teaching of Interdisciplinary Social Science held at Miami University in April 1979 with Kenneth Boulding as keynoter. Fifty participants agreed the organization should welcome all disciplines and emphasize the key distinguishing feature of good interdisciplinary work, namely integration. Concerned about shoddy scholarship and teaching done in the name of interdisciplinary studies, they chose to call it the Association for Integrative Studies instead. A slate of officers was elected, and the new AIS members dug the initial dues out of their wallets.
That conference set the tone for future AIS conferences. Perhaps because participants were selected for commitment to interdisciplinary education and not for institutional prestige, there was little attempt to impress each other with displays of erudition. People listened intently to one another and worked through issues collaboratively.
By 1983 AIS had established a pattern of annual conferences hosted by institutions with interdisciplinary programs, regular publication of the quarterly newsletter and annual journal, and member services such as a textbook survey, and lists of publishers and journals receptive to interdisciplinary scholarship. Over the next few years, discussions at annual conferences focused on the philosophy, pedagogy, and politics of interdisciplinary studies and its application to the fine and performing arts. Definitions of interdisciplinary were debated, and exemplary works of interdisciplinary scholarship were analyzed.
Starting in 1986, AIS has sponsored the publication of books on interdisciplinary studies: Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Programs: A Directory (1986/1996); Interdisciplinary (1990); Interdisciplinary Studies Today (1994); Interdisciplinary: Essays from the Literature (1998); Interdisciplinary General Education and Interdisciplinary Education: A Guide to Resources (1999); Innovations in Interdisciplinary Teaching and Interdisciplinary Education in K-12 and College (2002); Becoming Interdisciplinary (2005); Interdisciplinary Research (2008); and Disciplining Interdisciplinary (2009).
In the 1990s AIS commissioned a decade of scholarly research into interdisciplinary assessment, culminating in the Interdisciplinary Writing Assessment Profiles, and issued a report on general education for AAC&U. It also established the INTERDIS LISTSERV.
In the new millennium a cadre of consultants was trained in interdisciplinary curricular and program development, and in 2005 AIS sponsored a North American teleconference on recent developments in interdisciplinary studies. The website has been steadily expanded to include directories of interdisciplinary master’s and doctoral programs, exemplary syllabi, and an electronic job market.
AIS has worked collaboratively over the years with a variety of national professional groups such as the Association of American Colleges and Universities, the Association for General and Liberal Studies, the Society for Values in Higher Education, and is an affiliate of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Efforts are underway to promote kindred associations internationally, including Australia and the EU.
After extensive consultation, the Association changed its name from Association for Integrative Studies to Association for Interdisciplinary Studies on January 1, 2013. It was felt the new name more accurately reflects the mission of the organization in the contemporary context, especially to those outside North America.
Scope and Contents note
The records of the Association for Interdisciplinary Studies (AIS) have been organized into six series that respect the original order in which they were acquired. The Administrative Series includes all files pertaining to the operation of the Association since its founding in 1979, and especially board meeting minutes, reports, and correspondence. The Subject series contains miscellaneous files on scholarly and administrative activities of the AIS. The Publications series includes not only the AIS journal and newsletter but also flyers and documents produced in the course of the association's publishing activities. The Conference series covers all documents corresponding to the organization of the ASI annual meeting. The Projects series covers other projects managed by the AIS: In 1983, the association conducted a survey of interdisciplinary programs and activities; then, the Philosophy Network strove to identify a definition of "interdisciplinary studies" in 1984-1988; the syllabus project gathered syllabi on the AIS website in the early 2000s. Finally, the Kindred Organizations series includes materials documenting the ASI relationships and collaboration with other organizations.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Oakland University Archives and Special Collections
Kresge Library100 Library Drive
Rochester, MI, 48309
Access and Use note
The Association for Interdisciplinary Studies records are open for research.
Copyright
Copyright has not been transferred to Oakland University. Researchers are responsible for seeking copyright permissions before publishing items from the collection.
Acquisition
Donated by Scott L. Crabill, associate professor of communication at Oakland University, in 2018.
Processing
Processed by Linda Hildebrand and Shirley Paquette, August 2021.
