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New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
Elizabeth Langland, PhD, Dean
Social Justice and Human Rights
The New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences offers academic programs that prepare students to take their places as active participants in a rapidly changing social, political, and natural environment. These programs seek to provide students with the skills necessary for independent thinking and effective expression; an understanding and appreciation of diverse cultures past and present; sensitivity to the aesthetic dimensions of human endeavor and the natural environment; and, an appreciation and understanding of scientific perspectives and methods as tools for understanding nature and society. The college’s integrating principle or focus is social concern and community engagement.
The college has built a blend of interdisciplinary, integrative, and disciplinary programming that transcends academic boundaries while providing much of the general studies for the campus. The college’s teaching and research are guided by a linkage of theory and practice, engaging the local community through service learning activities, internships, and arts programming.
The New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences houses the following academic units:
Department of Integrated Natural Sciences
Department of Integrative Studies
Department of Interdisciplinary Arts and Performance
Department of Language, Cultures, and History
Department of Mathematical Sciences and Applied Computing
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
The Master of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies and the Master of Arts degree in Social Justice and Human Rights are collegewide interdisciplinary programs offered by faculty representing the different disciplines that make up the college.