BY MIC BUCHWITZ AND KYLIE BARKLEY In early October, the Graduate Museum Studies Club and the Native American and Indigenous Studies program (NAIS), under the guidance of Dr. Holly Cusack-McVeigh and Charmayne ‘Charli’ Champion-Shaw, hosted a tribal delegation from the Great Plains region. The delegates spoke to IUI students addressing the question of Why Repatriation …
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Undergraduates, come explore a future in the museum field! Take a look at the classes we’re offering next semester. If you have questions about a specific course, reach out to the faculty member who is teaching it. Connect with your academic advisor or Museum Studies Undergraduate Faculty Advisor Dr. Holly Cusack-McVeigh to think strategically about …
Read MoreOur graduate interns, whether they found their internship through our matching program or on their own, take an academic internship to complement their hands on experience in the field. This course is an arranged learning experience in museum work appropriate to individual career goals focusing on an aspect of museum practice and working with a …
Read MoreBy Jacob Higgins Congratulations to Museum Studies certificate undergraduate student Camryn Bembry for earning the inaugural Undergraduate Scholar Award recent award at Temple University’s Barnes Conference! Camryn’s winning work examined the intersection of tribal identity and interracial conflict in the Choctaw Nation. It grew out of research she conducted as part of Dr. Holly Cusack-McVeigh’s …
Read MoreCome join us on Zoom to discover what all of our graduate student interns have been researching over the semester! Each student has a lightning-fast 5 minutes to share what they have learned. Click on the image below to register!
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Are you considering graduate school in museum studies? Watch our Fall 2023 info session to meet professors, get answers about the upcoming application process, and more! The IU Indianapolis Museum Studies Program offers a MA and a graduate certificate in Museum Studies. We welcome full- and part-time students. Explore the exciting opportunities for a career in …
Read MoreBy Syd Overtoom “Story encompasses many ways of knowing.” This was said by the American Evaluation Association President Corrie Whitmore on the first official day of the conference sessions, and it still sticks with me several days later. The AEA’s conference is for all evaluation, not just museum evaluation or visitor studies, but the theme …
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