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Helping Indigenous people tell their own stories
As part of the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, an IUPUI historian will explore how Canadian researchers are telling the stories of indigenous people through linked data on the Internet – knowledge she hopes will be used to help Native communities in the United States tell their own stories using similar approaches.
Learn more about the research
Scholar of Black religion co-leads Center for Religion and the Human
J. Kameron Carter, an expert in the intersections of Blackness with religion, theology, ecology, and American culture, is serving as co-director of the Center for Religion and the Human at IU Bloomington.
Learn more about Carter and the CRH-
Get quick updates on hands-on art-making opportunities through Herron, FACET's Teaching Tuesdays and more.
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Herron students bring campus alive in coloring book
A collective effort from Herron students, staff and faculty highlights IUPUI in a whimsical, fun coloring book.
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'Creativity vs. COVID' uses artistic activism to communicate needs for vaccine
Herron associate professor Laura Holzman helped curate the exhibit in collaboration with the global Free the Vaccine collective.
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Distinguished Teaching and Service awards honor faculty, grad student
Nine IU faculty members and one doctoral student are the recipients of the 2021 Distinguished Teaching and Service awards.
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Cook Center for Public Arts and Humanities to open with first faculty exhibitions
The center will be available to faculty and students in the arts and humanities for lectures, exhibits, workshops and conferences.
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Associate professor organizes first-of-its-kind music and trauma conference
An interdisciplinary, international group of scholars will join the virtual conference organized by Jacobs School musicologist Jill Rogers.
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Herron's first exhibitions in 2021 highlight the power of art to unify, promote social change
The Herron Galleries will present new exhibitions illuminating ways in which artists amplify social justice movements.
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Get updates on appointments for asymptomatic COVID-19 testing, gift ideas from Herron, virtual art exhibits and more.
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Musical Arts Center renovations include improved accessibility
The renovations include more accessibility, updated restroom interiors, and updated auditorium carpeting and seating.
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Glenn Gass talks John Lennon leading up to Dec. 8 tribute event
Glenn Gass, recently retired from the IU Jacobs School of Music, will speak about John Lennon during a virtual IU Auditorium event Dec. 8.