Stories specific to the Indiana University Bloomington campus
Written by Jacob Cox In May, the Center for the Study of Global Change (Global Center) held its 13th annual Institute for Curriculum and Campus Internationalization (ICCI). Hosted on the IU Bloomington campus, ICCI is a four-day workshop designed to bolster innovation in educational internationalization. Faculty, administrators, and staff from all over the world attend… Read more »
On one of the final Fridays of the semester, students, faculty, and staff filled the fourth floor of the Ferguson International Center for the second annual Global Learning Showcase. Organized by Global Learning Specialist Andrea Nikolova of the Center for the Study of Global Change, the event began with a keynote from Svitlana Ramer, the… Read more »
Esther Kataate Namakula, a fourth-year doctoral Candidate at Indiana University’s School of Education, is on a mission to transform physics education in Uganda. Thanks to IU Global’s pre-dissertation grant, she was able to return to Uganda to conduct a pilot study, setting the foundation for her dissertation.
Professor of history Alex Lichtenstein may not seem like the ideal candidate to teach Indian fine art students as a part of a U.S. Department of State international scholar program. Thanks to the Fulbright Specialist program, Lichtenstein did just that in the late summer of 2024.
Bloomington, Indiana, 1963. The small, vibrant town, nestled among rolling hills and thick woodlands, bustled with the energy of thousands of students. This Midwestern town was a world away from the divided streets of post-war Berlin. For one German student, Wolfgang Dexheimer, this town would become home to a journey that shaped his career and… Read more »
Right across from IU’s Ferguson International Center, an equally striking building houses the hub of the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture and Design. Opened at the end of 2021 on the Bloomington campus, the structure was built from a rediscovered design by the world-famous modernist architect Mies van der Rohe. Even those unfamiliar with Mies… Read more »
In 2021, the Taiwan Huayu Bilingual Exchanges of Selected Talent (BEST) Program was established to broaden the reach of Mandarin language education resources from Taiwan through partnerships between individual Taiwanese and U.S. higher education institutions. A part of the U.S.-Taiwan Education Initiative, the program—which we fondly shortened to the “Huayu BEST Program,”—connected Indiana University (IU)… Read more »
The International Development Fellowship (IDF) provides opportunities for IU students to support international projects managed by the Office of International Development (OID) and actively engage with visitors from different parts of the world. This fellowship gives students an opportunity to expand their perspectives, understanding, and exposure to global situations, cultures, and people. This year, the… Read more »
The West Coast of Canada is host to thousands of US citizen visitors each year. Unfortunately, it could also be the home to a devastating suite of natural hazards. Now, thanks to the work of students at Indiana University Bloomington the US State Department has a new source of disaster response information and analysis to… Read more »
Since 2018 the annual tradition of International Education Week on Bloomington’s campus has had a special addition: the Global Citizen Scholarship. Started as a way to bring students into the Office of International Services’ 75th anniversary, the video competition and scholarship was so popular it has continued each year since. A one-time scholarship, the award… Read more »