Building an Interdisciplinary Academic Center: Opportunities and Illusions

Authors

Pamela J. Smith, Associate Professor of Law, Executive Director of the Center for the Digital Globe, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, Columbia, MO

Date of this Version

November 2003

Abstract

This presentation will discuss the personal opportunities available to people of color to build university-wide interdisciplinary centers and the obstacles inherent in doing so. I Professor Smith will discuss the opportunities and obstacles involved in working with faculty members, department chairs, and deans to accomplish an interdisciplinary mission.