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

Document Type

Article

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.