Faculty Recruitment and Formation

2021 ◽  
pp. 134-147
Author(s):  
James L. Heft
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Education ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Faculty Recruitment ◽  
Educational Mission ◽  
Core Curricula ◽  
Catholic University ◽  
Intellectual Character ◽  
Challenging Question

This chapter addresses the challenging question of how to sustain a distinctive religious intellectual tradition while hiring people who are diverse in multiple ways. It singles out multiple misunderstandings of what it means to “hire for mission,” defends the intellectual character of the mission of Catholic education, and gives examples of how to run workshops for faculty to hire for the mission of a Catholic university. Once faculty are hired, the next step is to give examples of how the continued formation of faculty in their academic disciplines can contribute with integrity to the Catholic educational mission. Structural elements, including appointments to chaired positions, the building of core curricula, and the importance of interdisciplinary research, can strengthen the mission of a Catholic university.

scholarly journals Constructing (Inter)Disciplinary Identities: Biographical Narrative and the Reproduction of Academic Selves and Communities

2021 ◽  
pp. 247-262
Author(s):  
Carlos Cuevas-Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Academic Careers ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Careful Attention ◽  
Personal Traits ◽  
Academic Identities ◽  
The Core ◽  
Research Interviews ◽  
Responsible Research

AbstractInterdisciplinarity has become prominent in science policy and academia because of its potential to lead to more interesting, innovative and responsible research. However, its implications for the development of academic careers and identities are not well known, partly because different disciplinary communities regard it differently. Shedding light on how academic identities are constructed and negotiated in the context of interdisciplinary research, this chapter presents a discourse analysis of the biographical narratives that scholars from different disciplines—including mathematics, computer science, economics and archaeology—articulated during qualitative research interviews. The analysis illustrates how these narratives allowed the interviewees to identify themselves as members of specific disciplinary communities, having the personal traits these require, and emphasizing or playing down their interdisciplinary moves accordingly. The findings suggest that individuals’ biographical narratives deserve careful attention because they contribute to the establishment, reproduction and maintenance of academic disciplines. Consequently, they have the potential to make the narratives that constitute the ‘core’ of a discipline become, little by little, more heterogeneous.

The Luminosity Lab—An Interdisciplinary Model of Discovery and Innovation for the 21st Century

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-121
Author(s):  
Mark Naufel
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
The Body ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
System Level ◽  
State University ◽  
Arizona State University ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Academic Units

Historically, higher education institutions have been designed with a focus on developing mastery and furthering the body of knowledge within distinct academic disciplines. Unfortunately, this intended design has resulted in a lack of collaboration between academic units and has stifled interdisciplinary research between students and faculty across domains. The Luminosity Lab, located at Arizona State University, is an archetype for a new model of collaborative interdisciplinary research teams. Exceptional students are hand-selected from all areas of the university and come together to fuse youthful spirit, academic prowess, and business acumen—the makings of a 'great group.' Students work together to produce system-level projects that are capable of having a large-scale societal impact. Building upon concepts from systems engineering, the lab employs the use of a view model to analyze current and future systems from various viewpoints (e.g., enterprise, functional, computational, engineering, technology, services, standards). By leveraging the strengths of systems thinking, strategic design, and agile methodologies, our interdisciplinary team is positioned to tackle systemic challenges in domains such as healthcare, energy, education, and global climate. This model of interdisciplinary research was tested at Arizona State University across three academic years with participation from over 100 students, who represented more than 20 academic disciplines. The results have shown successful integration of interdisciplinary expertise to identify unmet needs, design innovative concepts, and develop research-informed solutions. By adopting this approach, higher education institutions can begin to break down the walls that exist between academic units and start to use a holistic view of research and innovation for solving global issues.

The Business Ethics Movement; Where are We Headed and What Can We Learn From Our Colleagues in Bioethics?

1995 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 603-620 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew C. Wicks
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Business Ethics ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Ethical Thought ◽  
Considerable Potential ◽  
History Of ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
Constructive Interaction

Abstract:There is a long and distinguished history of ethical thought in both business and medicine dating back to ancient times. Yet, the emergence of distinct academic disciplines [“business ethics” and “bioethics”] which are also tied to broader social movements is a very recent phenomenon. In spite of the apparent affinities that would seem to emerge from this connection, many have argued that the differences between business and medicine make any constructive interaction between business ethics and bioethics minimal. Indeed, little has been done to specifically examine the potential for collaboration and interdisciplinary research. This paper argues that there is considerable potential for constructive interaction between these two movements based on three major arguments: that the differences between medicine and business have been exaggerated, that both fields face a number of urgent problems that are common to each, and that the model of bioethics can serve as a useful guide for business ethicists.

The Catholic University of America The Center for the Study of Early Christianity AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ‘Early Christian Studies and the Academic Disciplines’ Early June 2005

2004 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 813-813
Keyword(s):  
Early Christianity ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Full Understanding ◽  
Initial Development ◽  
International Conference ◽  
Early Christian ◽  
Catholic University ◽  
Art Historians ◽  
Catholic University Of America ◽  
Early Christian Studies

The study of early Christianity has never been monopolised by historians, even though a keen historical sense is crucial to a full understanding of Christianity's initial development. Biblical scholars, experts on Judaism, classicists, archaeologists, art historians, sociologists and anthropologists, philosophers and theologians have all laid claim to a rightful interest in the field, and have contributed to its vitality and its clarity of interpretation.

