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Dr. Tennekoon recently published a piece at The Conversation titled, “Sri Lanka teeters on economic edge, from pandemic-fueled financial crisis and Ukraine war spillovers.” He was also interviewed on the subject by the Radio National Breakfast Show of Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Deepening economic crisis and protests in Sri Lanka Vidhura S. B. W. Tennekoon is …

Timmy Global Health recently announced that Professor Scott Pegg from the Department of Political Science at IU Indianapolis has been named as the new chair of its board of directors. Based in central Indiana, Timmy Global Health was founded in 1997 with the vision to build a healthier world through a community of global leaders. It …

Sarah Layden and the Department of English would like to invite the IU Indianapolis community to the issue launch and 50th anniversary celebration of the genesis magazine on Wednesday, April 27, from 4-6 p.m. in University Library’s Lilly Auditorium. The event will feature brief readings from the issue, refreshments, and a chance to mingle with …

­­­Robert White’s biography, Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, the Life and Politics of an Irish Revolutionary, was the focus of a recent podcast of The Cedar Lounge Revolution, an Irish political blog. Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, who served as Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army, President of Sinn Féin, and President of Republican Sinn Féin, remains …

Kelin Hull and Dr. Marilee Brooks-Gillies recently published a book chapter titled “Emotional and Embodied Relationality in Writing Center Administration: Attending to Institutional Status, In-Betweenness, and the (Re)Making of Community” in the collection Emotion and Affect in Writing Centers released by Parlor Press. About the Book Collaboratively written and single-authored chapters focus on topics such …

Chris Lamb’s latest book, Stolen Dreams: The Cannon Street YMCA All-Stars and Little League Baseball’s Civil War (University of Nebraska Press), was published on April 1 Summary: When the 11- and 12-year-olds on the Cannon Street YMCA all-star team registered for a baseball tournament in Charleston, South Carolina, in July 1955, it put the team …

Dr. Scott Pegg was recently interviewed several times on the Russian invasion of Ukraine: 1) WTWO/WAWV, Terre Haute, 2/22/22: https://www.mywabashvalley.com/news/local-news/rising-gas-prices-affect-local-motorists/ . 2) WEHT/WTVW, Evansville, 2/24/22: https://www.tristatehomepage.com/news/crisis-in-ukraine-raises-concerns-for-u-s-economy/ . 3) WTHR 13, Indianapolis, 2/24/22: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2Vk7esGA9w . 4) WEHT/WTVW, Evansville, 2/25/22. 5) With Sydney Foreman, IU Bloomington for posting to the AP Video Pool. Scott Pegg is a …

Drs. Maria Brann and Jennifer Bute recently attended the grand opening of the Institute of Reproductive Grief Care in San Diego, CA, to present their research about effective communication when faced with pregnancy loss and how to assess prolonged grief. The goal of the Institute, which was founded by Life Perspectives, a non-political, non-religious global …

Dr. Carrie Foote was recently interviewed for a story on efforts to end HIV Stigma in Indiana law. Check it out here Carrie E. Foote is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology, IU School of Liberal Arts, IU Indianapolis

Dr. Marilee Brooks-Gillies recently published the chapter “Embracing Difficult Conversations: Making Antiracist and Decolonial Writing Center Programming Visible,” in Linguistic Justice on Campus: Pedagogy and Advocacy for Multilingual Students published by Multilingual Matters About This book supports writing educators on college campuses to work towards linguistic equity and social justice for multilingual students. It demonstrates …