By: Arielle Pare, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2021, International Studies, French, Bloomington Edited by: Ellie Kaverman and Bre Anne Briskey, Bicentennial Graduate Assistants Policing and justice have always been important topics in American life. Before Martin Luther King Jr. entered the mainstream American narrative in the 1950s through the Civil Rights Movement, academics such as… Read more »
By Emily Vetne, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2019, History, Bloomington Breaking news on October 8, 2018 stated that the world has until 2030 to correct climate change before the changes become irreparable.[1] While the majority of the scientific community are aware of the environmental changes forecasting the climate shift, this latest news came as a… Read more »
By Asher Lubotzky, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2022, Doctoral Student, History, Bloomington Edwin Hardin Sutherland was born in 1883 in Gibbon, Nebraska, to a deeply Protestant family of seven children. He graduated in 1904 from the Grand Island College in Nebraska and received his PhD in 1913 from the University of Chicago. Witnessing poverty, criminality… Read more »
By Jenna Fattah, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2019, History and Media Management, Bloomington Origins IU students will recognize the name Kirkwood from Kirkwood Hall, Kirkwood Avenue, and Kirkwood Observatory, but not many know the story of astronomer and IU professor Dr. Daniel Kirkwood.[1] Daniel Kirkwood was born on September 27, 1814 in Hartford County, Maryland… Read more »
By Kyle Fassett, Doctoral Student, HESA Attention to pedagogy, or the craft of teaching practice, has been considered an invaluable study by educators for centuries.[1] As faculty members transmit knowledge from one student to another, teaching stands at the heart of North American education. By delving into the past, one gains a thorough understanding of… Read more »
By: Megan Henderson, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2020, Psychology, IUPUI While researching Roland Clark Davis, often known as R.C. Davis, I had the fortune of being able to speak with his granddaughter, Francie Gabbay, who is in the same field of work as R.C. Davis. She was more than helpful and provided many documents, photographs,… Read more »