By Summer Whelan Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go back in time? This semester, graduate students in IU Indianapolis’ Foundations of Public History course played Monuments and Memory-Making: The Debate over the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 1981-1982, a Reacting to the Past (RTTP) game. RTTP uses historical role play to transport …
Read MoreOn the 28th of January, the History Club at IU Indianapolis hosted their first meeting for the year of 2025. After introductions and a bit of “icebreaking”, those in attendance played a couple rounds of history-themed Jeopardy. While the quality of some of the games were questionable, the fun that was had outweighed the dubiousness …
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Do you have an interest in history or history-adjacent fields, but lack a community to share it with? The History Club at IU Indianapolis might be the right fit for you. This Spring, the club invites any and all who are interested to participate in activities among an array of enthusiastic individuals. During the Fall, …
Read MoreThe 2024 Bennett-Tinsley Award for Undergraduate History Research and Writing This award encourages undergraduate research in a broad range of subjects related to Indiana and the Midwest, and rewards excellence in history research and writing. Many aspects of the region’s past, especially related to the history of women, minorities (including race, ethnicity, and gender/sexuality), refugees, …
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The IU School of Liberal Arts Office of Career Development is excited to announce the launch of a new website designed to increase and improve student access to career development resources and opportunities. Career development is an essential part of your education, especially at the beginning of an academic year. Career advisors can help you …
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The History Department would like to congratulate Jill Weiss-Simins (MA, 2021) for winning two major awards in 2021: the Dorothy Riker Hoosier Historian Award from the Indiana Historical Society and the Indiana University Graduate School Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award for the Humanities and Fine Arts. Jill Weiss-Simins is a historian at the Indiana Historical Bureau, …
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