Interdisciplinary research should be central to student experience

Every 7-10 years for 3-40 years, this happens. Each time it is deemed unprecedented and unique. It never lasts. It seldom goes beyond slogans (and often cheating students). Interdisciplinarity--which is complicated and contradictory--is never defined. There is a critical literature, from Harvey Graff, Undisciplining Knowledge to Jerry Jacobs, In Defense of Disciplines, and Elijah Millgram, The Great Endarkenment When will proponents do some homework and dare to learn? It is almost never rocket science!

The article is spot on. I believe interdisciplinarity is the way to go now. We must have a holistic understanding of events in our environment from a diverse perspective, considering the unpredictable climatic changes we are experiencing. This will lead to churning out well-rounded individuals apt to develop a pragmatic approach to solving contemporary societal problems.