Science and the Liberal Arts Converge at NJIT

Five centuries ago, Leonardo DaVinci assumed it natural to view the world as both a scientist and artist. Fifty years ago, the physicist and novelist C. P. Snow decried the “gulf of mutual incomprehension” between the “two cultures” of science and art that had broadened since the Renaissance. Today, as dean of the College of Science and Liberal Arts (CSLA), Fadi P. Deek is focused on the educational and social benefits of bridging that gulf.

How is NJIT's College of Science and Liberal Arts spanning the divide between science and disciplines such as history and philosophy, music and other arts? NJIT Magazine recently asked CSLA Dean Deek and several faculty members for their views.

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