https://supportdiversity.iu.edu/index.html Go to the GIVE page Select Scholarships, scroll down a bit and note the Carrie Parker Taylor Scholarship. Here are some ways gifts can be made online: Option 1: Recurring Gift at myiu.org/recurring-gift Select: Campuses Select: IU Bloomington Select: Carrie Parker Taylor Scholarship (I380012187) Option 2: Online at give.iu.edu Select: Campuses Select: IU Bloomington… Read more »
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A Biographical Sketch of Dr. Rebecca Rogers George, 1862-1914
By: Elizabeth Gritter, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History, Indiana University Southeast and Alexandra N. Stepp, History Major, Indiana University Southeast Biographical Database of NAWSA Suffragists, 1890–1920 Courtesy of https://documents.alexanderstreet.com/d/1009860006 Rebecca Williams Rogers was born on May 28, 1862, in Pendleton, Indiana, to Elijah Pennypacher Rogers and Ellen P. Dunwoody Rogers. Her parents originated from Westchester,… Read more »
The Women Who Changed IU Medicine
By: Samantha Riley, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2020, French and Anthropology, IUPUI Winifred Kahmann When Winifred Kahmann told her mother that she wanted to become a nurse like her two sisters, she was told “two in one family is enough.”[1] Instead, she selected another position in the medical field centered on patient care: occupational therapy…. Read more »
Behind the Scenes: The Unknown Black Women of the IU Libraries and Archives
By: Arielle Pare, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2021, International Studies, French, Bloomington The documentation of history is a powerful and necessary responsibility for any community that wishes to reflect on its past. Within the Bloomington campus resides vast amounts of information chronicling the individuals, organizations, and events that made IU the school it is today…. Read more »
Bridging the Gap: Early Female Faculty at IUPUI
By: Samantha Riley, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2021, French and Anthropology, IUPUI Dr. Anne Donchin, Scholar of Bioethics The balance between scholarship and motherhood is a topic rarely celebrated by the academy. Dr. Anne Donchin not only achieved the balance, but also excelled, leaving her mark on the IUPUI campus. While raising four children, Dr…. Read more »
The Enduring Legacy of Esther Bray: Educator and Civic Leader
By: Ellie Kaverman, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2018, Journalism, Bloomington Over the course of the past year, I have taken a deep dive into researching the roles women played in the early days of the School of Commerce and Finance (what is now known as the Kelley School of Business) at Indiana University. I’ve researched… Read more »
The Women Who Broadened IUPUI
By Kira Zahedi, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2018, History Since the earliest days of IUPUI and the IU schools of Indianapolis that came before it, there have been women blazing trails for others woven throughout the campus’s history. Whether founding new schools or creating welcoming environments for students, these women broadened IUPUI by opening its… Read more »
A History of the OVPDEMA Overseas Study Programs: Part 2
By Marissa Moss, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2019, History Read the first part of this blog post here: https://blogs.iu.edu/bicentennialblogs/2018/05/17/a-history-of-the-ovpdema-overseas-study-programs-part-1/ Each customized overseas trip through OVPDEMA runs for two or three weeks with each day planned out with activities related to the culture of the travel destination. In the case of Ghana in 2002, this trip… Read more »
A History of the OVPDEMA Overseas Study Programs: Part 1
By Marissa Moss, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2019, History In recent years, Indiana University has made a conscious effort to improve the study abroad experience for students from underrepresented populations through the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs (OVPDEMA) overseas study programs. Since the very first trip in 2002, these… Read more »
Claudia Crump: Lifelong Educator and World Traveler
By: Alexandra Stepp, IU Bicentennial Oral History Project, Class of 2019, History, IU Southeast Certainly all of the oral history interviews I have conducted thus far have been fascinating. Everyone I have interviewed has provided such interesting details about their experiences at IU Southeast and how the campus has grown and evolved. One of the… Read more »