Liberal Arts dean statement on Indiana University Indianapolis achieving Research 1 Status
Comments from Tamela Eitle, dean of the IU School of Liberal Arts in Indianapolis, regarding IU Indianapolis earning Research 1 status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, making the campus Indy’s only R1 institution:
We at the Indiana University School of Liberal Arts are pleased IU Indianapolis has earned Research 1 (R1) status in recognition of the high levels of research activity occurring on our campus.
In the IU School of Liberal Arts, the importance of research, scholarship, and the drive for discovery are found across our school, in all areas of the humanities and social sciences.
Our Liberal Arts faculty are active researchers who have won research grants from external funders including the Lilly Endowment Inc., National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Archives, the Mellon Foundation, and others. Through their research and creative activity, our faculty, our students, and their collaborators are developing solutions for a wide range of local, state, national, and global challenges.
Liberal Arts doctoral and master’s students research areas include education policy and practice, health economics and health service research, political and civic engagement, community capacity building as well as communication as it relates to topics such as health, information, ethics, and well-being. They also engage in public scholarship in museums and community organizations and community-curated public humanities and social science projects.
Our school also has the largest number of faculty participating in IU Indy’s 1st Year Research Immersion Program (1RIP). First-year undergraduate students from across the campus have worked on projects including but not limited to inventorying and analyzing skeletal remains, collecting data to support local sustainability efforts, digital transcription of historical papers, and leveraging emerging technologies to make ancient history more accessible to more people.
Moreover, in addition to campus research recognition awards, Liberal Arts researchers have received nationally recognized research awards, including several Fulbright U.S. Scholars.
All of us in the School of Liberal Arts are proud of our significant contributions to IU Indy’s R1 designation and of the positive economic and societal impact of our scholarship.
