Square Pegs: Lessons in Cultural Diversity for Interdisciplinary Practice

Activity: Talk or presentation › Poster/paper presentation › Academic

Description


Many Dutch students lack the social safety with which to reflect on their own racial, ethnic, or cultural positioning in scholarship. The interdisciplinary Liberal Arts and Science bachelor program at Utrecht University (LAS) implements curricular interventions to connect (inter)disciplinary identity to cultural identity. This paper discusses how these interventions have increased sense of belonging among students within the program. It makes recommendations for liberal arts bachelor programs to use the intersection of cultures and disciplines to promote the diversity of both within an interdisciplinary curriculum.
Period26 Oct 2023
Event title45th Annual Conference of the Association for Interdisciplinary Studies: Transformative Shifts: Integration, Wholeness, and Wellness
Event typeConference
LocationLubbock, United StatesShow on map
Degree of RecognitionInternational

Keywords

  • interdisciplinary education
  • cultural identity
  • social safety
  • students