Once upon a time the study of the natural, human, and social worlds we inhabit belonged to a unified pursuit of knowledge. The modern birthing of sciences and social sciences from the studia humaniora catalyzed the development of sophisticated and highly specialized disciplinary toolboxes that are vital to the functioning of our complex societies and institutions. Yet, in the face of daunting ecological, political, economic, social and biological global challenges we need to continue our bold disciplinary innovation, but advance it with recovering the cross-pollination across all knowledge fields. Together we need to create The University of the Future that produces STEMAH research and curricula oriented towards a compass of human flourishing and planetary stewardship– echoing stemma, our “family tree” of human knowledge.
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