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… including Cognitive Science and Me- dieval / Renaissance Studies. "Stu- dents find it interesting to bridge and to cross specific disciplines," notes William Cain, director of American Studies, an interdepartmental major at Wellesley. "I think interdiscipli- nary work provides breadth, range, freedom, openness." There are other attempts to repair the fragmented curriculum. The Uni- versity of Washington has created the College Studies Program...…