How Can An Interdisciplinary Research Program Be Managed Effectively?

The article discusses the Albright Creative Research Experience (ACRE), an undergraduate research program of Albright College that aims to foster interdisciplinarity of research, as well as on how to effectively manage an interdisciplinary research program. It outlines the rigors of running an interdisciplinary research program. It notes how fairness and balance must be achieved in the proposal selection and resource allocation of projects. It also points out the importance of maintaining disciplinary integrity in the realization of scholarly depth and coherence of the research. Moreover, it also discusses the elements of the assessment of the interdisciplinary nature of the ACRE Program.