The Loss of a Program
By Stephanie Long | May 12, 2003In his 1998 Inauguration Address, Dartmouth President James Wright noted that "interdisciplinary work is strong here, and, in part because of our size, we can make it stronger." In earlier remarks to the Dartmouth community, President Wright expressed similar sentiments, noting that Dart-mouth "is a place that is marked by flexibility, by a sense of community and by full opportunities for interdisciplinary work bridging not only arts and sciences departments but also including the strong programs we have developed in the professional schools." Students and faculty at Dartmouth may be familiar with Humanitates Vitae, an interdisciplinary program in human biology directed by Dr. Lee Witters of the Biology Department and the Dartmouth Medical School, which blended natural science, social science and the humanities.