One hundred years ago, nine newspapers got together to sponsor a spelling competition for middle school students at the national level. While the words and the spellers have changed, the National Spelling Bee celebrated its 100th anniversary on May 31. This year’s winner, Faizan Zaki, is from Allen, TX and took second place last year. … Read more »
Mindful May
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to reflect on the importance of mental well-being. While conversations around mental health are becoming more common, it can still be difficult to know where to start when caring for your own mental health. Fortunately, many national organizations offer valuable resources to help guide you: Mental Health… Read more »
Women Who Serve
IU East is fortunate to have over 100 veterans as part of our student body, 52 of them women, including this year’s stirring commencement speaker, Brea Hunter. The perspectives and lived experiences of veterans and active-duty servicemembers adds immeasurably to the discussion in any classroom, from nursing to history to criminal justice. IU East seeks… Read more »
2025 Course Material Transformation Fellowship Winners
The Center for Faculty Development and the Campus Library would like to congratulate Tim Scales from the School of Business and Dr. Young You from the School of Natural Science and Mathematics for being awarded the Course Material Transformation Fellowship! This fellowship supports instructors in their efforts to adopt and create affordable course materials, including… Read more »
May is Zombie Awareness Month
Although the term “zombie” dates to the late 18th century, Western depictions of zombies are fairly recent, although myriad in interpretation. Zombies are generally associated with Haiti, a connection fostered through literature at least since the early 20th century. While Wade Davis’ examination of zombies in 1986 became a bestseller and led to a movie… Read more »
Ace Your Finals with Pop-Up Research: Your Library’s Secret Weapon!
It’s that time of the semester. Final projects are coming due. Final exams are next week. Graduation is in a couple weeks. Have last minute questions about your research? Stop by the Library for Pop-Up Research at the Library! Mark your calendars! Tuesday, April 29th. Don’t have time on Tuesday? Reach out to your IU… Read more »
All you need is love and the Beatles
On February 9, 1964, a quartet of four young men from the northern port city of Liverpool, England, made their American television debut on the Ed Sullivan Show. By April 4 of that year, that same band would hold ten of the top 12 positions on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including the entire top… Read more »
From Beyond IU
Being a part of Indiana University enables free access to a dazzling array of academic resources. However, even the largest institution doesn’t have everything, and eventually any scholar will find a citation for a vital resource to which they do not have access. Perhaps a book, or an article, or even a DVD. Whatever it… Read more »
National Library Week 2025, April 7-11
Currently, the entire staff of The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has been placed on administrative leave. Despite Congress’ support to continue funding this agency, President Trump signed an executive order to begin dismantling IMLS. This small agency, which only receives about 0.005% of the annual federal budget, greatly impacts communities across the… Read more »
Different forms of poetry
While many Western authors are familiar with traditional and highly regimented poetry forms, such as villanelles, pantoums and rondeaus, poetry is not limited either to the western world or to strict formats. Below are a handful of poem types that may not be familiar to most people Landay Afghan women have been composing and chanting… Read more »