By: Bre Anne Briskey, Bicentennial Graduate Assistant Carrie Parker Taylor was the first African American woman to enroll at Indiana University. However, her story was largely unknown until Dina Kellams, Director of the IU Libraries University Archives, happened upon her name in 2015. Taylor’s legacy of being the first African American female student at… Read more »
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Creating The Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center
By Ellie Kaverman, Bicentennial Graduate Assistant We wish to congratulate the Black students of Indiana University whose persistent struggle for institutional recognition of their unique needs has resulted in the establishment of the Black Culture Center.–Herman Hudson, 1976.[1] The Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center (NMBCC) is the result of several decades of student advocacy at Indiana… Read more »
“IU’s Landlady:” Alice McDonald Nelson and the Evolution of IU’s Residence Halls
By: Alexandria Ruschman, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2021, International Studies and Central Eurasian Studies, IU Bloomington Edited by: Ellie Kaverman and Bre Anne Briskey, Bicentennial Graduate Assistants During Alice McDonald Nelson’s 45-year career at IU Bloomington as the Director of Residence Life, she “built” more than 100 buildings valued at more than $60 million.[1]… Read more »
Mari Evans: The Poetry of a Hoosier Life
By: Arielle Pare, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2021, International Studies, French, Bloomington Edited by: Ellie Kaverman and Bre Anne Briskey, Bicentennial Graduate Assistants For nearly 70 years, Indiana was home to “one of the founders of the Black Arts Movement,” Mari Evans.[1] While Evans’ poetry is known worldwide, she also earned a reputation as a… Read more »
Hilda Richards: Trailblazer at IU Northwest
By: Bre Anne Briskey, Bicentennial Graduate Assistant In both academia and in the nursing profession, Hilda Richards was a trailblazer. Richards, the first African American chancellor in the entire IU system, helped to promote diversity and equal opportunities at Indiana University Northwest. Richards used her career experiences in the nursing field to expand and enrich… Read more »
“Bender Magic:” Eileen Bender’s Impact on IU South Bend and FACET
By: Arielle Pare, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2021, International Studies, French, Bloomington Edited by: Ellie Kaverman and Bre Anne Briskey, Bicentennial Graduate Assistants In a multi-campus system such as Indiana University, each campus has a distinct identity and voice. Indiana University South Bend (IUSB) refined its identity in the 1980s with the help of Dr…. Read more »
Coramae Richey Mann: A “Tidal Wave” of Criminal Justice
By: Arielle Pare, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2021, International Studies, French, Bloomington Edited by: Ellie Kaverman and Bre Anne Briskey, Bicentennial Graduate Assistants Dr. Coramae Richey Mann worked diligently to expose the systemic racism of the American criminal justice system. She served as a mentor to countless students and was a well known expert who… Read more »
Camilla Williams: Opera Diva and IU Voice Professor
By: Alexandria Ruschman, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2021, International Studies and Central Eurasian Studies, IU Bloomington Edited by: Ellie Kaverman and Bre Anne Briskey, Bicentennial Graduate Assistants “I began singing for the civil rights movement when it was not fashionable to do so. I was never paid for it. I just did it because it… Read more »
Breaking Down Barriers: LaVerta Terry’s Impact at IU and the Groups Scholars Program
By: Arielle Pare, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2021, International Studies, French, Bloomington Edited by: Ellie Kaverman and Bre Ann Briskey, Bicentennial Graduate Assistants In the last 60 years, many colleges across the country have created programs to help equalize access and completion of higher education. One such program created at Indiana University, the Groups Scholars… Read more »
Barbara Shalucha: Cultivating Communities
By: Arielle Pare, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2021, International Studies, French, Bloomington Edited by: Ellie Kaverman and Bre Ann Briskey, Bicentennial Graduate Assistants Dr. Barbara Shalucha, Associate Professor Emeritus of Biology at Indiana University, brought together community connections and an appreciation for nature to improve the resources available to both Bloomington residents and IU students…. Read more »