Center for Teaching & Learning - Stanford University

Award-Winning Teachers on Teaching

Donald Barr

Professor of Sociology

"Standing at the Abyss - Teaching in an Interdisciplinary Context"

Hartley Conference Center, Mitchell Earth Sciences

Thursday, February 1, 2007
12:00 noon - 1:05 pm

"Stanford students prefer teachers and teaching positioned at the intersection of disciplines. While I have been successful in that regard, my position as an inter-disciplinarian has come at a price."

Watch Professor Barr's lecture online
Professor Barr's faculty profile
Read the Stanford Report article - February 7, 2007