Collection Inventory
Administrative files 1979-2015? |
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Establishment - Mission - Philosophy |
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Tax exempt status |
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Constitution - Bylaws 1979-1995 |
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AIS History |
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Self-Study 2002-2003 |
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Board of Directors - Agendas - Minutes - Memos - Reports 1980-2015 7 folders. |
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Retreat - 2003 |
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Accreditation Committee 1999-2000 |
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Board of Directors - Nominating Committee - Elections 1995-2015 |
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Nominating Committee - Elections 1980-2003 2 folders. |
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Correspondence 1979-2015 6 folders. |
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Klein, Julie - Correspondence - Vita 1987 |
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Newell, William Henry |
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Charter President AIS - Bio - Misc. |
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Fall Tour 1981 1981 |
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Presentation papers 4 folders. |
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Program Reviews |
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LBST Program Review - Seattle University 2014 |
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Audiovisual - CD's & DVD's 6 items. |
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Website - misc. emails - corresp. - list serv 1999-2010 4 folders. |
Box 2 |
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Miscellaneous papers - corresp. - reports 1992-1994 3 folders. |
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Summer Seminar - corresp. - brochures - misc. 1994-1996 3 folders. |
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Contracts and Fee setting 1993-1994 |
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Development and Funding - proposals - grants - corresp. 1990-? 4 folders. |
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Draft Syllabi and Feedback 1992-1998 4 folders. |
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Expenses - corresp. - receipts 1992-1999 |
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Program Evaluations - Participants |
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Articles & Essays on Interdisciplinary Studies 2 folders. |
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Institutional Commitments - Participants 1993-1995 |
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Interdisciplinary Course Evaluations - Students 1994 |
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Publicity |
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Public Policy |
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Membership |
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Membership - Inventory - Directory 1981-1996 8 folders. |
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Membership - Secretary's Report 1885-2012 |
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Membership - Report on Membership Survey 1998 |
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Treasurer |
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Treasurer's Reports 1979-2015 |
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Treasurer's Report - Audit - CPA 1984-1988 |
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Treasurer's Report - Cash Disbursements & Receipts |
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Subject files |
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Arts Network - newsletter Nov.10, 1991 |
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Assessment 1998-2003 3 folders. |
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Awards - Boulding award |
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Awards - Newell award |
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Boulding, Kenneth - corresp. - misc. |
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Student Network - constitution - corresp. |
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Office staffing - evaluations - resumes |
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Office equipment documents |
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Articles - Interdisciplinary Studies |
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Publications - Interdisciplinary Studies |
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General Education - College 2 folders. |
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Publications |
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General info - Newsletter, Journal, Brochures, Working papers |
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Print - misc. - logos |
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Print Resources - proposed publs. - bibliography |
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Brochures |
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Directory of Graduate Programs |
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Directory of Undergraduate Programs 3 folders. |
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Newsletter - corresp. |
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Newsletter - No.1-12, 1979-1983 |
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Newsletter - Vol.5-10, 1983-1988 |
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Newsletter - Vol.11-15, 1989-1993 |
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Newsletter - Vol.16-21, 1994-1999 |
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Newsletter - Vol.22-27, 2000-2005 |
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Newsletter - Vol.28-32, 2006-2010 |
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Newsletter - Vol.33-36, 2011-2014 |
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Newsletter - Vol.37-39, 2015-2017 |
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Issues in Integrative Studies - corresp. |
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Issues in Integrative Studies - style manual |
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Issues in Integrative Studies - Nos.1-3, 1982-1985 |
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Issues in Integrative Studies - Nos.4-6, 1986-1988 |
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Issues in Integrative Studies - Nos.7-9, 1989-1991 |
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Issues in Integrative Studies - Nos.10-13, 1992-1995 |
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Issues in Integrative Studies - Nos.14-16, 1996-1998 |
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Issues in Integrative Studies - Nos.17-19, 1999-2001 |
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Issues in Integrative Studies - Nos.20-22, 2002-2004 |
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Issues in Integrative Studies - Nos.23-25, 2005-2007 |
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Issues in Integrative Studies - Nos.26-28, 2008-2010 |
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Issues in Integrative Studies - Nos.29-30, 2011-2012 |
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Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies - Nos.31-34, 2013-2016 |
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Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies - Vol.35-36:nos.1-2, 2017-2018 |
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Conferences |
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National Conference - Teaching of Interdisciplinary Social Science Apr. 20-21, 1979 |
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Task force 1 9 folders. |
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Task force 2 8 folders. |
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Task force 3 7 folders. |
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Task force 4 11 folders. |
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Task force 5 9 folders. |
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Conference - 2nd - Washington, D.C. - 1980 |
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Conference - 3rd - Grand Rapid, Mich. - 1981 |
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Conference cancelled - 1982 |
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Conferences - 1983-1984 23 folders. |
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Conferences - 1985-1986 |
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Conferences - 1987-1989 |
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Pre-conference workshop - Interdisciplinary General Education: Curriculum and Program Development Oct.11-12, 1989 |
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Conferences - 1990-1993 |
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Conferences - 1994-1996 |
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Conference - 1997 |
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Conference - 1998 |
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Conference - 1999 |
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Conference - 2000 |
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Conference - 2001 |
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Conference - 2002 |
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Conference - 2003 2 folders. |
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Conference - 2004 |
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Conference - 2005 2 folders. |
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Conference - 2006 |
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Conferences - 2007-2008 |
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Conferences - 2009-2010 |
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Conferences - 2011 - 2012 - 2015 - 2016 - 2018 |
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Conference Guidelines - Coordinating and Hosting National Conference |
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Other Conferences |
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Convocation on Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research - Washington, DC Jan. 29-30, 2004 |
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Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education - Washington, D.C. Oct. 21-23, 1994 |
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International Network for Interdisciplinary & Transdisciplinary (INIT) Seminar - Utrecht University - the Netherlands June 18, 2011 |
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MSU Conference on Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning May 13-16, 2012 |
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Network for Academic Renewal Conferences - 2005 & 2010 |
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SciTS Conferences - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 |
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Projects |
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Philosophy Network 1984-1988 |
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Interdisciplinary Scholarship & Inerdisciplinary Syllabi 2002-2003 |
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Interdisciplinary Humanities: a Survey of Methodologies - Ann Brooks - Eastern Kentucky Univ. 1983 2 folders. |
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Kindred Organizations |
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Miscellaneous - Brochures - Programs - Corresp. 2 folders |
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American Assoc. for Higher Education Conferences - 1991 - 1994 -1995 3 folders. |
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American Assoc. for the Advancement of Core Curriculum |
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American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science |
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Assoc. of American Colleges and Universities |
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Assoc. for General and Liberal Studies |
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Consortium for International General & Liberal Studies |
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Consortium of Integrative and Interdisciplinary Education - misc. corresp. |
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Consortium on Integrative Higher Ed. |
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Lumina Foundation - Degree Qualification Profile |
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Meiklejohn Integrated Liberal Studies Assoc. 2 folders. |
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Miami University School of Interdisciplinary Studies - Western College Program |
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National Center for Cross Disciplinary Teaching and Learning |
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Relationships - Other Organizations |
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San Francisco State University - President's Task Force on Interdisciplinary Studies - Final Report - 1979 |
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