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Coordinators: Ruth Foster ‘19, Dorothy Jiang ‘19 (fall), Anna Schwartz ‘18 (spring), Alex Vidmar ‘18

About Independent Concentrations

IC proposals submitted between September 2017 - April 2018:

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  • Submissions: 77

  • # of Students: 36

  • Approvals as of May: 15​

Examples of approved proposals:​

  • Critical Mental Health Studies (AB, Debbie Weinstein, advisor)

  • Multimedia Storytelling (AB, Todd Winkler, advisor)

  • Environmental Policy & Ethics (AB, John Tomasi, advisor)

  • Industrial Design (AB, Chris Bull, advisor)

  • Logic (ScB, Joshua Schechter, advisor)

The IC Co- Coordinators Ruth, Dorothy, Anna, and Alex met with students and conducted information sessions about the proposal process; they posed questions aimed at helping students understand what constitutes a rigorous, interdisciplinary field of study, and compiled this list of frequently asked questions.  They also served on the IC selection committee, a sub-committee of the College Curriculum Council.  

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The CRC Director and IC coordinators organized Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan focus groups in the BCSC, FLi Center, and International Student Lounge to gain insight about perceptions of possible barriers to entry into the program. 

2017-2018 IC Graduates:​​

  • Håkon "Ari" Bard, Bioethics, AB

  • Martha Epstein, The Art and Science of Human Behavior, AB

  • Anne Fosburg '17.5, Critical Pedagogy, AB with Honors

  • Adrian Grant-Alfieri, Social Innovation, AB with Honors

  • Brett Halperin, Government and Economics; Magna Cum Laude

  • Anne Prusky, Socio-Cultural Linguistics; AB, Magna Cum Laude

  • Conor Regan, Philosophy, Politics and Economics; AB with Honors

  • Anna Schwartz, Music Cognition; AB with Honors

  • Andrew Stamboulidis, Philosophy, Politics and Economics, AB

  • Christian Suarez, Animal Studies, AB with Honors

  • Alex Vidmar, Western Esoteric Studies, AB

  • Michele Winter, Cognitive Neuroscience, ScB with Honors

New Independent Concentrators:​

  • Maryam Ahmad '19: Narrative Health, AB

  • Vlad Barbulica '20: Product Design and Development, AB

  • Aliosha Bielenberg ‘20: Critical Thought and Global Social Inquiry, AB

  • Jacob Cader '19: Human-Centered Design for Digital Media, AB

  • Ebube Chuba '19: Computer Science, Rationality & Thought, ScB

  • Maksymilian Dabkowski '19.5: Logic, ScB

  • Mattis Dalton ‘20:  Cognitive Neuroscience of Music, ScB

  • William Friend '20: Strategy, Economics & Peace, AB

  • Ann Garth '20: Systems Change & Environmental Policy, AB

  • Sarah Marion ‘19: Narrative Medicine, AB

  • Zuriel Mbonde '19: Multimedia Storytelling, AB

  • Diana Perkins '20: Industrial Design, AB

  • Julia Ostrowski '20: Computational Neuroscience, ScB

  • Chloe So ‘19: Design and Cognition, AB

  • Yema Yang '19: Critical Mental Health Studies, AB

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