‘Collaboration is not a slogan or aspiration but a deliberate educational practice’
Lu Liu
Virginia Tech
Lu Liu
Virginia Tech
Lu Liu is dean of the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design and professor of industrial design at Virginia Tech. He was inducted into the Academy of Fellows of the Industrial Designers Society of America in 2025 in recognition of his distinguished contributions to design education and leadership.
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Higher education leaders often praise interdisciplinary collaboration, but their systems make it difficult to achieve. For innovation to flourish, universities must teach students and faculty to work across disciplines – and differences
