New College of Florida (Sarasota, FL 34243-2146)
Miriam L. Wallace (Project Director: September 2020 to present)
AKA-279329-21
Humanities Connections Planning
Education Programs
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[Grant products]
Totals:
$34,988 (approved)
$34,988 (awarded)
Grant period:
6/1/2021 – 8/31/2022
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Building an Interdisciplinary Concentration in Health, Culture, and Societies
A one-year planning grant to enhance an interdisciplinary concentration in health, culture and society.
In a time of what some are calling a “double pandemic” of both a novel virus and ongoing disparities exacerbated by race, our understanding of health and wellness, illness and disease and their social intersections is entering a new era—one for which humanistic concerns are essential. New College of Florida has just launched an interdisciplinary Health, Culture, and Societies (HCS) “joint-disciplinary concentration” that bridges not only academic disciplines in scientific and humanistic fields, but also academic study and practical experience in the form of community engagement and professional internships. This new program responds to both an emerging field and to the need for a structured approach to an area of high student interest and community need.
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