I value collaborative scholarship. This isn’t because working collaboratively is easier; in fact, it can be considerably more difficult. It is simply that I find the most fruitful discussions occur across disciplines and among participants. One of the advantages of working at a liberal arts institution is this appreciation for interdisciplinarity, and I seek out these opportunities as well as initiate them. I find it challenging to write with another person, but doing so forces me to think more clearly, communicate more articulately, and have my assumptions both challenged and confirmed.
Carolyn O’Grady
Professor Emerita of Education
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Excerpted from Teaching, Scholarship, and Service: An Anthology of Faculty Statements