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The annual IU Indianapolis Alumni Leaders Dinner was held last Thursday evening, November 14 where two exceptional alumni from the IU School of Liberal Arts were recognized for their remarkable careers and contributions to both their professions and the community–Belinda Drake and Shehzad Qazi.

IU School of Liberal Arts professor of history and the director of the IU Indianapolis Arts and Humanities Institute Dr. Jason Kelly has joined a group of Indiana University Indianapolis researchers to tackle one of Earth’s biggest challenges — food security and climate responsiveness — with one of its smallest assets: insects. Supported by a three-year, $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Global Centers program, they will develop sustainable and scalable solutions aimed at shifting traditional agriculture toward a bio-based model using insects.

IU School of Liberal Arts alumna Alice Wong (English and Sociology, BA ’97) is among the 2024 MacArthur Fellows announced this week. Wong is a writer, editor, and disability justice activist who enriches the political and cultural visibility of people with disabilities, celebrating the positive power of humanity.

The prestigious MacArthur Fellowship “Genius Grants” recognizes individuals across disciplines who “demonstrate the ability to impact society in significant and beneficial ways through their pioneering work or the rigor of their contributions.” Each of the approximately two-dozen fellows receive no-strings-attached grants of $800,000, which the MacArthur Foundation describes as an “investment in a person's originality, insight, and potential."

Deeply rooted in disability justice, Wong uses her capacity for compelling storytelling across multiple media platforms. She publishes personal stories that expose ableist attitudes, policies, and practices across a society that pushes disabled people to the margins. She also shares her own experiences navigating the world as a disabled person with a progressive neuromuscular disease.

Wong is the founder and director of the Disability Visibility Project (2014) and a columnist for Teen Vogue. Wong served on the National Council on Disability (2013–2015), and her essays have appeared in The New York Times, KQED, and YES! Magazine, among other publications.

In late August, Frank Palumbo drove from upstate New York to IU Indianapolis to read letters, look at paintings and enjoy the little pieces of history that belonged to a man he considered a good friend.

Cavanaugh Hall is home to the Ray Bradbury Center Museum, one of the largest single-author archives in the country dedicated to the writer of books such as “Fahrenheit 451” and “The Martian Chronicles.” Bradbury was from Illinois and lived in Los Angeles, but his life’s work wound up in Indianapolis due to his connections with Hoosiers.

The IU School of Liberal Arts is proud to share that literary achievements of three celebrated faculty authors are recognized on the coveted shortlist as part of the 2024 Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards. Dr. Edward Curtis, William M. and Gail M. Plater Chair of the Liberal Arts, Director, Arabic Studies Program, and Professor of World Languages and Cultures, Dr. Chris Lamb, Professor of Journalism and Public Relations, and Sarah Layden, Assistant Professor of English, were all honored with being named to the 52 shortlist.

The high-profile competition selects works by writers with deep Indiana connections whose work has been published in the last two years. Nine titles are chosen from a diverse set of stories in categories that include nonfiction, fiction, genre, middle grade, drama and young adult.

Two IU School of Liberal Arts graduate students with the Sports Capital Journalism Program have been living their own Olympic dream in Paris covering some of the most high-profile stories so far in these Summer Games. Hanna Barton and Madie Chandler are working as sports journalists for the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee’s digital newsletter called USA Daily documenting some of Team USA’s most inspiring athletic performances. Their stories can also be published by various other media organizations, like The Indianapolis Star.

Read some of their latest stories!

As Team USA finalizes the roster of athletes for the 2024 Olympics, two School of Liberal Arts graduate students with the Sports Capital Journalism Program will also get to see their Olympic dreams come true. Hanna Barton and Madie Chandler will be right alongside the global press covering the Summer Games – truly the chance of a lifetime.

Barton and Chandler will report from Paris, writing athlete features and event coverage stories for the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee’s digital newsletter called USA Daily. Their stories can also be published by various other media organizations, like The Indianapolis Star.

Congratulations to Oriana Fuenmayor and Michael Fletcher, two IU School of Liberal Arts graduates who were honored this spring with the prestigious William M. Plater Civic Engagement Medallion. This award honors IU Indianapolis graduates who have excelled in their commitment to the community through activities such as service learning, volunteerism, community/social issue advocacy, community work-study, and political engagement.

The family of Sandra Petronio, Ph.D., has announced her passing on April 20, 2024. Dr. Petronio had deep connections across the Indianapolis campus from the IU School of Liberal Arts to the IU School of Medicine, Communication Privacy Management Center, and Center for Translating Research into Practice, among other units. During her more than 20-year association with Indianapolis, Dr. Sandra Petronio became known for her teaching and innovative research in the Department of Communication Studies as well as her mentorship and support of other scholars in the department, throughout the School of Liberal Arts, and across our campus.

A Celebration of Life ceremony is planned for May 21. Please see full story for details.

In February 2024, Dr. Latha Ramchand officially took the reins as the inaugural chancellor of IU Indianapolis and executive vice president of Indiana University. As she learns more about the campus she now leads, she has been touring the various IU Indianapolis schools to meet and engage in conversations with students, faculty, and administration.

Dean Tamela Eitle and a group of liberal arts students, faculty, and staff recently welcomed Chancellor Ramchand to Cavanaugh Hall for a tour and a chance to experience some of the exciting academic, research, and community activities going on the School of Liberal Arts.