Interdisciplinary Studies records, 1995-2025

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Summary

Creator:
Duke University. Interdisciplinary Studies
Abstract:
Duke University's strategic plan emphasizes interdisciplinary studies because important teaching, learning, and research often occur across the traditional boundaries of disciplines, departments, or schools. Interdisciplinary Studies at Duke University became an office under the direction of the Provost with the appointment of the first Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies in 1998. Prior to this, direction of interdisciplinary studies was a responsibility of the Dean of the Graduate School/Vice Provost for Graduate Education. Records contain subject files, correspondence, reports, and planning documents related to Interdisciplinary Studies at Duke, including the Franklin Center for Interdisciplinary and International Studies, the Franklin Humanities Institute, Information Science and Information Studies, Women's Studies, Science Technology and Human Values, the Black Faculty Initiative, the University Scholars Program, global health, arts and humanities, the arts warehouse, development and grants, and faculty involvement with interdisciplinary teaching.
Extent:
31.5 Linear Feet
Language:
Material in English
Research Center:
Duke University Archives
Collection ID:
UA.07.07.0001
University Archives Record Group:
07 -- Academic Affairs
07 -- Academic Affairs > 07 -- Interdisciplinary Studies

Background

Scope and content:

Records contain subject files, correspondence, reports, and planning documents related to Interdisciplinary Studies at Duke, including the Franklin Center for Interdisciplinary and International Studies, the Franklin Humanities Institute, Information Science and Information Studies, Women's Studies, Science Technology and Human Values, the Black Faculty Initiative, the University Scholars Program, global health, arts and humanities, the arts warehouse, development and grants, and faculty involvement with interdisciplinary teaching.

Biographical / historical:

Duke University's strategic plan emphasizes interdisciplinary studies because important teaching, learning, and research often occur across the traditional boundaries of disciplines, departments, or schools. Interdisciplinary Studies at Duke University became an office under the direction of the Provost with the appointment of Cathy Davidson as the first Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies in 1998. Prior to this, direction of interdisciplinary studies was a responsibility of the Dean of the Graduate School/Vice Provost for Graduate Education.

Acquisition information:

The Interdisciplinary Studies Records were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 2005-2006.

In September 2007 box 16 was added to UA2006-0036. This box was originally slated to be transferred with the 2006 Accession, but was overlooked at the time.

Accession UA2009-0037 was transferred to the Archives in August 2009.

Processing information:

This collection is unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.

Encoded by Jill Katte, February 2005

Updated by Jill Katte, June 2006

Updated by Sherrie Bowser, September 2007.

Updated by Meghan Lyon, August 2009.

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects

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Names:
Duke University. Interdisciplinary Studies
Duke University -- Curricula
Duke University -- History

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Access restricted. Collection includes materials from the Duke University Board of Trustees. Records of the University's Board of Trustees which have been in existence for at least fifty years are available for scholarly research with the permission of the University Archivist. Access to records which have been in existence for less than fifty years shall be granted only by special permission, in writing, from the Board of Trustees. Contact Research Services for more information.

Access restricted. Collection contains Duke University administrative materials. For a period of twenty-five years from the origin of the material, permission in writing from the office of origin and the University Archivist is required for use of administrative records. After twenty-five years, records that have been processed may be consulted with the permission of the University Archivist. Contact Research Services for more information.

Access restricted. Some materials in this collection are personnel records. Records pertaining to employment where individuals are identified are closed for 70 years.

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Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Interdisciplinary Studies Records, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.