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 »
By: Samantha Riley, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2020, French and Anthropology, IUPUI Edited by: Bre Anne Briskey, Bicentennial Graduate Assistant “We look toward a future when feminist thought has a more profound influence on bioethics, when the voices of the socially marginalized are more fully recognized, and the needs of all social groups are integrated… Read more »
By: Samantha Riley, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2020, French and Anthropology, IUPUI Edited by: Bre Anne Briskey, Bicentennial Graduate Assistant “Life is a little like slow dancing. It’s shared…but it’s also done for you.”[1] Dr. Diane Brashear left her mark on the Indianapolis, IN area through her passion for her work and connection to the… Read more »
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 »
By: Arielle Pare, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2021, International Studies, French, Bloomington Edited by: Ellie Kaverman and Bre Anne Briskey, Bicentennial Graduate Assistants “When we open ourselves to face and deal with the realities of life, no matter how distasteful, we disarm our… oppressors.”—Goldie Ivory Goldie Ivory, an adjunct faculty member in Indiana University South… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
By: Ryan Piurek, Assistant Vice President, Presidential Communications and Special Projects The Indiana University Bicentennial is mourning the passing of Leon Parker Taylor, son of Carrie Parker Taylor, IU’s first female African-American student. Leon passed away on Oct. 25, 2019 at the age of 103. An obituary for Leon Taylor is available online. In 2015,… Read more »