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An all-Black Little League team made history without playing a game
IU School of Liberal Arts Journalism professor, Dr. Chris Lamb chronicles the hard reality of inequity of an all-Black Little League team in 1955.
Faculty Spotlight: Ulla Connor
In May 2022, Chancellor's Professor of English Ulla Connor received an Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy in recognition of her longstanding association with Åbo Akademi University in Finland and significant contribution to its international activities. She is a distinguished researcher and educator specializing in English as a second language in academics, business, and healthcare industries.
Study finds one in four tweets about HPV vaccination contain misinformation
According to the Indiana Immunization Coalition, nearly 80 million Americans are currently infected with some form of human papillomavirus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States that is associated with the development and pre-development of six types of cancer.
Mellon Foundation Awards Grant for New Landback Universities Project
IUPUI and the IU School of Liberal Arts is pleased to announce that Associate Professor Jennifer Guiliano will be co-leading a new Mellon Foundation funded project, Landback Universities, aimed to collaboratively develop a vision of higher education rooted in collective stewardship of the lands on which colleges and universities sit through humanistic inquiry.
IU project brings awareness to Arab Americans in Indianapolis and their impact on Indiana history
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Indianapolis was home to a thriving, Arabic-speaking community whose legacy, though not well-known by many Hoosiers, has made a lasting impact on Indiana’s history. The research will soon be accessible for all Hoosiers when “Arab Indianapolis: A Hidden History” premieres June 16 on WFYI.
Three School of Liberal Arts graduate students receive IUPUI's Elite 50 recognition
INDIANAPOLIS—IUPUI has named three IU School of Liberal Arts students as 2022 Elite 50. This honor is presented annually to 50 graduate and professional students who demonstrate excellence beyond the classroom in areas such as campus leadership, scholarly work, and community engagement. These IUPUI Elite 50 represent the best of the best among IUPUI’s graduate and professional students and capture everything that makes IUPUI exceptional.
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