Discuss “Interdisciplinary students ignored”

Interdisciplinary study is, theoretically, the backbone of this university (whose vertebrae are excellence in engineering, design, and self-exhaustion). But it doesn’t always work out as planned.

Intellectual diversity is one of the biggest reasons we came to Carnegie Mellon. (That, and the large number of coffee shops within walking distance of campus.) The fact that students are given the flexibility to pursue polarized interests, and avoid being stuck in one realm of academia, is commendable.

That said, the logistical end of interdisciplinary study can undermine the potential results of being interdisciplinary. It is often poorly executed on our campus.

Students with several majors are often stretched thin between departments that don’t...