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Panel on Taxonomy and Interdisciplinarity
This panel was tasked with examining the taxonomies that have been used in past studies; identifying fields that should be incorporated into the study; and determining ways to describe programs across the spectrum of academic institutions. In addition they attempted to find ways to incorporate interdisciplinary programs and emerging fields into the study.
- Develop criteria to include/exclude fields.
- Determine ways to recognize sub-fields within major fields.
- How can the faculty associated with a program be identified?
- Determine issues that are specific to broad fields: agricultural sciences, biological sciences, arts and humanities, social and behavioral sciences, physical sciences and mathematic, and engineering.
- How can interdisciplinary fields be identified?
- What emerging fields need to be included in the study and how much information on these fields should be incorporated in the study?
- Can some fields with a small number of degrees and programs be aggregated together?
PANEL MEMBERS
Walter Cohen, Co-Chair
Vice Provost, Professor of Comparative Literature
Cornell University
Frank Solomon, Co-Chair
Professor
Department of Biology and Center for Cancer Research
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Elton D. Aberle
Dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
University of Wisconsin-Madison
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Richard Attiyeh
Vice Chancellor for Research, Dean of Graduate Studies, Professor of Economics
University of California, San Diego
George Bugliarello
Chancellor
Polytechnic University
Robert F. Jones
Vice President for Institutional and Faculty Studies
Association of American Medical Colleges
Leonard K. Peters
Vice Provost for Research
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
To view the Draft Taxonomy, click here. 
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