IU Faculty stories
The Office of International Development (OID) at Indiana University plays a vital role in shaping the university’s global impact. Operating within the Office of the Vice President for International Affairs (OVPIA), or IU Global, OID is dedicated to supporting institutions in the Global South, by focusing on collaborations across a variety of regions across Africa,… Read more »
Written by Lía Juy Albarrán and Quetzalli Sánchez Clavel In early February, Indiana University established a significant presence in the captivating Galapagos Islands. Represented by Adam Scribner, Director of STEM Education at the School of Education, Michael Hamburger, Professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, and Molly Fisher, Director of the IU Mexico… Read more »
Indiana University welcomes Dr. Samuel Gyasi Obeng as the inaugural academic director of the IU Ghana Gateway. The Gateway is the first of its kind for a public university on the African continent.
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 »
Indiana University aspires to engage all our students in international learning and intercultural experiences to prepare them for successful careers in a global workforce. The Global Classroom program is a virtual exchange that promotes internationalization at home and enables instructors to add an international component to their existing courses by collaborating with a faculty partner… Read more »
After a distinguished career spanning 40 years and countless contributions to the field of international education, Kathleen Sideli, Ph.D., who served as IU’s Associate Vice President for Overseas Study until her retirement in June 2022, received a Life Membership Award at the NAFSA 2023 Annual Conference.
For the past four years, students from around the world have come together to share their research in a global forum. The subject matter, collaborators, and methods change each semester, but one thing unites them all: the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Each year, Indiana University and a group of its primary partner institutions select… Read more »
Music is a universal language. Despite differences in styles, cultures, rhythms, etiquette and ideals, the powerful connections music fosters bring people together the world over…and what better example of that transcendence than the melting pot of jazz in the classical music mecca of Vienna! Once home to Mozart, Beethoven, and Haydn, Vienna’s musical scene has… Read more »
With spring revitalizing Indiana University’s campuses across the state, opportunities are in bloom. This April, the Vice President for International Affairs Hannah Buxbaum traveled with colleagues to India to renew the partnerships and connections with the country that more international students call home than any other. As part of the university’s efforts to strengthen its… Read more »
Cultural awareness can start as simply as writing an email. In fact, that is where this year’s Intercultural Competency Certificate program begins. In the first of nine interactive 1.5 hour sessions, professionally trained IU staff members walk participants through a familiar scenario: you sent out what you thought was a clearly written, concise email and… Read more »