Conclusion

2021 ◽  
pp. 231-238
Author(s):  
James L. Heft
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
John Henry Newman ◽  
Critical Importance ◽  
Catholic Higher Education ◽  
Intellectual Tradition ◽  
Catholic Colleges ◽  
Faculty Recruitment ◽  
Catholic University ◽  
Catholic Colleges And Universities ◽  
Circle Model

This chapter rehearses the arguments of the book, reaffirms the importance of the open circle model, and sees gains for Catholic higher education through academic freedom (as explained in chapter 8), engaging religious pluralism while teaching and researching Catholicism as an intellectual tradition. The chapter explains why the phrase “Catholic intellectual tradition” is used. It returns to the critical importance of the three north stars: Jesus (existential component of love and justice), Mary his mother (education, formation, and wisdom), and John Henry Newman (the continuing relevance of his Idea of a Catholic University). For Catholic colleges and universities to avoid going secular, as have most of the major mainline Protestant universities in the United States, the chapter underscores the critical importance of leadership, faculty recruitment and formation, and the Catholic intellectual tradition.

scholarly journals Challenges, achievements and impacts from interdisciplinary research and training: The Sustainable Forest Management Network

2005 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 342-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce MacNab
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Project Teams ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Network Training ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
And Training ◽  
Management Issues

One of the big challenges of research in support of sustainable forest management (SFM) is the need for increased collaboration of researchers from different academic disciplines. The Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Network's approach to interdisciplinary research has evolved over the past ten years. One of the most significant changes has been a shift to larger and more integrated project teams. Increased integration in research in the SFM Network has resulted in benefits, particularly in relation to Canada's capacity to address SFM-related research questions and management issues. Key words: sustainable forest management, interdisciplinary, research network, training

scholarly journals Interdisciplinary Research and Pandemics

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare Anderson ◽  
Michael Barer ◽  
Timothy Coats ◽  
Sarah Davies ◽  
William Green ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Interdisciplinary Teams ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Global Challenge ◽  
Working Paper ◽  
New Ways Of Working ◽  
Exciting Opportunity ◽  
Research Problems ◽  
The University

The Leicester Institute for Advanced Studies (LIAS) was established in 2017 to provide a stimulating and collaborative environment for interdisciplinary research at the University of Leicester, and beyond. The programme of activity in LIAS has been designed to encourage and support researchers from across all academic disciplines to explore new ways of working together, and we have celebrated some amazing successes with interdisciplinary teams over the past three years. With the LIAS vision and values firmly embedded in the university’s research culture, we are always looking for new ways to support interdisciplinary excellence – and 2020 presented a new challenge and opportunity for LIAS in the form of the global COVID-19 pandemic.The COVID-19 crisis is a global challenge that highlights why interdisciplinary research is so important, and it provides LIAS with an exciting opportunity to launch our first thematic programme of activity. The aim of this approach is to catalyse and galvanise an ambitious, challenge-led interdisciplinary research programme focused on pandemics (including, but not exclusive to, COVID-19). LIAS’ goal is to provide a platform for colleagues from all three faculties to build a thematic research community who will, together, develop and deliver transformative research.Our first step was to convene an ‘Advanced Study Group’ (ASG). An ASG comprises research leaders across a range of disciplines, and provides an opportunity to work on ideas or interlinked research problems in order to set the landscape, priorities and potential sub-themes for the future programme. The ASG is intended to provide its members with the opportunity to think in new interdisciplinary ways, discuss and test ideas, and align the pandemics theme with University of Leicester research strengths. In order to support this goal, and provide independent and external feedback, we invited Dr Laura Meagher (Edinburgh) to be the ASG ‘Critical Friend’ and facilitator.This Working Paper is the product of the ASG conversations, held in July 2020. It is evidence of the University of Leicester’s exceptionally collegiate and inclusive research environment, and the extraordinarily creative, confident thinkers who operate across our Colleges. It also speaks to the three values that underpin the pandemics thematic programme, and LIAS’s mission within Leicester more widely: interdisciplinarity, inclusivity, and integrity.As we navigate our way through the pandemic as a university – and indeed as a city – the ASG has shown that by providing structures and processes by which we can work together, we can achieve more collectively than we can individually. I am excited to see what the pandemics programme will deliver in the coming months. We are, in this moment, Citizens of Change.

scholarly journals Quaker Prophetic Language in the Seventeenth Century: A Cross-Disciplinary Case Study

Religions ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 227
Author(s):  
Judith Roads
Keyword(s):  
Seventeenth Century ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Secondary Purpose ◽  
Research Account

This paper explores three themes: (i) a short, empirical research account of the linguistic realization of seventeenth-century Quaker prophecy using digital corpus-based tools; (ii) a practical description of how those tools can be used in interdisciplinary research such as the prophecy study; and (iii) a reflective section that considers the advantages, potential richness but also challenges of embarking on an integrated piece of research that straddles established academic disciplines. The ‘prophecy’ analysis comments on the nature of prophecy from a linguistic perspective. It includes positive and negative connotations observed in the data contrasted with non-Quaker texts (including the Bible), and also how Quaker prophetic style changed during the second half of the seventeenth century. The secondary purpose of the paper is to demonstrate the value of departing from traditional, well-established approaches in a discipline such as religion. Quaker studies scholars are familiar with the exercise of grappling with unfamiliar approaches, concepts and specialist vocabulary in order to learn about new insights that they might not otherwise encounter. The present quantitative-based study of Quaker prophesying is a fresh attempt to bring new life to this aspect of historical Quaker writings.

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