Professor Raman Awarded Support to Create Innovative Curriculum
Professor Indira Raman has been selected as a recipient of Northwestern University’s Award for Curriculum Development. The award, a $12,500 grant sponsored by the Alumnae of Northwestern University and administered by the Office of the Provost, is designed to support the development of innovative course materials and new modes of teaching over the summer in preparation for the upcoming academic year.Susie Phillips, associate professor of English, and Indira Raman, professor of Neurobiology, will develop a course to understand the human experience by merging neuroscientific, literary and artistic perspectives -- disciplines generally thought to be at opposite ends of the academic spectrum.
The goal of the course is to teach students how thinking takes place within different disciplines, thereby understanding the value, use, and interest of subjects that might appear to speak different languages.
You can read more at Northwestern News.
22 May 2015