Fifty Years of Interdisciplinary Teaching in Academe One Professor's Pedagogical Tips and Reflections

"Robert J. Nash is an icon in the higher education community. His efforts to encourage authenticity and voice in what we do as educators, scholars, and/or administrators has led many of us to be more thoughtful about our work and to have a deeper understanding and appreciation for the myriad experiences of our students and colleagues-to have an ethic of care. I am honored to have served as Professor Nash's dean and colleague for 10 years, from 2005 to 2015. I learned most of all that the life we live and how we live that life matters. And, by sharing our stories, we make meaning each and every day, and, by doing so, we influence what comes to be seen as knowledge. As I reflect on the work and influence of Professor Nash, I am reminded of the inspirational words of John Wesley, 'Do all the good you can...to all the people you can. As long as ever you can.' Professor Nash, for his 50 years in higher education, serves as a stalwart example of doing good as both an educator of thousands of students and a scholar whose ideas and work have given rise to many generations of scholars and leaders in higher education. His interdisciplinary impact on what is taught and how; questioning and challenging the traditional modes of conducting and reporting ideas; and encouraging uncomfortableness as a means by which new knowledge is generated has and will continue to resonate with emerging and established scholars to think more deeply and incorporate work from across different academic areas." -Fayneese Miller, Dean Emerita of College of Education and Social Services at the University of Vermont and President and Professor of Psychology and Education at Hamline University